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Encyclopedia > Operatic pop

Operatic pop is a subgenre of pop music, where lyrical opera voices sing pop songs. It is also known or commonly used and written as “Popera” by media editors and music reviewers. For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ...


Operatic pop stars

Amici Forever is a band of five classically trained singers who mix opera with pop music (operatic pop). ... Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is a blind polylingual Italian singer, writer, and music producer. ... Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress and dancer. ... G4 are a vocal troupe made famous by The X-Factor television programme. ... Il Divo, Italian for divine male performer, is an international operatic pop vocal group created by pop impresario Simon Cowell, and signed to the Sony BMG music label. ... Yulia on the cover of her album Into The West Yulia Townsend or simply Yulia is a Russian-born New Zealand crossover singer. ... album cover of their latsest CD Heres To The Heroes The Ten Tenors (also known as TTT) are an Australian musical ensemble, with a strong live touring profile in Europe and the United States and a burgeoning recording career. ... Emma Shapplin (born Crystêle Madeline Joliton on May 19, 1974, Paris) is a French soprano who primarily performs contemporary classical crossover. ... Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987 in Christchurch)[1] is a New Zealand soprano of Irish heritage. ... Alenka Gotar is a Slovene soprano singer, born in Ljubljana. ... Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is a Grammy-nominated American singer/songwriter known for his mature and lyrical baritone voice. ... Russell Watson, born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on 24 November 1966, is an English tenor who has released singles and albums of both operatic-style and pop songs. ... Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980 in Neath, Wales[1]) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano. ... Aled Jones (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and television/radio personality and broadcaster who first came to fame as a boy soprano. ... Patrizio Buanne (born 20 September 1978) is an Austro-Italian baritone. ... Sissel Kyrkjebø (born June 24, 1969 in Bergen, Norway), also known as just Sissel, is a Norwegian singer. ... This January 2007 does not cite its references or sources. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on 21 February 1986) is a Welsh pop singer and television presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer with a precociously mature dramatic operatic voice, in particular in its tonal qualities. ... Vittorio Grigolo (b. ... Lesley Garrett, CBE (April 10, 1955 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an internationally renowned English soprano singer. ... Natasha Marsh Amour album cover Natasha Marsh is an operatic soprano, from England who made her debut with Grange Park Opera in Fortunio by Messager and sang the roles of Governess in Brittens The Turn of the Screw and Donna Elvira on Mozarts Don Giovanni. ... Adam Lopez Costa (referred to as Adam Lopez), (born August 26 in Brisbane, Australia) is a pop musician, opera singer, vocal coach, and session vocalist. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.g4site.com
  2. ^ http://www.ildivo.com
  3. ^ http://www.alenkagotar.com/

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Pop music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (948 words)
Pop music is generally described as very commercial friendly, marketable and memorable, with either vocals, lyrics, instruments, or a combination of all three creating catchy choruses or verses.
Pop music is also known for its ability to attract listeners through its versatile sound since it pulls from a plethora of musical influences.
Pop music is far too ambiguous and far too diverse to say that it has a real concrete history as to when it began or so to speak.
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