Opera for Beginners: Introduction to The Marriage of Figaro, Part 2/2
Congrats! In our previous post about the Marriage of Figaro you learned (to read part one go here) : 1. What the Heck Is Going On? 2. Before the Curtain Is Up Now we'll explore: 3. The Coolest Rap About Revenge 4. Infidelity? Rosina Wants Her Hubby Back! 5. Madness! Six Singing Simultaneously For this second and last part of our blog post about The Marriage of Figaro , we'll explore Don Bartolo's aria about revenge where he raps; Rosina with a recitative and aria telling about her plan, pain, love, and hope; and we'll close with a piece for 6 voices singing simultaneously! Before going further, let's review that in general, opera’s music can be divided into 2 different types: aria and recitative. An aria is a piece for one voice. A recitative is when the singing resembles ordinary speech. Ready? Here we go! 3. The Coolest Rap About Revenge ACT 1 Revenge is hurting someone in re...