Name of site: Verdi’s ’Il Trovatore’: Profound Or Preposterous? What it contained: This site discussed Verdi’s Il Trovatore‚ a widely popular comedic opera known for its spectacular music. What I learned: Il Trovatore is a comedic opera that overwhelms us with trying to keep track of the characters and how they are all interwoven together. The story is told from a soldier (Ferrando) perspective as he tells his troops about the family history
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composed by Dr. Jonathan Pasternack‚ that enhanced my knowledge and emotional state through the uniqueness of both the symphony and opera act. Having only experienced a symphony once during the course of my life‚ I was ecstatic to attend such a soothing and joyful concert. The concert was fairly short‚ it last two hours‚ and consisted of 2 symphony songs and 1 opera act. The first two were symphony‚ which were played in a very unpredictable manner. The melody (violins) started off very slow and quickly
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What is Musical theatre and what makes it different than any other theatre with music forms‚ especially Opera? Musical Theatre The art of music‚ dance and drama have been linked together since the dawn of time and are still really connected with one another that it is inadvisable to try to tell the difference between them too definitely. Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 It is rare a production has no music in it whatsoever. Most plays either call
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One of the most famous plays ever to hit Broadway‚ “The Phantom of the Opera” written by Andrew Lloyd Webber‚ is a classic that no one can deny to be amazing. Its brilliant plot of a distorted musical genius that haunts an opera house in Paris and unconsciously helps a beautiful woman with her singing career and falls in love with her can seize anyone who watches it. Also‚ the dazzling music and setting launch the audience back into the time in which this incredible play takes place. But now a new
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recognizable orchestral style with elements of pastiche. Not renowned as a composer of opera‚ Tchaikovsky had hit a bullseye with a previous Pushkin adaptation‚ Eugene Onegin in 1879. Admitting an irresistible attraction to operatic form in spite of his inability to master it‚ the maestro used the folk origins of Pushkin’s verse novel to present a series of interlinked scenes rather than a fully realized grand opera. The Queen of Spades followed in 1890‚ and was again a success (though others in between
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FIRST DRAFT Intro: Discourse Community: never heard of before this assignment. Really interesting concept Involved in so many different discourse communites College student‚ marketing major‚ field hockey player In each community so important to know and understand the language and common functions of the group. Marketing Discourse Community- most simply defined as “The management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer. “ from business dictionary. Marketers
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The Italian Renaissance occurred from 1550 - 1700. The rapid economic growth in Italy during this time made it possible for the more wealthy citizens to endulge in alternate forms of entertainment. Wealthy families such as the Medicis began a system of patronage‚ in which they would finance artists to produce art in many forms. Italian theatre used the plays of ancient Greek and Roman theatre (dramas) as well as mediaeval theatre (religious plays) as a foundation. Commedia dell’Arte The main style
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Opera had become an iconic artistic genre of the baroque era; full of glamor‚ adventure‚ and not to mention influential. Opera is categorized as drama that is presented in music; with characters singing instead of speaking. It combined a vast array of arts‚ including: music‚ poetry‚ drama‚ acting‚ scene design‚ set and costume design‚ and choreography. In operas‚ they tend to have series which consisted of recitatives and arias.
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Question 1 Personal Selling Process My personal selling process consists of the following nine steps: 1. Prospecting 2. Pre-approach 3. Approach 4. Presentation 5. Trial Close 6. Objections 7. Meeting objections 8. The Close 9. Follow up and Service Step 1: Prospecting Prospecting‚ involves the Money‚ Authority‚ Desire (M.A.D) approach. Firstly I analysed my prospective clients to ensure that they had the money‚ authority and desire to purchase the products I was selling. Upon analysis
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his own first opera‚ Almira‚ which achieved great success the following year. Once again‚ however‚ Handel soon felt the urge to move on‚ and his instincts led him to Italy‚ the birthplace of operatic style. He stopped first at Florence in the autumn of 1706. In the spring and summer of 1707 and 1708 he traveled to Rome‚ enjoying the backing of both the nobility and the clergy‚ and in the late spring of 1707 he made an additional short trip to Naples. In Italy‚ Handel composed operas‚ oratorios‚ and
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