Beijing Opera (or Peking Opera) has existed for over 200 years. It is widely regarded as the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It is known as one of the three main theatrical systems in the world. Artistically‚ Beijing Opera is perhaps the most refined form of opera in the world. It has deeply influenced the hearts of the Chinese people. Although it is called Beijing Opera‚ its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei. Beijing Opera got its two main melodies
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Beethoven’s ninth symphony was the climax of all his symphonies. He has begun work on this symphony many years before ultimate completion. It is titled “The Symphony of Joy” because of the great moments of happiness captured in multiple parts. Because of the great diversity of each movement‚ I will capture the essence of them individually. The first movement is the epitome of Beethoven’s musicality. This movement is in the traditional sonata form. The opening of this piece is a great crescendo in
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The Beggar’s Opera Satire‚ an element used throughout the eighteenth century‚ was very popular in literary works. Generally‚ satire is used by the author to poke fun or criticize the faults of the government‚ a certain social class‚ or a certain person or group of people. In John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera‚ the text is layered with many different themes‚ but one theme Gay appears to be frustrated with is the morality of high society and uses satire to reveal the dysfunction of marriage in
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MERGER AND RECONFIGURING OF HYUNDAI-KIA Byoung-Hoon LEE‚ Sung-Jae CHO The Korean auto industry continued to grow without a slump from the early 1980s to the mid of 1990s. As illustrated in <Figure 1>‚ the auto industry in Korea had shown a sustained growth in sales of domestic and overseas markets until 1996. Between 1981 and 1996‚ it recorded a notably high rate of averaged annual growth in production (22.7%)‚ domestic sales (19.5%)‚ and export (36.2%). However‚ it experienced an unprecedented
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23: Mergers and Other Forms of Corporate Restructuring After studying Chapter 23‚ you should be able to: Chapter 23 Explain why a company might decide to engage in corporate restructuring. Understand and calculate the impact on earnings and on market value of companies involved in mergers. Describe what benefits‚ if any‚ accrue to acquiring company shareholders and to selling company shareholders. Analyze a proposed merger as a capital budgeting problem. Describe the merger process
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Soap Operas In our life soap operas are very popular. Many people find them enjoyable and realistic‚ but some people don’t think so. There are as much opinions about soap operas as people. I can’t say that soap operas are good or bad. I think that there are some advantages and disadvantages and now I will discuss them. On the one hand‚ soap operas can help us have a good spare time‚ because usually they are very interesting and true-to-life. Another good thing is that soap operas can wake our feelings
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Name: 曹奕玲 Student No: 410116174 the Grand Opera──Faust There’s a strict definition of grand opera. According to my research‚ the theme or event of grand opera usually base on dramatic historical events. That’s the reason why I choose this opera──Faust. The introduction of Faust Faust is a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Micheal Carré from Carré’s play Faust et Marguerite‚ which is loosely based on Goethe’s Faust‚ Part 1. Its first debution
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The Beijing Opera Introduction Modern observers in the West may not understand why‚ but they can certainly recognize when males are used to portray female roles in the Chinese theater. A quote from Act 2 Scene 7 of David Henry Hwang ’s opera‚ “Madam Butterfly‚” provides a useful example of how and why males are used to play female roles. There‚ a male singer who plays female roles in Beijing Opera deceives a French diplomat into thinking he actually is a woman. He explains that males take
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“Carmen”‚ as one of the most famous operas in the world‚ has been performed many times in many different troupes. This 4-act opera represents the highest achievement of the 19th century French opera-comique. After Bizet died‚ “Carmen” finally became the classical performance canonized by the professionals and music fans. George Bizet (1838 – 1875) was a French composer and Pianist of Romantic era‚ whose the most prominent work being “Carmen”. In his young age he went to the Paris Conservatory of
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber‚ based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux. It is considered by many to be the most successful musical of all time and is also the longest running show in Broadway history. The music is composed by Lloyd Webber‚ with lyrics by Charles Hart. Additional lyrics are by Richard Stilgoe. The book was written by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. The central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano‚ Christine
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