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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Giuseppe Verdi and Rigoletto Rigoletto was an opera that consisted of four acts. Giuseppe Verdi was the producer of Rigoletto and Francesco Maria Piave was the librettist. This opera made it’s premiere at a theater called Le Fenice located in Venice in March of 1851. Giuseppe Verdi showed interest in musical arts at an early age. When Verdi discovered the 3rd and 5th of the key of C‚ he was overjoyed (Great Composers). In Rigoletto‚ there are four main characters. One of them being the Hunchback
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Richard Wagner was a classical artist in Germany during the Romantic period. Although Wagner faced many conflicts in his lifetime‚ he managed to compose operas that still have a standing influence to this day. Wagner’s works are emotional and strike deep into the hearts of the listeners‚ including Adolf Hitler who was a fan of Wagner. The life of Richard Wagner is complex and interesting‚ but you can’t become a famous composer if you have a dull life. Wagners life begins on May 22nd‚ 1813 in Leipzig
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In 1934‚ the Wagner Act was first introduced‚ also called the National Labor Relations Act (NLRB)‚ it promised "to ensure a wise distribution of wealth between management and labor‚ to maintain a full flow of purchasing power‚ and to prevent recurrent depressions." (Babson‚ p. 85) During the mid-1930’s organized labor and the United States Government struck a deal. It was the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A volatile time‚ the country was attempting to recover from a depression‚ unemployment
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Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22‚ 1813 in Leipzig. Richard Wagner was so influential that his writings on drama had a huge impact on people throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. Richard Wagner’s father passed away when he was only six months old‚ with typhus. His mother remarried‚ who was a writer and an artist. Richard’s stepfather educated him. Richard attended Leipzig University to study music‚ but he dropped out of college to take a job in a small opera house
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Psychotherapy: Theory‚ Research‚ Practice‚ Training 2004‚ Vol. 41‚ No. 2‚ 180–189 Copyright 2004 by the Educational Publishing Foundation 0033-3204/04/$12.00 DOI 10.1037/0033-3204.41.2.180 GESTALT THERAPY: PAST‚ PRESENT‚ THEORY‚ AND RESEARCH LAURA E. WAGNER-MOORE University of Massachusetts at Boston Orthodox gestalt therapy suffered a rather unfortunate fate; gestalt theory has been poorly articulated‚ and gestalt techniques have received minimal empirical validation. These weaknesses are‚ in part
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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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Rigoletto is an operatic masterpiece created by the Italian‚ Giuseppe Verdi. Rigoletto premiered on 11th March 1851 at Teatro La Fenice in Venice‚ Italy (Rous). It is a tragedy. It is storyline mainly revolves around three characters: the promiscuous Duke of Mantua; Rigoletto (a court jester)‚ and Gilda (Rigoletto’s fair daughter). Count Monterone curses the Duke for “sexually abusing” his daughter and arresting him after he protests against the duke’s immoral actions (Martin). He also curses Rigoletto
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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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Music200- Homework 2 The Ring of the Nibelung (The Ring of the cycle) is a cycle of four epic operas by the German composer Wagner. Wagner wrote the libretto‚ which is the text used in an extended musical work such as opera‚ and the music in 26 years‚ from 1848 to 1874. The Ring of the cycle has 4 different operas in it‚ which are The Rhine Gold‚ The Valkyrie‚ Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods. Wagner intended to create an allegory criticizing the moral‚ political‚ social and economic values
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