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    Castrati Essay

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    The Baroque musical period dates from the end of the Renaissance era‚ approximately 1600 to the beginning of the Classical music era‚ around 1750. The baroque musical era is notable for many changes in the arts including the development of the opera and the castrato. The castrato‚ introduced to the society during the 16th century‚ famously known for their male sopranos with voices of great range‚ flexibility and power. Also known as the castrati‚ these male singers were castrated

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    themes in Mozart’s opera‚ and those in Nowra’s play. Both the opera and play revolve around issues of loyalty‚ fidelity and betrayal. The backdrop of war is also a significant feature of both texts: the Vietnam War in the 1970s (in Così) and the Albanian battle for independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1790 (in Così Fan Tutte). Wars also involve loyalties and betrayals‚ and their chaos on a grand scale underscores the chaos in the lives of the characters in the opera and the play. (Sue

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    The History of Music

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    The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time‚ ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While‚ Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed

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    JFT2 Task1

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    JFT2-Organizational Management Task 1 A1. As the chairman of the board of the Utah Opera‚ Bill Bailey is in a position of influence to motivate the Opera’s board of directors to oppose a merger with the Utah Symphony by employing the use of Vroom’s Expectancy Theory. This theory suggests that people are motivated by three distinct determinants; valence (reward)‚ expectancy (performance)‚ and instrumentality (belief). Vroom believed that motivation is a result of the level to which a person desires

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    The Street Singer

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    Eddie is out singing and drinking all day‚ his wife Sophie and child are at home awaiting his arrival. Eddie is drawn as an obscured individual and violent abusive husband‚ who later blows his chance at a prosperous future in show business with the opera singer Sylvia Speegel. The preceding characters in “The Street Singer” are dealt a sense of real Justice‚ and some become victims due to their own actions. Justice can be defined as a sense of moral rightness‚ which is the ethical code of understanding

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    Wagner was a very influential composer and play writer. He had very different views on the opera world and set the stage for theater today. He is well known for his music dramas along with his very controversial personal life. Wagner first became interested in theater from his father. He wrote his first opera at 21‚ Die Fein:The Fairies (1834). He was famous for his complex operas and anti-sematic writing. His operas were known for the insanity‚ murder‚ and tragedy. He first coined the term music drama

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    Carmen Essay

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    the composer’s imagination. ‘Composers of such works were not terribly interested in authenticity; their primary concern was to create a picturesque atmosphere that would appeal to audiences.’(Machlis p.190) Bizet romanticized gypsy culture in his opera and through the character‚ ‘Carmen’. The libretto gives off ideas in relation to the emerging theme of ‘naturalism’‚ where much focus was given to the working class and their suffering. Carmen and the other gypsies don’t have that middle class virtue

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    Rjft Task 1

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    | Utah Symphony and Opera Merger | Organizational Management | Assignment 1 | | | . | Abstract The purpose of this merger is to combine the skills and resources of Utah Symphony and Opera Merger for better productivity and success. In this merger‚ focus will be given to the fundamental changes that will be conclusive for the smooth running of business operations for both the companies. With this analysis‚ Ann Ewers‚ the General Director of Utah Opera has to decide whether

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    Concert REview

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    Richardson Victor Leopold performed Fantasia in D Minor‚ K. 397‚ composed by Wolfgang Mozart. Luis Alvorado played Concerto in G minor by Antonio Vivaldi on the violin. Jade Martin performed Nel cor piu non mi Sento by Givoani Paisiello by singing opera. Steven Haga played Scherzo No. 2 in Bb Minor‚ op. 31 by Frederic Chopin on the piano. Lastly‚ Ron Cowler performed Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor‚ BWV 903 composed by Johann Bach on the piano. These were all considered classical music performances

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    Adhocracy Culture Paper

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    The Utah Opera is an adhocracy culture and is known as a culture that is externally focused‚ has much value and operates in a flexible manner. This culture is creative‚ adaptable‚ and is fast to grow (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2010). These qualities are displayed in Opera culture. Opera has much value on flexibility and allow their business for adjustment in both fundraising project and size of the Opera. This helps them in adjusting their products to be able to meet with their goals. Since Opera is an art

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