Opera Day

Opera day is every year on February 8th. It is the most exquisite music anyone can listen to and appreciate. This form of classical music continues to be popular due to the melodic high vocal notes. Furthermore, it tells a story through music and dialogue. Some operas have a comedy, drama, or a combination of many genres.

Opera began in Italy, and it spread throughout Europe. In some operas, only men would take part in the opera and would do the female roles. However, there were operas with sopranos or female opera singers. Sometimes they would wear masks to sing in the opera. Also, opera became popular in China with added elements of acrobatics, dance, and other instruments. 

Chinese opera included the gong, the lute, and Erhu. The Erhu is a two-string instrument like a fiddle. Opera was sung in Cantonese, Mandarin, and other languages throughout China. The stories for the operas were from Ancient Greek and mythology. Later the opera stories evolved into real people and historical events. 

Every opera has a hero or a heroine throughout the story who goes through a transformation. Some operas do have sad endings but not all of them. There are operas with happy conclusions. Furthermore, there are enthusiastic dialogues entwined in the operas. It will leave you emotionally captivated by the end of the opera. 

To appreciate listening to opera, you must adapt your ears and have a good mood. You must be open to feeling the emotions that you will sense when listening to the tenor or soprano. Additionally, change your mindset because opera is not boring to listen to. It is relaxing and thrilling to listen to. Opera day is a cheerful day to bring an understanding of this style of classical music. 

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