Quarter 4 Music 9 Lesson 1 introduces romantic opera. Students watch trailers of famous romantic operas and answer questions about the videos. They learn romantic opera features elaborate costumes, scenery, and arias sung to an orchestra. Inspiration came from landscapes. Subjects included myths, legends, and folklore. It discusses facts about the romantic period where vocal music became more expressive and composers explored feelings through opera. Students create a concept map and answer questions about romantic opera characteristics. They also identify true/false statements and list romantic opera composers and their contributions.