Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the

emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal

and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor’s

dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in

opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes

and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken.

i) What are the different elements of a theater?

ii) What else is conveyed to the audience apart from music?

iii) What is libretto, how is it different from speaking?

iv) How is a musical theater different from an opera?

v) Give the antonym for ‘contrast’.​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) The different elements of theatre are scenery, costumes and acting.

ii) the  emotional content is conveyed to the audience through music, both vocal  and instrumental, along with the lyrics.

iii)  libretto is the text of an opera or other long vocal work.

Writing a libretto demands techniques different from those for writing spoken drama. Music moves at a slower pace than speech, and an orchestra can suggest emotions that would need to be made explicit in a play. Hence both are different.

iv) operas are generally entirely sung, while musicals combine various amounts of spoken dialogue with song.

v) contrast- similarity, resemblance

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