Adelaida A. answered • 05/13/19
Certified Teacher K-12 to University with a Master's Degree.
I was trained at the Curtis Institute as an Opera and Concert Singer and I have professional experience as a singer.
Opera is an interesting art, because it uses the human voice. It is a play that is sung. It began from the traveling performances of the Comedia de’ll Arte in Italy. These were minstrels who went from town to town performing and earning their living from what they received from entertaining in the street. They were usually comedians with singing and acting skills.
Opera is important because it is such an old art. It is now performed in Opera houses with an Orchestra to support the singers. It is extremely powerful and is performed in many different languages depending on the origin of the composer. It Is a very loved type of performance by those who have the sensitivity to listen to opera. It’s importance is in the tradition which has been developed. Opera comes from many different countries and in many different languages. It is international and it is very important because of the sophisticated performances, impact, meaning, interpretation etc. combined with the use of the staging (also an international art form) etc.
When we think of the importance of opera we cannot separate it from its international flavor. It is a form of singing which is very sophisticated and dramatic in its performances but it speaks to many people and it is a developing art which has changed and grown from large performances to those which are more accessible and shorter. It is an art which uses all possible mediums to bring about a performance and one which extends itself from generation to generation since its interpretation on stage and through the music is always changing and reading out to its audience.
