Who is Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) and what where the defining moments of his life? These are the questions that lead Thompson (William Alland) and the viewer on a captivating goose chase through the memories of Kane’s closest associates. Like the many possible meanings contained within the word kane, such as the Irish interpretation “little battler”, the Japanese translation of “money” and “gold”, the Welsh’s interpretation of “beautiful”, and the Hawaiian’s definition as “man”, friends and family each had there own interpretations of Charles Foster Kane. Collectively, these views show Kane as a character that was thrown into a position of power and money, and that underneath the façade of glamour and monetary possessions, he was a lonely and complex individual deprived of a normal childhood experience.…
Even if transgender people were hired, the employment relationship is short-lived as they often faced with the hostile work environment. The court case Glenn v Brumby clearly illustrates the workplace discrimination against the transgender individuals. Glenn, the plaintiff was hired as an editor in October 2005. About a year later, Glenn informs her supervisor regarding her transition to a female, furthermore, Glenn came to work dressing up as a female during Halloween. Her employer Brumby sent her home for her inappropriate appearance, that is a man dressing up as a woman.…
The predominant theme which runs through ‘Cosi’ is one of love and fidelity, and the opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ parallels these ideas by following a similar story line, particularly in the way Guglielmo and Ferrando’s acts…
The Washington Opera was hoped to become a world-class opera company between 1995 and 1998. Its trustees developed three ambitious steps during three years: they recruited Placido Domingo as the artistic director; they doubled their operating budget; they planned to build a new opera house. However, the high speed of developments resulted in many problems.…
On July 11, 1804, what was said to be the most prominent duel occurred. The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was remarkable as it corresponded to the young, emergent nation because it illustrated the bloodshed that politicians would go through for their political reputation. Joseph J. Ellis spent an entire chapter discussing this conspicuous event for that very reason. Ellis purposely made this chapter the first chapter because he wished to provide evidence that supports his thesis and also catches the reader's attention.…
I really enjoyed watching this extremely interesting and entertaining documentary about all of the aspects of this film. In most aspects, Orson Welles was the most interesting and fascinating character. It was almost as if I had wanted to learn more about him for a really long time and I never had. It was very well put together and had some great stories.…
Love duet. If you don't think this is romantic, consider that Jonathan Larson's sensational musical is inspired by Puccini's opera "La Boheme," in which the lovers Mimi and Rodolfo are tragically separated by her death from tuberculosis. Different age, different plague. Larson has updated Puccini's end-of-19th-century Left Bank bohemians to end-of-20th-century struggling artists in New York's East Village. His rousing, moving, scathingly funny show, performed by a cast of youthful unknowns with explosive talent and staggering energy, has brought a shocking jolt of creative juice to Broadway.…
There's no doubt that Citizen Kane is a great movie. It is a pioneering film that forever changed film making. Its plot is one of the most creative and original in all of movie history. The cinematography is stunning. Citizen Kane is about those images that we all reflect and project, the sum total of which -the impressions we make on other people- are all we that leave behind us. That central, unsolveable riddle of personality is at the core of what makes Citizen Kane so endlessly watchable.…
The film is set in 90s of the 20th century in a city called ‘Verona Beach’, which reminds of some Californian resort, which creates a dissonance between the standardized imaginary vision of the place, where the two lovers lived, met and died. Every detail in this version of Shakespeare’s play is stylised in this way. The ‘modernity’ makes itself prominent in every single aspect. And so…
In 1941, the sophisticated and classical screenplay, Citizen Kane was released to the public in America. The motion picture is known to be as probably one of the world’s most famous and highly-rated films, with its remarkable scenes, and use of literary devices. Director, star, and producer of the film were all the duty of one man by the name of Orsen Welles. He stars as Charles Foster Kane, who was ripped away from his parents during childhood, then went on to live a very lavish lifestyle, but never knew what real happiness was. Throughout Citizen Kane, Welles presents the idea of the American Dream as living a rich and prosperous lifestyle, but illustrates at how unsatisfactory that this “dream” really is through the use of lighting, sound,…
Most known activities in New York City are the Broadway shows: Mamma Mia, The Lion King, and Phantom of the Opera. All shows are approximately two hours and thirty minutes long with prices ranging from $115.25 to $160.00(Lonely Planet). Mamma Mia is a musical show which combines the story telling magic of ABBA’S songs with an enchanting tale of love, laughter, and friendship (Lonely Planet). The Lion King is a musical show which tells the tale of Simba, prince of Africa lions, who battles his evil Uncle Scar for the throne (Lonely Planet). Phantom of the Opera is a story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera house, exercising a reign of terror overall who inhabit it (Lonely Planet). These are few of the most enjoyable activities to go to while visiting the city.…
Italian opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ and captivates Lewis with tales of music and performance from his childhood. This illusion that Roy casts over Lewis, and the audience alike, is seen for what it truely is as we learn that the stories were all lies and what Roy never new his mother. ‘I had a dream, Jerry.’ This quote from Roy reveals Roy’s sadness as audience has an epiphany that Roy’s…
Le Nozze di Figaro or The Marriage of Figaro is known as an opera buffa or comic opera that is broken into four acts. Wolfgang Omodeus Mozart composed this piece in 1786, along side an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo de Ponte. It premiered May 1, 1786 at the Burg Theater in Vienna. It was Mozart who originally selected Beaumarchais's play and brought it to Da Ponte, who was able to turn it into a libretto in just six weeks, rewriting it in poetic Italian and removing all of the original's political references that were opposed by the aristocracy. However, they managed to still get away with creating an opera that went against the social norms by formulating a play that centered arouned the lower social class.…
This review represents Maria Callas as a great Operatic singer, with “outstanding gifts”, “theatrical personality” and “extraordinary brilliance”. Unable to control her high notes, but with a unusual tone to her voice her low or chest register was extremely dark and almost baritonal in power, and she used this part of her voice for dramatic effect, often going into this register much higher on the scale than most sopranos. Her voice was penetrating. The volume as such was average: neither small nor powerful. In soft passages, Callas seemed to use another voice altogether, because it acquired a great sweetness. The value of this review for music historians today is significant as it really does tell us a lot about her performance, her voice, her acting skills and how she captured an audience to depict the story.…
One day, Erik traveled to France and worked as a builder of an opera house. When the opera opened, he wrote the opera for the opera house. Also, he built a house under the opera for himself. And when he saw the opera, some people gave him a new name—the Phantom of the Opera.…