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

From Scores Unstitched.

This is a learned behavior, y’all.

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

šŸ”— L I N K S
-Find me on Substack šŸŽ¶ā˜•ļøšŸŖ¶: https://themoodlistener.substack.com/
-ā€Never Heard I Everā€ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XijGCW…

šŸ“š S O U R C E S M E N T I O N E D
-ā€A Handbook of Diction for Singersā€ by David Adams

šŸŽ§ M U S I C I N T H I S V I D E O
Epidemic Sound:
-ā€J.S. Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & IIā€ by Eric Jacobsen
-ā€Habaneraā€ by G. Bizet
-ā€Dance of the Sugarplum Fairyā€ by P. Tchaikovsky
-"Sparkling Waters" by Dylan Sitts
-ā€Alluringā€ by Guustavv
-ā€Chimney Smokeā€ by Guustavv
-ā€Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 Autumn: I. Allegroā€ by Michelle Ross
-ā€Eine Kleine Nachtmusicā€ by W.A. Mozart
-ā€Starfruitā€ by Guustavv
-ā€Luminaā€ by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
IMSLP
-"The Swanā€ by Camille Saint-SaĆ«ns

šŸ“ŗ S H O R T F O R M
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šŸŽ¬ 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! šŸŽ 
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