The voice of the Chorus in Otello Even though he wanted to have an opera with no chorus‚ later on‚ Verdi himself considered this idea ‘crazy’. We would have not missed much of the plot without a chorus‚ but we would have definitely missed much of the artistic colour. There are four main Chorus parts in Otello‚ but there are also a few incidental entries. When writing the opera‚ Verdi had in mind the singers from La Scala‚ in Milan. The Chorus numbered 104 voices – 64 men and 40 women‚ to which
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sister‚ Maria Anna‚ who was also a child prodigy. Wolfgang began writing his own music at a very young age: at the age of four‚ Mozart wrote his first concerto‚ age seven‚ his first symphony‚ and at age 12‚ his first opera‚ which is said to be "Apollo et Hyacinthus." After performing an opera‚ "La Finta Semplice" (The Simple Pretense)‚ at the palace of the Archbishop of Salzburg‚ he was appointed concertmaster. Moreover‚ Mozart never made copies of his work. He would simply hear music in his head‚ and
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orchestral suite were performed for the first time; however‚ the ballet‚ based on Alexandre Dumas’ lighter adaption of the fantasy story‚ The Nutcracker and the Mouse King‚ by E.T.A. Hoffman‚ premiered on December 18‚ 1892 along with Tchaikovsky’s opera‚ Iolanta‚ at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg‚ Russia (Schwarm). Originally‚ the ballet was not popular; however‚ it
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violin and the organ and also played for the Emperor of Austria. When he was seven and eight‚ he traveled to many different cities and performed in front of many royalties. While he was eleven and twelve‚ he wrote his first piece of choir music and two operas. Mozart could not manage his money. Although he was born into a rich family‚ he was buried in a pauper’s grave. As an adult‚ Mozart lived in Austria. His good friend Frank Joseph Hayden learned and worked
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Classic Songs 1. The Phantom of the Opera (Woman) In sleep he sang to me in dreams he came That voice which calls to me and speaks my name And do I dream again? For now I find The Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind (Man) Sing once again with me our strange duet My power over you grows stronger yet And though you turn from me to glance behind The Phantom of the Opera is there inside your mind (Woman) Those who have seen your face draw back in fear I am the mask you wear
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the very popular caricature state of opera styles‚ with pieces like Orpheo De Euridice‚ in France and Italy‚ and the prominence of his role in the music continuum because of his interacting with composers such as Hayden‚ Sammartini and‚ Antonio Salieri ‚ I will argue that Christoph Willibald Ritter Von Gluck is the most important and influential person for opera in the Early Classical Period. I believe that the reason that Gluck tried to lead the charge of Opera Reform was that he saw many different
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You can see the influence of the traditional and Mediterranean culture on the inhabitants of central and southern Iraq. In southern Italy‚ most people are more brown and darker hair. In the north‚ however‚ they tend to be taller‚ blonder hair and lighter eyes. If from north to south‚ the Italians have one thing in common-a love of life-they are also sociable and have a passion for what they do. They talk a lot and pretty gesture. The Italians are not afraid of showing emotions‚ give hugs‚ kisses
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different from each other. While someone singing the others were waiting on the right side of the stage. That made me confused because it seems like a choir but only one singing. We listened compilation of different songs that taken from different operas. Listening different stories from different talents was an outstanding experience. It was hard to believe that only a piano companied the singers because of the deepness of the sound. When I close my eyes it sound me like a little orchestra. Most
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in comic opera; the Italian Opera Buffa‚ the French Opera-Comique‚ and the English Ballad Opera. This was a musical form that famously known for its light quality‚ and its incorporation of German folk songs and themes that were taken from popular literature. For most of the eighteenth century‚ the German Singspiel was written for a lowbrow audience‚ which was lighthearted and could be put on by actors that didn’t have the extensive musical training that was required by the Italian Opera Seria or
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In the last century‚ two musicals have stood out from there comic counterparts. Les Misérables and West Side Story tell more serious stories and have captivated audiences with revivals and film versions. Both are based on classic literature‚ and share universal and relatable social problems. West Side Story created by Lenard Bernstein‚ Steven Sondheim‚ Arthur Laurents‚ and Jerome Robbins tell the story of Romeo and Juliet in 1950s New York. Les Misérables by Composer Claude-Michael Schonberg and
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