1. Voice

2. Vocal Classification
The most common way to classify voices is by gender and range.

3. Female Voices 1. Soprano – highest 2. Mezzo-soprano – mid range
3. Contralto – lowest (alto in chorus music)

4. Male Voices 1. Tenor – highest 2. Baritone – mid-range
3. Bass – lowest

5. Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)

6. Opera
Opera is a play where the actors sing their lines instead of speak them normally.
Operas are typically very elaborate with set design, costume and acting styles.

7. Phantom of the Opera

8. History Originated in Italy during the late Renaissance.
It was intended to resemble music-drama in classical Greece.

9. Language Opera is sung in the language in which it was composed.
Singers must be able to sing in many different languages.

10. Parts of Opera
Overture – the instrumental introduction to a dramatic chorus or instrumental piece
Recitative – type of singing that is “spoken” to advance the plot or set up the next song.
Aria – more melodic singing, where the singer focuses on a subject or emotion.