Opera Quiz: Which Opera DOESN’T Have It?
Most of the operatic classics have been constructed on recurring archetypes. Oftentimes, these tropes are thematic. Nobility, magic, love, lust, vengeance. You know them, even if you aren’t always aware of them. But oftentimes they are also emphasized through specific musical structures. The tenor is often the hero and the lower-voiced character is more sinister. Or, there is always a {…}