He was an advocate of a new form of opera which he called “music drama” where musical and dramatic elements were fused together. Wagner exerted a strong influence on the operatic medium. Wagner introduced new ideas in harmony and in form, including extremes of chromaticism.Puccini‟s famous operas were: “La Boheme”, “Tosca”, “Madame Butterfly”, and “Turandot”.He belonged to a group of composers who stressed realism, therefore, he drew material from everyday life, rejecting heroic themes from mythology and history.His much acclaimed works are La Traviata, Rigoletto, Falstaff, Otello and Aida were he wrote for the opening of the Suez Canal.His final opera ends with “All the world‟s a joke.”Some of his famous operas are still being produced and performed worldwide. He completed 25 operas throughout his career. Expressive vocal melody is the soul of a Verdi opera.His famous vocal music works/ Lieder were: “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, “Erlkonig”, “Ellens Gesang III” (“Ave Maria”) and “Schwanenge sang” (“Swan Song”).He is considered the last of the Classical composers and one of the first romantic ones.Vocal Music of the Romantic Period Opera Composers of the Romantic Period: Create/improvise appropriate sounds, music, gestures, movements, and costumes for a chosen opera.Explore other arts and media that portray Romantic period elements.Analyze the musical structure of the vocal music forms of Romantic Period music.Sing themes or melodic fragments of given selected songs.Listen perceptively to selected art songs and excerpts of opera and classify the different vocal ranges and voice types of opera performers.Narrate the plot, musical and theatrical elements of an opera after video and movie showing.Lesson 1: Vocal Music of the Romantic Period Composers: Franz Schubert, Guiseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Richard Wagner.
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