FRANZ SCHUBERTMusic Appreciation Section 02 FRANZ SCHUBERT “I HAVE COME INTO THE WORLD FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE BUT TO COMPOSE” It was Franz Peter Schubert‚ who said to a friend “I have come into the world for no other purpose but to compose”. For someone to be so certain‚ focused and dedicated at such a young age with extraordinary talent and promise‚ finding out more about Schubert’s life and astonishing music was a must for me. Franz Peter Schubert was bone in Vienna‚ on January 31‚ 1797
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Maria Callas as Violetta in La traviata‚ 1958 Maria Callas‚ Commendatore OMRI[1] (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας; December 2‚ 1923 – September 16‚ 1977)‚ was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique‚ wide-ranging voice and dramatic gifts. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti‚ Bellini and Rossini; further‚ to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and‚ in her
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Cristine Daae‚ a young soprano‚ has a unconventional relationship with the Phantom of the Opera. Raoul‚ a childhood friend of Christine‚ comes back to win over her heart. As the tension between these three heats up‚ everyone’s fate seems to rest in Christine’s hands. Who will she choose? Her childhood sweetheart? Or her deepest desire? Begins when an opera ghost terrorizes the cast and crew of the French Opera House while tutoring a chorus girl. He finally drives the lead soprano crazy so she and her
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"In the deeper layers of the modern consciousness‚ all means are unlawful‚ every attempt to succeed is an act of aggression‚ leaving one alone and guilty and defenseless among enemies: one is punished for success." Robert Warshow This is a quote from the famous essay "The Gangster as Tragic Hero"‚ a "classic example of film criticism and cultural analysis". The essay was published for the first time in 1962 in Robert Warshow’s book "The Immediate Experience". In it the author examines some of the
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changes of TV heroes in modern crime dramas. He gives the example of the original Hawaii Five-O as a crime show that had its main characters portrayed as true heroes. He compares it to the more recent crime drama‚ The Sopranos‚ which has no true heroes‚ only a murderous anti-hero‚ Tony Soprano (Garrett 319). He goes on to state “there’s no going back” (Garrett 321). Garrett believes these traditional heroes are gone for good. In “Mad Men and the Paradox of the Past‚” Natasha Simons goes
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small-voiced soprano or mezzo-soprano. Here‚ given the central role of Handel in this article‚ and the central role of Senesino in Handel’s operas‚ we face an irony. It appears to be easier to find large-voiced sopranos who sing fioritura adequately than mezzo- sopranos. Onstage are women whose voices are not large even by mezzo- soprano standards. Unfortunately‚ Marilyn Hore’s career is over. But even if it were not‚ we must accept the fact that there are not a great many sopranos and mezzo-sopranos
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symbolized as a paramount property of media. Also with some TV series like The Sopranos‚ it’s apparent that people are changing their moral aspects about the nature of good and evil. To sum up‚ it’s evident tat forms of media such as TV shows have an influence on people’s behaviour and perception of reality. According to James Harold’s “A Moral Never – Never Land” article‚ it’s clear how we can like people like Tony Soprano ( who is a dangerous criminal) and share the same emotions with him. In this
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called“ A Moral Never- Never Land: Identifying with Tony Soprano” author questions to the moral effects of TV on human life. Harold’s main claim in this article is that TV shows like The Sopranos combines both sympathetic and repulsive elements of life and ultimately its good for to invite the viewers to think deeply about the nature of good and evil. Also the author questions that there is nothing wrong with loving characters such as Tony Soprano because this show‚ shows audience the complexity of the
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owns. For this case I prepare much better than the case before so I was confident of my self and I determined my options very clear‚ so I knew my resistance point were $45000‚ and $28000 (alternative point) was the money I was going to pay to the soprano‚ but $30000 was the offer to the main role character so I knew passing of that final number will be not that good for the theater interests. Second I learned that if you start talking about the person and not immediately about the negotiation
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Armide Reflection Kitty Xiao In March of 2012‚ my class‚ the beginner band of Mr. Kettle along with the other band classes of Mr. Kettle was informed that we would soon be getting a chance to enrich ourselves in the history‚ the making and the production of opera “Armide” by Opera Atelier. Marshall Pynkoski as the Director‚ David Fallis as the Conductor‚ Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg as Choreographer‚ Gerard Gauci as Set Designer‚ Dora Rust D’Eye as Costume Designer‚ Bonnie Beecher as Lighting
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