The term opera seria refers to the noble and ‘serious’ style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from 1710- 1770 however this term was rarely used during this time and only really attained common usage when it was becoming unfashionable. The phrase opera buffa was first used as an informal description of the Italian comic operas which were especially associated with developments in Naples during the first half of the eighteenth century. The development of the opera buffa was parallel with
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Van Eyck’s Portrait of Giovani Arnolfini and His Wife‚ Givanna Cenami and Masaccio’s Trinity with the Virgin‚ Saint John the Evangelist‚ and Donors are two paintings that clearly reflect the respective artistic traditions of the Northern and Italian Renaissance. Each painting is reflective of the buying public‚ the northern resistance to let go of Gothic design‚ the dichatomony of a more Humanistic tradition and a more religious culture‚ the area’s climate‚ the restructuring of the church with Martin
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Giovanni da Verrazzano is a french explorer who was sent to explore the coast of America.He was born in 1485 during the 15th century and he settled down in Dieppe a port in France. He was funded by the french king at the time and was sent with four ships. Giovanni explored the coast in boats and there was 4 boats sent to explore the coast but only two of the 4 ships made it to the coast line‚ the other 2 ships made it but were severely damaged from the storms they encountered. Giovanni set sail
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Boccaccio was an Italian author and poet‚ an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including On Famous Women‚ the Decameron and his poems in the vernacular. Boccaccio grew up in Florence‚ but it was in Naples that Boccaccio began what he considered his true vocation‚ poetry. Works produced in this period include Filostrato‚ a later source for Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde‚ Filocolo a prose version of an existing French romance‚ and La caccia di
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loveliness of a snow fall. It might describe the moon as an ordinary object‚ such as a balloon. Some poetry can teach life lessons‚ like living without a partner. As it states in the poem‚ The World is Not a Pleasant Place to Be‚ written by Nikki Giovanni. The first stanza states‚ “the world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by”. Everybody wants someone to love‚ and someone to be loved by. When a person is all alone it makes for a lonely lifestyle. This poem points
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In The Beginning: Museum Response Giovanni Della Robbia’s sculpture of Adam and Eve was created in Florence‚ Italy in 1515. Della Robbia’s sculpture is an illustration of the biblical story Adam and Eve. His portrayal of The Garden of Eden‚ Eve‚ and the Serpent in the sculpture of Adam and Eve gives a brief understanding and reference to the portrayal of women and their role in the western Culture. First‚ The Garden of Eden in the bible is portrayed as a utopia and considered a sinless place
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SUMMER SOLSTICE SUMMARY The Summer Solstice is a short story written by Nick Joaquin. The book tells the story of a ritual performed by women to call upon the gods to grant fertility. The ritual they perform is to dance around a century-old Balete tree. The ritual was known as Tatarin and lasted for three days during the summer months. The last day of Tatarin is the same day as St. John’s Day. The story is set on St John’s Day in the 1850s in the Philippines. Entoy tells Dona Lupeng that Amada
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Nick Joaquin’s “Summer Solstice” is one of the many intoxicating stories he’s made. It could have been attributed to the author’s state of mind while writing his stories. He shares this kind of style with Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway. They love to drink and write. I love to drink and drink… milk. I wish I am still a child to enjoy it for free where only my cry is my ticket to getting it. This maybe the reason why I still have this magnetic attraction to breasts. I must admit‚ I’m not in
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explain the results and after that come up with a rock solid plan that blows my mind away. Do you understand my point here? Finding a person like that takes time and money‚ so I don’t see necessary for that now. Maybe‚ in the future‚ let’s see. (Giovanni) Giovanni founded his company eight years ago‚ with the help of his wife. He has only a high school diploma and has said that does not have the skills or knowledge to do any sort of research. He further states that he is more of a traditional businessman
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Lend Me a Tenor is a comedy written by Ken Ludwig‚ which follows Max‚ an assistant to the producer‚ who is convinced to impersonate international opera star Tito Merelli in order to save the show when Tito is found dead. However‚ everything is not as it seems‚ and chaos soon ensues as the characters have various exchanges with both the real Tito‚ who turns out to be alive‚ and Max. This play was first produced at the London Globe Theatre in London in 1986 and made its way to Broadway three years
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