Why is most opera sung in Italian?
95886
because most operas were written by Italians.  Besides, have you ever tried to listen to an opera in English?  I'd rather listen in Italian--at least then I have an excuse for not understanding it.
244650
Actually, I find him to be one of my least favorite composers. Alot of his songs...sounded the same ie "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" and "Overture" to The Marriage of Figaro. My personal favorites? Rossini and Offenbach. BEST OPERA COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME. Many famous well-known pieces are the overtures to their operas.
743047
sorry, I find (by using a few testing progroms)  that Opera is 25% faster than Explorer.\nIt will take a bit longer to load up initially, if that's what you mean. This I am not too sure how to fix but it doesn't bother me as I seldom turn it off.\nOut of all my browsers the quicker loading is IE6 so for a quick google search I might still use IE sometimes.
293500
firefox and opera\n\nI prefer the first
729605
I hope you have better luck than I.  Alta Vista was suggested, but\ndid not translate in entirety.  I've been trying to find translations of Il Divo's music.  So far only found one that was done by an individual.  Their songs are so sensual they've got to be moving!\nHelp!  Someone find us a translator.   Sites like Alta Vista are confused by syntax I guess???
531762
I love il divo.i love everything in them(voices,looks&ect). before them i never used to listend to opera type music.I think the most handsome one is URS (even though he's a bit short)
381594
I don't think its right, because then the Italians, the French, Chinese and others would want to sing it in their own languages.\nIve got nothing against Latins, I'm Puertorican and I speak Spanish. and this got nothing to do with Mexicans cuz in the US there are a lot of Spanish speaking people who are not necessarily from Mexico.
80616
opuses or opera (either is correct, but I think you can guess which is more commonly used)
960078
Doesn't sould like opera to me.\n\nSounds like a famous Sting (Police) song.\n\nSuggest exploring  http://www.sting.com/discog/
870087
For me that's Spanish, it is so thrilling and passionate. On the second place of course Italian.\nHave a great day!
179815
Many people do. But you're right, once most people could speak only their dialects, except in Tuscany because current Italian is derived from Tuscanian dialect. In Sardinia, the island where I live, Sardinian is spoken. My grandfathers spoke a very poor italian as a foreign language. My mother didn't speak italian till she went to primary school, but Italian has become a native language for me and my children, and we speak Sardinian as a second language. School and television have made Italian be the native language for last generations.
724009
It usually improves the tone of a jazz or rock singer. There's no benefit to a classical / opera singer\n\nbut then it decreases your lung capacity, so isn't so good for sustained phrases for anyone.\n\ndon't start smoking to improve your voice anyway, i've smoked for 10 years and i'm trying to give up now. it's hell!
727170
You will find some information in the following Wikipedia article about the accents used in Italian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language#Writing_system\n\nIn a nutshell, they are: é, è, à, ì, ò, ù
38723
It is a popular old myth. Famous as a Wagner opera.
1018308
not just the Italians.  My Mum, 100% French Canadian, always uses her hands when she speaks.  FYI, if you grab their hands when they are talking, they stutter.
562827
it depends where you are going to work or study.\nfor example, there are very good engineering departments in Italy...there you could speak either English ( so no need for another language) or Italian...
203885
Cuz french has become an Icon of romanticism and love, when in fact Italians are more devoted to romaticism than french, anyway many people melt down when they hear someone speaking to them french as they find it sexy.