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    These operas were composed during his years in Milan which ultimately earned him international fame. In 1830‚ Bellini was struggling with his health. Intestinal inflammation was the major concern to his physical. Many his friends and later critics praised his determination and resilience among ill time. According to Herbert Weinstock‚ the young was spending more than 14 hours a day on composition. Bellini’s short life was devoted to creating long lasting opera pieces. During April to May in 1830

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    This also meant that the tiles did not have to be placed on the concrete one at a time. Utzon knew that he wanted to create a white effect for the Sydney Opera House. He was aware that the hot Australian sun would create a glare. To avoid the glare Utzon created a unique tile. The tile was two layered. The first tile was a white clay covered with a fine mesh and then fired. The second layer was made up of

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    Organizational Management JFT2‚ Task 1: Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis Raygan Schieving Western Governors University Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis In 2002‚ a proposal was made to merge the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera due to the failing economy‚ collapsing of the stock market‚ declining government financial support‚ and a waning of donations for the arts. The proposed merger would help both organizations by economizing on costs and expanding the artistic

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    Music 144 Study Guide

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    moving) (used in Mozart’s piano sonatas!!) Opera Buffa: Comical opera‚ always in Italian‚ strictly sung Intermezzo: A type of opera buffa (which has 2 acts) intermeshing with the 3 acts of the opera seria. It will go as follows: Act 1 Opera Buffa‚ Act 1 Opera Seria‚ Act 2 Opera Buffa‚ Act 2 Opera Seria (goes back and forth between 2‚ but meshes them together; Opera Seria story is usually different) Opera Seria: Continuation of Baroque Neopolitan opera in terms of subject matter (always in Italian

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    fifth-generation Chinese film director‚ Farewell My Concubine has received many international film awards and nominations; among them are the Best Foreign Film and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. In the film‚ Cheng Dieyi‚ a Peking Opera actor playing the leading female characters‚ becomes obsessed with his role as the concubine of the King of Chu and blurs his stage role with the real life he leads. The circumstances in which one grows up in are critical factors in shaping his or

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    Castrati's Defeat

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    castrati. The economic situation of Italy is one of the few reasons that the castrati had a large uprising during the 16th-18th centuries. As a result‚ the number of castrated boys rose during this time and many didn’t succeed. Those who were talented however‚ were trained in a rigorous school where they were trained not only singing‚ but also theory‚ counterpoint‚ and language. Receiving a formal education was a very rare and uncommon privilege‚ especially for middle and low class citizens. Being

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    Jean Baptiste Lully

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    Jean Baptiste Lully was a prolific composer who is best known for establishing French Opera. (Boynick) Born in Florence on the 28th of November 1632‚ (Boynick) Giovanni Battista Lulli was a miller ’s son. (Sadie 2000 pg 166) Lully first arrived in France in March of 1646 (Jean Baptiste Lully) to work as an attendant for a female courtier. (Sadie 2000 pg. 166) "During his six years in her household‚ Lully‚ already an expert at the guitar and violin‚ polished his skills as a performer and composer

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    Easter Break Analysis

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    Easter break I had the opportunity to travel to New York City and experience various fun activities there. This experience included the visit to the Metropolitan Opera House‚ which turned out to be more exciting than I expected. The facility and the neighborhood gave that extra little charm to the whole opera night. Every opera performance requires its spectators to dress up formal and basically give them an opportunity to show off their best attire‚ that included me as well. In order to

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    not musically inclined‚ but Handel was attracted to music and opera at a young age. He became a student of Zachow‚ the principal organist in Halle. When he was seventeen‚ he was appointed organist of the Calvinist Cathedral‚ but a year later he left for Hamburg. At age eighteen he moved to Hamburg‚ the center of German opera at the time. He got a job in the opera orchestra playing the violin and the harpsichord. Eventually he had an opera of his own produced. In Germany‚ his Almira was given at

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    Jft2 Task 2

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    In analyzing the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera merger case study‚ it was obvious that many factors‚ finances‚ personalities‚ and even the community would be involved. The wide reaching affects of a merger between these two types of organizations was eye opening. At the time of the proposed merger‚ the Utah Opera had a stronger financial footing and was not in danger of closing. The Utah Symphony however‚ was sliding down a dangerous financial slope. The organizations were structured differently

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