WATCHING THIS PICTURES, IMAGINE THE STORY :
This is the beginning: Manon is a young girl Parisian who dreams of fame and money An atractive gentleman with a small defect will cross her path : he is not rich.....
VOCABULARY :
- Costume - a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period
- Stage - a platform on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform.
- Recitative Speech like singing. The singer semi chants the words, like free rhythm of speech.
- Aria A big song where the singer reveals her feelings and shows of her voice.
- Chorus /choir A fairly large company of singers who perform together, usually in parts
- Duet - A composition to be performed by two musicians
- Ensemble - A group of musicians that perform as a unit
- Perform - it is the realization of a composition or in other words to "play" music with one or more
musicians
This VIDEO is very interesting and tell us things about Manon: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/this-is-opera/this-is-opera-manon/3159159/
Here you can watch some photos of our visit: