Opera
Displaying 1 to 13 of 13 resources labelled with 'Opera'
Footage of stage performance from Edwin Penhorwood's comic opera
Official classification: Opera, Video, United States, Unit 8 Ongoing Skills, Unit 19 Songwriter, Curriculum support
Footage of stage performance from Giacomo Puccini's Opera
Official classification: Opera, 1900-1949, Video, Italy, Unit 8 Ongoing Skills, Curriculum support, Puccini, Giacomo
Footage of stage performance from Gaetano Donizetti's Opera
Official classification: Opera, Video, Italy, Unit 8 Ongoing Skills, Curriculum support
An insiders guide to Shakepeare's Macbeth - audio documentary.
Official classification: Opera, The Spoken Word, Theatre, Audio, Unit 20 Stars, hide your fires, Curriculum support
Footage of live performance from 'Einstein on the Beach' an opera in four acts for ensemble, chorus and soloists by Philip Glass Ensemble at London's Sadler's Wells, includes excerpts from an interview with Philip Glass.
Official classification: Opera, 1970s, Video, Curriculum support, Glass, Philip
From the Opera Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten, written in 1945, performed by English Symphony Orchestra.
KS1 idea: good example to begin to work with simple graphic scores for short, long and continuous sounds.
Official classification: Opera, The 20th & 21st Centuries, Classical Pieces, Audio, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support, Britten, Benjamin
Well known aria sung by solo male tenor from the opera Turandot, made famous when Luciano Pavarotti's recording was used as the anthem for FIFA World Cup 1990 and hit the pop charts.
Official classification: Opera, 1900-1949, Games, Sport & Play, Classical Pieces, Audio, Male, Curriculum support, Puccini, Giacomo
Originally composed as part of Offenbach's operetta 'Orpheus in the Underworld' this piece became synonymous with the french dance 'can-can' around the turn of the century and continues to be the preferred music for the dance. Contains three themes, with variation.
KS1/2 idea; great example of music for dance, key questions for children as they listen 'what is it that makes this music so suitable for dancing?' (tempo/instrumentation) 'how does the composer create excitement? (build up of texture and dynamics before returning to main theme)
Official classification: Theme & Variation, Opera, The Romantic Period, Dance, Classical Pieces, Audio, France, Curriculum support
Dramatic opening to Verdi's opera from 1851, begins with soft brass and builds in volume and texture, repeating motif around one note, creating drama and tension, added to by the strings. Maintains a steady slow pace throughout.
Official classification: Brass, Bowed Strings, Opera, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Verdi, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco, Curriculum support
Suggested as a contrasting piece of music to Tchaikovsky's Chinese Dance as pulse is less obvious. From Verdi's opera Nabucco.
Official classification: Opera, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Verdi, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco, Curriculum support
From Wagner's 'The Ring' cycle of four epic operas, through which he makes extensive use of leitmotifs. Excellent example of descriptive music, with dramatic brass and string sections.
Official classification: Brass, Bowed Strings, Opera, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Wagner, Wilhelm Richard, Curriculum support, leitmotif
From the 1885 comic opera Mikado, sung by three female voices, accompanied by woodwind and string orchestra.
Example of a victorian song that became popular and regularly performed in music hall well into the twentieth century. Recommended for comparing with popular songs from other eras such as Nessun Dorma in QCA Unit 15 Song for KS3
Official classification: Opera, Song, The Romantic Period, Audio, United Kingdom, Victorian Times, Curriculum support, Unit 15. Song
Luciano Pavarotti performance of Aria from Puccini's opera Turandot, made famous as the theme music to 1990 World Cup. Suggested for listening in QCA Scheme of Work Song for KS3, to listen to this and popular songs from different times to identify common traits.
Official classification: Opera, 1900-1949, 1990s, Games, Sport & Play, Singers, Classical Pieces, Audio, Male, Curriculum support, Unit 15. Song, Puccini, Giacomo
Displaying 1 to 13 of 13 resources labelled with 'Opera'