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    were already important musical alternatives to opera by the mid-seventeenth century‚ but differed in nearly every respect from the genres of the same names found in the early eighteenth century. As genres late in the period‚ they both bespoke the traditions from which they originally sprang and permitted new recombination of the musical elements of these same traditions. The oratorio and cantata of the eighteenth century were both linked‚ unlike opera‚ to religious themes. Although intended for very

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    Thai Soap Operas always in favor In some houses‚ family fight for TV remote control and what to watch: Drama‚ Fantasy‚ Comedy‚ or Romance? For many decades‚ prime-time soap operas‚ or Lakorn Nam Nao‚ have remained so popular. From generation to generation‚ Thai people have a very great loyalty to their soaps and their favorite characters. From the greatest-hooked Raeng Ngao‚ the audience becomes addicted to see the battle of wife and mistress. The saga of wife and mistress‚ love

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    can be seen on a higher level‚ as a science of problem solving. Problem solving requires precision‚ creativity‚ and careful reasoning. In the end the final product of our progress is the result of our decisions that we had to take. In Three Penny Opera by Bertolt Brecht we can notice the presence of the conflict between self-interest and love. Many of the characters’ decisions create a conflict between self-interest and love. In a capitalist society in which competition is rewarded by disrespect

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    DIFFERENCES: 1. A musical have more dancing than opera. Opera rarely needs to dance. 2. A musical is almost always performed in the language of its audience‚ while opera is no words to be speak in the performance of an opera. 3. An opera is drama set to music. In an opera‚ the moods‚ emotions and feelings are heightened. It combined vocal music which includes solos‚ ensembles and chorus and instrumental music which is played by the orchestra with costumes‚ stage action and scenic effects. However

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    something which is more classic than even rock and roll itself: an opera performance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. I had never planned on attending the opera. It just never seemed like "my thing." I grew up on a steady musical diet of electronic dance music and modern American rock music. It just so happened that one evening my sister and her husband had tickets to see a performance of Giacomo Puccini’s 1910 western opera La Fanciulla del West was the same evening a friend of her’s from

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    If you want to travel in Beijing‚ I think Peking Opera is a don’t-miss show for you. Different from other operas‚ like Italian Opera‚ Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music‚ vocal performance‚ mime dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. Nowadays‚ Peking Opera has become the quintessence of Chinese culture. Today I am going to inform you of this great treasure from three aspects:

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    Founded in 1943‚ New York City Opera‚ dubbed “the people’s opera” by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia‚ was seen as the alternative to the high-class and high-priced Metropolitan Opera. City Opera operated with a fraction of the budget of the Met‚ and was interested in developing the work of new American composers and singers‚ and often used it’s stature to prove it made the better platform for these works. Behind the scenes‚ management struggled for many years‚ with strong artistic voices combatting

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    you’ll try. When you find that‚ once again‚ you long to take your heart . . . (As CARLOTTA((NIEVARES)) is singing a backdrop crashes to the floor cutting her off from half the cast) MEG/BALLET GIRLS/CHORUS He’s here: the Phantom of the Opera . . . He is with us . . . It’s the ghost . . . PIANGI (CHICO) (looking up‚ furiously) You idiots! (He rushes over to CARLOTTA((NIEVARES) Cara! Cara! Are you hurt? LEFEVRE (GACIAS) Signora! Are you all right? Buquet! Where is Buquet

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    satirical description of opera seria by Carlo Goldoni in Weiss and Taruskin begins by mentioning it to be “the dominant form of Italian opera.” I had never heard of opera seria before this semester‚ but the readings assigned on this topic seem to be especially entertaining to me. Opera seria was a very significant stepping stone in the world of opera. It is assumed to be the only “living‚ popular form” of Italian drama from 1700 to 1750. There were rules in writing librettos in opera seria’s time‚ but these

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    My Critique of The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux‚ a treat for lovers of dark‚ mysterious fiction‚ see’s the life of someone who will do almost anything for love (especially when there is lack of it in their life) from the lives of Erik‚ The Opera Ghost (’O.G.’ for short)‚ and Raoul‚ Vicomte de Chagny. Both men are in love with the same woman‚ Christine Daee. Christine is a Swedish soprano at the Paris Opera House who has been singing with her father ever since

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