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    The Italian opera and the German opera are two different fields that both share characteristics‚ some of which are paralleled‚ and some of which contrast. Specifically‚ Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner use motifs such as: redemption through love‚ patriotism‚ and sacrifice which run throughout both of their operas. The theme of betrayal also seems to be echoed throughout both operas; yet they are each used to project a different response. The significance of this comparison demonstrates that Verdi

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    According to R. Wagner opera does not mean so much a musical work‚ as a musical‚ poetical‚ and spectacular work all at once; opera is the work par excellence‚ to the production of which all the arts are necessary (Sutherland‚ 1). " Opera starts not with music but with its literary source (story or plot)‚ whether it be history‚ biography‚ fiction‚ or mythology in the form of poem‚ play‚ drama‚ novel‚ or original libretto"(Knapp 6). Opera is a combination of mangled drama‚ the singers‚ the music

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    Opera and Musicals Opera and musicals are popular performing arts of the world. Since a majority of people think that musicals are a lighter and an easier genre of performing art than operamusicals are more widely appreciated than opera in this century. Opera and musicals both consist of music‚ stage‚ story‚ performer and audience‚ however‚ there are numerous differences among these elements. Opera’s history begins in Italy in late 16th century with a group called Camerata. Camerata was

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    Music 104 Online-Section Opera Review Assignment The Opera “La Bohème” was written by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini which premiered at the Teatro Regiao in Turin‚ Italy. The year in which it was written was 1896 which took almost 3 years to complete. The opera took place in 19th century Paris which was a love story as well as a tragedy. The affair took place between a poet Rodolfo and seamstress Mimi who were both equally poor which was based off of the book‚ Scenes from bohemian life‚ written

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    Opera VS Musical Theater Ever since I could remember I’ve dreamed about be a singer and when I was able‚ I started taking classes to accomplish that goal. Since working and studying in the entertainment industry I have found that there are many different career paths in this one field but I have chosen to discuss two that are similar but

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    Brittany Pacheco Writing 3: Opera Opera‚ starting out the Baroque period‚ stemmed from Humanism in the Renaissance era. Opera went back to wanting to make people have a emotional response to the music they were listening to through the musical devices that they used to write the music. They were becoming obsessed again with the Greek style of music however‚ they wanted to make it better and so they came up with some of their own new developments for example‚ one device they used was the stile

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    Complicated relationships seem to be a recurring theme throughout Italian Opera. In the movie version of the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni‚ this seems to ring true. This opera is an example of realism‚ also known as verismo. This film version of the opera is focused on love and jealousy filled with symbolic music and a great libretto. The story revolves around Santuzza‚ Turiddu‚ Alfio‚ Lola‚ and Mamma Lucia. Yelena Obraztsova as Santuzza‚ in a soprano voice‚ is a peasant girl from

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    The History of Italian Opera Introduction There are many forms of art such as‚ paintings‚ sculptures‚ buildings‚ etc. Opera is another form of art though it may not seem like art to many people. “Few forms of art… are as overtly involved as opera in the social and historical contexts within which they are created and consumed” (Lindenberger 235). Italian opera which obviously formed in Italy is a form of art in the Italian language. It was introduced in Italy in the 1600s. Ironically many

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    Beijing Opera (or Peking Opera) has existed for over 200 years. It is widely regarded as the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It is known as one of the three main theatrical systems in the world. Artistically‚ Beijing Opera is perhaps the most refined form of opera in the world. It has deeply influenced the hearts of the Chinese people. Although it is called Beijing Opera‚ its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei. Beijing Opera got its two main melodies

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    Phantom of the Opera is a classic‚ musical romance film popular because of its emphasis on love‚ constant entertainment‚ and powerfully touching music. The Phantom of the Opera is a popular novel and play which is still determined as one of the longest running show in history‚ and one of the most lucrative entertainment enterprises of all time. Both versions of the Phantom of the Opera movie‚ having radical differences but still being of the same kind‚ deserve a long debate in a compare-and-contrast

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