Know your rallentando from your accelerando? Opera singers must follow the composer's musical road signs. iStock hide caption toggle caption iStock Deceptive Cadence Talk Like An Opera Geek: Musical Signposts February 1, 2012 • Opera singers must obey the musical traffic signals, knowing an accelerando from a rallentando.
Music Fate Conquers All: Verdi's 'La Forza del Destino' April 11, 2008 • In Verdi's The Force of Destiny, the inevitability of fate inspires great music, a complex but compelling story, and a controversial production from Vienna, complete with gun toting cowgirls. An Audio Introduction to 'La Forza del Destino' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89536835/89541736" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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