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Music
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Selected Art Songs and Excerpts
of Opera Song

CO_Q4_Music 9_ Module 2
Music – Grade 9
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Quarter 4 – Module 2: Selected Art Songs and Excerpts of Opera Song
First Edition, 2020

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Music
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Selected Art Songs and Excerpts
of Opera Song
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 What I Need to Know

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:
 Performs themes or melodic fragments of given selected song from an Opera.

What I Know

Cross Word Puzzle

Directions: Fill-in the cross-word puzzle with the exact answer to the given
statement. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.

Down

1. Middle male voice, lies between Bass and Tenor voices. It is the common male
voice.
2. Rapidly repeated slight pitch variation during a sustained note producing a
stronger, richer tone
Across

3. Declamatory singing used in the opera with certain voice characteristics, color
and power.
4. The highest male voice.
5. An air or solo singing part sung by a principal character.

1. B
2.

3. R C A I

4. T R
5. A

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 Lesson
Selected Excerpts from
1 an Opera Song

What’s In

In the previous lesson you were able to have a clearer picture of how an
opera looks like. The plot, musical, and theatrical elements of an opera were
identified and understood. Let us see if you have the skill and character to be part of
an opera production.

Directions: Which of the following statements describes the true nature of an opera?
Write OPERA for each correct statement and leave it blank if it is not correct. Do this
on a separate sheet of paper.
__________1. The libretto of an opera may be serious or comic.
__________2. Ballet dancers perform in an opera.
__________3. Music is the main component of an opera.
__________4. A choir does not perform in an opera.
__________5. Librettist is the one who compose for the music in an opera.

What’s New

Early Romantic Italian opera emphasized a beautiful melody for the soloist.
Watch and listen carefully to this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWI
erF3eeU (until 5:30) only.

Answer the following Questions:

1. What is the “bel canto” technique?

2. What vocalization or performance practice was suggested by the video in order
achieve the Bel Canto style or technique?

Bel canto is a vocal technique used in singing opera songs. The style is
associated with beautiful melodies, silvery voices and floods of rapid notes. Because
opera singing is not amplified, one of its basic techniques is developing sufficient
breath support to enable your voice to be heard without a microphone.

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 What is It

For Sopranos:
“O mio babbino caro”, is one of Italian opera’s greatest tunes. Gianni Schicchi
is a one act opera composed by Gioachino Puccin which talks about Schicchi who is
being condemned to hell for impersonating Buoso Donati, an aristocrat and dictates
a new will in his own favor. “O Mio Babbino Caro” sets out as a piece sung by
Lauretta, Schicchi’s daughter which sets up the tension for the forgery that happens
as she has reached a breaking point to separate her from Rinuccio.
The song is sung by Lauretta begging her father to go with her to buy a ring
so she could marry. The tone of the aria is over the top which perfectly fits Lauretta’s
melodramatic emotional state.
Listen to the aria here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxZSP1Dc78Q

Italian Lyrics English Translation

O mio babbino caro, Oh! my dear father,

mi piace, è bello bello, I like him, he is very handsome.
I want to go to Porta Rossa
vo’andare in Porta Rossa
to buy the ring!
a comperar l’anello! Yes, yes, I want to go there!
Si, si, ci voglio andare! And if my love were in vain,
E se l’amassi indarno, I would go to Ponte Vecchio
andrei sul Ponte Vecchio and throw myself in the Arno!
ma per buttarmi in Arno! I am pining and I am tormented,
Mi struggo e mi tormento, Oh God! I would want to die!
Daddy, have mercy, have mercy!
O Dio! Vorrei morir!
Daddy, have mercy, have mercy!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!

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For Tenors:
“La donna e mobile” (The woman is fickle) is an aria from Verdi’s Rigoletto,
it is the centerpiece of the opera in its twisted tale of desire, love, and deceit. The aria
is being sang by the Duke of Mantua who is a known womanizer. His court jester,
Rigoletto later discovers that his own daughter has fallen prey to the duke. Rigoletto
seeks revenge for the loss of innocence of his daughter and plotted for his revenge
that made him lose more than protecting his daughter.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFEk6Y8TmM

Italian Lyrics English Translation

La donna è mobile Woman is fickle

Qual piuma al vento Like a feather in the wind,
Muta d'accento She changes her voice — and her
E di pensiero mind.
Sempre un amabile Always sweet,
Leggiadro viso Pretty face,
In pianto o in riso In tears or in laughter, — she is
È mensognero always lying.
Always miserable
La donna è mobile Is he who trusts her,
Qual piuma al vento He who confides in her — his
Muta d'accento unwary heart!
E di pensier Yet one never feels
E di pensier Fully happy
Who on that bosom — does not
E di pensier drink love!
Woman is fickle
È sempre misero Like a feather in the wind,
Chi a lei s'affida She changes her voice — and her
Chi le confida mind,
Mal cauto il core And her mind,
Pur mai non sentesi And her mind!
Felice appieno
Qui su quel seno
Non liba amore

La donna è mobile
Qual piuma al vento
Muta d'accento
E di pensier
E di pensier
E di pensier

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For Baritone:
Toreador Song
Bizet's Carmen, Composed: 1875

Escamillo, the matador, sings one of the most lively and exuberant arias from
Bizet’s Carmen. Translated to “Your Toast”, Escamillo sings of the bullfighting ring
and the cheering crowds and victories that come with it.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qmSEvDEGs

French Lyrics English Translation

Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, Your toast, I can give it to you
Senor, senors car avec les soldats Sirs, sirs, for along with the soldiers
Oui, les Toreros, peuvent s'entendre; Yes, the Toreros, can understand;
Pour plaisirs, pour plaisirs, For pleasures, for pleasures
Ils ont les combats! They have combats!
Le cirque est plein, The arena is full,
c'est jour de fete! it is the feast day!
Le cirque est plein du haut en bas; The arena is full, from top to bottom;
Les spectateurs, perdant la tete, The spectators are losing their minds,
Les spectateurs s'interpellent The spectators began a big fracas!
a grand fracas! Apostrophes, cries, and uproar grow to
Apostrophes, cris et tapage a furor!
Pousses jusques a la fureur! Because it is a celebration of courage!
Car c'est la fete du courage! It is the celebration of people with
C'est la fete des gens de co heart!
Allons! en garde! Allons! Allons! ah! Let’s go, en guard! Let’s go! Let’s go! Ah!
Toreador, en garde! Toreador, Toreador! Toreador, en guard! Toreador,
Et songe bien, oui, songe en Toreador!
combattant And dream away, yes, dream in
Qu'un oeil noir te regarde, combat,
Et que l'amour t'attend, That a black eye is watching you,
Toreador, L'amour t'attend! And that love awaits you,
Et songe bien, oui, songe en Toreador, love awaits you!
combattant And dream away, yes dream in combat,
Qu'un oeil noir te regarde, That a black eye is watching you
Et que l'amour t'attend, And may love await you,
Toreador, L'amour t'attend! Toreador, love await you!

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 What’s More

In order to master the Bel Canto technique, one has to gain the proper
coordination and sensations that are required to sing genuinely beautiful bel canto.
It may take time to develop one’s voice to the point of perfect and maximum beauty
but the long wait while practicing is all worth it.

Here are some of the steps to sing genuine bel canto:

1. Practice proper breathing.
2. Relax the throat muscles in singing.
3. Focus on the mask of the face.
4. Inhale your voice.
5. Hold the breath in the diaphragm, act as if you’re holding it in the
abdominals.

Here are some links for warm-ups and vocalizations in Bel Canto style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyMb-hNYxh4&t=166s and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uGax8qSEaU

Another important skill one must have is the proper pronunciation and
enunciation of the lyrics.

For ITALIAN texts: Learn some simple sentences and reproduce the pronunciation
correctly.
Link: https://www.europassitalian.com/learn/speaking/

For FRENCH texts:

Link: https://www.commeunefrancaise.com/blog/how-to-speak-french-more-
fluently

Here are the tutorial videos on how to sing properly:

1. “O Mio Babbino Caro”

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqqTSttqPLM

2. Tutorial video on “La Donna e Mobile”

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kmr5IlUAhI

3. “Toreador Song”
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qmSEvDEGs

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Images of Opera Singers:

While listening to the different Arias, what are the things you noticed with the
opera singer?

How do classically trained sopranos and tenors intensify the vibrations of the
vocal folds and increase the power of their voice?

Have you always wondered what it takes to become an opera singer? Let’s take
a look at the five keys to mastering opera singing technique.

1. Opera singers traditionally use much more vibrato- a slow, cyclic variation or
wobble in pitch.
2. Opera singers make use of a technique called “resonance tuning”.
3. They develop a correct foundation with their voice and use this foundation to
develop amazing power and projection.
4. Opera singing requires more than other genres, and to succeed you must have
stamina.
5. The main languages to focus on for opera singing are Italian, French and
German. The more you gain basic knowledge of each language, the more
beautiful your vocal lines will be in your arias.

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 What I Have Learned

Now that you already know the pronunciation and have warmed-up for the
song. You are ready to sing. Below again are the links for the performance and the
composition score for:

A. Babbino Mio Caro

B. La Donna e Mobile
C. Toreador Song

Directions: Please sing only the First page of the score provided, no need to sing the
entire song. Practice singing just the first verse of the song. Afterwards, use the
rubrics that follow to check if you were able to sing it properly.

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Score for O Babbino Mio Caro:
https://www.elizabethparcells.com/PDF%20Scores/O%20Mio%20Babbino%20C
aro%20Puccini.pdf

YouTube link to O Babbino Mio Caro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxZSP1Dc78Q

For Tenors/ Male Singers: La Donna e Mobile

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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFEk6Y8TmM
Score: www.virtualsheetmusic.com

For Baritones/ Male Singers: Toreador Song

Source: https://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=28147#

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 When you think you are ready, record the performance of your composition
and send it to your teacher’s gmail account. Put your name and section in this
format. Below is the rubric for grading this performance.

EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHED DEVELOPING BEGINNING

100 points 90 points 80 points 70 points
Singing is on Singing is clear, Singing is clear, Audio quality of
pitch, follows on pitch, follows on pitch, follows the singing
appropriate appropriate appropriate performance is
dynamic level and dynamic level and dynamic level and poor. OR No
tempo, and has tempo and has tempo and has submission was
correct Italian correct Italian correct Italian made.
pronunciation all pronunciation in pronunciation in a
throughout the almost half of the few parts of the
composition. composition. composition.

Reflection:

1. Were you able to sing all the right notes/pitches?

2. Were you able to sing in a consistent and clear tempo?
3. Were you able to use proper diction?
4. Were you able to express proper expression?

What I Can Do

My Journal:
Directions: Write your reflections on how you were able to prepare yourself to
sing like an opera singer. Describe what happen clearly. Do this on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. What was it like to sing the excerpt of your chosen Aria?

2. Who helped you with your practices?
3. Were you comfortable singing the excerpt?
4. What have you discovered with your singing ability?

Summary

An opera singer is a specialized performer who trains extensively in music and

theatre in order to perform opera, a celebrated and demanding form of performance
that combines musical score and text. These singers combine their astounding
musical skill with impressive acting and movement ability in order to bring the work
of librettists and composers to life. Opera singer’s work begins with theatrical
rehearsals, in which performers focus on reading and interpreting the text almost as
if it were a play.

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 Assessment

Cross Word Puzzle

Directions: Fill-in the cross-word puzzle with the exact answer to the given
statement. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.

Down

1. Middle male voice, lies between Bass and Tenor voices. It is the common male
voice.
2. Rapidly repeated slight pitch variation during a sustained note producing a
stronger, richer tone

Across

3. Declamatory singing used in the opera with certain voice characteristics, color
and power.
4. The highest male voice.
5. An air or solo singing part sung by a principal character.

1. B
2.

3. R C A I

4. T R
5. A

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What I Know/Assessment
1. Baritone
2. Vibrato
3. Recitative
4. Tenor
5. Aria
Answer Key
References

Electronic Sources:

https://www.berklee.edu/careers/roles/opera-singer

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gianni-Schicchi

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/puccini/music/giacomo-puccini-gianni-
schicchi/

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/puccini/o-mio-babbino-caro-lyrics-
translation/

https://www.lyricopera.org/lyric-lately/rigoletto-la-donna-e-mobile/

https://www.opera-online.com/en/items/works/gianni-schicchi-forzano-puccini-
1918

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