Pre-MBA/MSc Programme UNIVERSITY OF BATH CASE STUDY ANALYSIS THE WASHIONGTON OPERA: THE “HIGH-GROWTH WORLD-CLASS” STRATEGY EVALUATION Team Members: Arin‚ Cathey‚ Erica‚ Kai Word counts: 2181 Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………….…...2 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….3 Background…………………………………………………………………….3 Methodology……………………………………………………………………4 Findings…………………………………………………………………………4 Recommendations……………………………………………………………...10 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………11
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from the renaissance were still used‚ the development of new styles evolved‚ especially in the area of vocal music. Opera‚ oratorio and the cantata came directly from the theatrical desire to invoke the emotional awareness of their listeners through singing‚ while the concerto‚ sonata and suite gave the listener the ability to feel the conflict and harmony through instruments. Opera was made possible by the singing of poetic texts with a plot like function‚ achieving a distinctive advancement in
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Lammermoor‚ written in 1835‚ is an opera by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) based on the novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott. The opera is often called a masterpiece and has‚ thus far‚ stood the test of time. It was not only popular in its day‚ but remains popular repertory today and performed by companies around the world every year. The “Mad Scene” has been remarked as a reason to go to the opera. The scene uses motives from earlier in the opera that show a mind going insane‚ in addition
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violinist and composer of the late Baroque era. Handel had been in many countries‚ which allowed him to absorbed aspects of German‚ Italian‚ French‚ and English styles. Italian opera had greatly influenced him and served as the central focus of his creative work. He spent most of his career in London and was known for his operas‚ oratorios‚ anthems‚ and instrumental compositions. He composed the most famous of all oratorios‚ Messiah‚ as well as many other pieces‚ include Water Music and Music for the
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Genres of the Baroque Period: Opera – “drama presented in music‚ with the characters singing instead of speaking” (Joseph Kerman‚ p. 87): One cannot speak of Baroque opera without mentioning the name of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Monteverdi has the distinction of being known as the first great composer in the genre of opera‚ as well as the last true madrigalist of his time. He began writing his madrigals at a very early age and composed operas well into his seventies. Although much
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The Baroque Era During the Baroque Era‚ a new form of music was created called opera. Opera is defined as “an extended dramatic composition‚ in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment‚ that usually includes arias‚ choruses‚ and recitatives‚ and that sometimes includes ballet.” Around the same time that opera became popular began oratorio. Oratorio is very similar to opera except the theme of an opera normally dealt with history and mythology‚ including age-old devices of romance‚
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ornamentations in music (e.g. trills‚ acciaccaturas‚ glissando). It changed the way we wrote music and new styles of techniques were invented. Baroque music expanded the size‚ range‚ and complexity of instrumental performance‚ and also established opera as a musical genre. An important technique used in baroque music was the use of ground bass‚ a repeated bass line. Modes (Modes - Any of the eight scales of the medieval music‚ each distinguished by its ending note‚ its arrangement of pitches in intervals
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Eugene Onegin The transformation from a novel in verse to an opera Although written in the early 1800s‚ Eugene Onegin‚ a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin‚ is still regarded as one of the most influential and beautifully written pieces of work to this day. As it shifted cultural norms‚ opened new discussions‚ gave way to new forms of writing‚ and introduced novel approaches that envisioned life in a different light‚ Eugene Onegin was revolutionary. With its central theme revolving around
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classic. This was shown in when Mozart was attempting to convince the royal court with his opera that was to take place in a harem in Turkey. Mozart exclaims‚ “ I am fed to the teeth with elevated themes! Old dead legends! Why must we go on forever writing about gods and legends?” To which Baron Van Swieten responds‚ “Because they do. They go on forever. Or at least what they represent. The eternal in us. Opera is here to enoble us. You and me‚ just the same as His Majesty.” The common people on the
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be one of the few successful plays that would be turned into an opera. Verdi wrote the opera with librettists Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei. The opera was written around 1846 and premiered on March 14‚ 1847 at the Teatro dell Pergola in Florence‚ Italy. A few years later the Verdi revised the opera adding a ballet into it and taking out some things and was performed at the Teatre Lyrique in Paris on April 21‚ 1865. This opera in comparison to the play begins with the third scene of the play
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