Talk Like An Opera Geek: Vocal Tricks And Trills : Deceptive Cadence »

Ever been to a cocktail party and feel totally lost when some know-it-all opera jerk spouts on about “the mezzo-soprano’s ornamentation in the cabaletta lacked a certain bel canto sensibility, and because of the high tessitura, she sounded like little more than a comedia dell’arte soubrette in her secco recitative.”

Fear not. Here, we give you some tools to help you fire back with opera jargon of your own and actually have some idea of what you’re talking about.

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