“An aria in an opera - Handel's 'Ombra mai fu,' for example - gets along with an incredibly small number of words and ideas and a large amount of variation and repetition. That's the beauty of it. It's not taxing to the listener's intelligence because if you haven't heard it the first time round, it'll come around again.” IfsFirstsIdeasNumbersHeardHavensExampleAmountFirst TimeRoundsOperaListenersRepetitionVariationSmall NumbersAriaHandel Author:James Fenton
“Youth has many glories, but judgement is not one of them, and no amount of electronic amplification can turn a belch into an aria.” TurnsYouthAmountGloryJudgementPopular MusicAriaAmplification Author:Alan Jay Lerner
“I got last-minute rush seats to Baz Luhrmann's 'Boheme,' and my favorite singer, Ekaterina Solovyeva, was playing Mimi that day. My face got burned off when she sang the aria 'Donde Lieta Usci.' The woman was technically sobbing and singing opera at the same time. I don't know how you do that.” KnowsLastsFacesKnow HowMinutesSingingMy FavoriteSingersSeatsOperaBurnedLast MinuteSobbingAriaMimiFavorite Singer Author:Nina Arianda