What is opera?
Opera is a performing art combining music, staging, drama and usually sung acting.
Origins, forms and everyday life
Composer, librettist, singers, orchestra, designers and technicians collaborate. Historic language and performance traditions vary; surtitles and new staging offer different ways in. Opera is not limited to one country or aesthetic era.
Meaning, change and safeguarding
Consider music, text and staging separately. Open rehearsals, affordable tickets and accessible performances can broaden participation.
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