Why Is Opera Timeless Or Timed Out

Research paper
Opera: Timeless or Timed out
What is Opera's appeal? what makes it timeless as an art form? However, is it now as timeless as it once was? According to Leon Boutstein a writer for The Musical Quarterly “ out of all traditions in classical music of the western world opera has been the longest lasting of these art forms. … Despite in popular culture it being viewed as a representation of lavish wealth (Musical Quarterly 2015)”. Another important factor that Leon Boutstein points out is that in the eighteenth century “...opera became a form of official art, as it was used to promote ideals during such time as the French Revolution (notes from the Editor, The Future of Opera)”. Some examples of this that may come to mind are La
There are many groups of critics that say because these groups are not solely opera they should not be considered but it is a possibility that these groups help to promote opera and many people who normally do not know what Turandot is but they may know the iconic Nessun Dorma because it was perform by pavarotti and friend, Andrea Bocelli, and countless others such as Jackie Evancho and Celtic women. According to David Leigh “being an opera singer at the Metropolitan opera himself, he writes that many opera singers are trained to hate the sound that Andrea Bocelli makes when he sings (who is the biggest hack in your field 2013)”. Many who listen to Bocelli are not opera singers themselves so many of us can not say if what Leigh says is in fact true. However, this brings up the question if Bocelli is not perfect for the opera image then why does he help promote it? Why is he considered one of the best and most known figures in today's representation of the art form? According to Kevin Berger of the Los Angeles times “ Steven Mercurio the New York based conductor says … Bocelli’s vocal range he believes similar to the style of the people who sange bel canto when it
A goes into a mixed voice, it's half chest and half head (Culture Monster, Beyond the criticism 2010)”. Secondly, Berger Asked Steven Mercurio to explain the popularity of Bocelli to which Mercurio replies “ Andrea’s voice originally from the pop side because of that it speaks clearly…the style is not overly mannered…this also brings up issues for example, the opera side say that he is not opera… Whereas, people from a non-opera background would say oh that really nice to hear is it not? This makes Andrea really popular with the masses (culture Monster, Beyond the criticism 2010)”. There is a wealth of information in this article however, the biggest line my Steven Mercurio was “ people who do not know how to approach opera …can get to opera by liking Andrea’s pop opera stuff (Culture Monster, beyond the criticism 2010)”. This maybe a big indicator of why the opera community begrudgingly lets Andrea Bocelli represent this community because they know that through his mix of