Why You Can’t Understand Opera (Even In Your Own Language 💀)

From Scores Unstitched.

This is a learned behavior, y’all.

🎬 C R E D I T S
Written, Performed, and Edited by Cait Frizzell
Produced and Directed by Rabin Iseger and Cait Frizzell

🔗 L I N K S
-Find me on Substack đŸŽ¶â˜•ïžđŸȘ¶: https://themoodlistener.substack.com/
-”Never Heard I Ever” Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XijGCW…

📚 S O U R C E S M E N T I O N E D
-”A Handbook of Diction for Singers” by David Adams

🎧 M U S I C I N T H I S V I D E O
Epidemic Sound:
-”J.S. Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II” by Eric Jacobsen
-”Habanera” by G. Bizet
-”Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” by P. Tchaikovsky
-"Sparkling Waters" by Dylan Sitts
-”Alluring” by Guustavv
-”Chimney Smoke” by Guustavv
-”Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 Autumn: I. Allegro” by Michelle Ross
-”Eine Kleine Nachtmusic” by W.A. Mozart
-”Starfruit” by Guustavv
-”Lumina” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
IMSLP
-"The Swan” by Camille Saint-SaĂ«ns

đŸ“ș S H O R T F O R M
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🎬 TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
01:28 Act 1: Components of Language
03:03 Vowels – purity
04:24 Vowels – placement
04:51 Vowels – length
06:37 Side quest! 🎠
07:07 Consonants – natural delivery
08:19 Consonants – underpronouncing
09:16 Consonants – overpronouncing
10:27 Act II: Talking vs. Singing
11:21 Wider range
12:13 Rhythm
14:30 Act III: Opera gets extra
15:49 Vowels – clarifying
19:03 Vowels – modifying
21:27 Vowels – splitting
23:39 Consonants in opera
25:11 "Tradition"
29:27 A lil asterisk
30:45 My personal thoughts on all this