Music Appreciation Concert Report: Cosi Fan Tutte
Concert report 1
Cosi Fan Tutte
I attended an opera by Mozart titled Cosi Fan Tutte with my grandparents. It was in Houston Tx. at the Houston Grand Opera House September 22 from 7:00-10:30. The performers were Elizabeth Futral as Fiordiligi, Uliana Alexyuk as Dorabella, Jason Graae as Don Alfonso, Joseph Kaiser as Ferrando, Liam Bonner as Guglielmo, Dannielle DuBose as Despina. The orchestra was The Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
The performers did attempt to authenticate the performance the size of the orchestra was the same as the original, the original performance consisted of instruments that are still widely used today such as, flutes, oboes, trumpets, and violins (etc.) this was a characteristic of classical music. There was a standard group of four sections, strings woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
This performance made me want to go to many more operas! I really loved the whole thing. I enjoyed the entire atmosphere the entire performance. I am looking forward to doing my second concert report and seeing many operas in the future.
I had two favorite pieces throughout out this opera. Una donna a 15 anni and the finale Ah, Signor, Son Rea Di Morte. First I want to discuss Una donna a 15 anni. This piece of the opera was an aria, Despina was the soloist. This opera was made during the classical period which was known for a few characteristics. This piece has a flexible rhythm, unexpected pauses, syncopations, and frequent changes from long notes to shorter notes. This exert has a very classical melody, it is balanced there is a beginning and end which sound very much alike, it is also very catchy and will have you humming the tune later. Before I attended this opera I skipped to the classical period in our text book and read over a few sections that I thought would be relevant to the performance. While I was watching I recognized a lot of the characteristics between this performance and other classical music. This heightened my
Cosi Fan Tutte
I attended an opera by Mozart titled Cosi Fan Tutte with my grandparents. It was in Houston Tx. at the Houston Grand Opera House September 22 from 7:00-10:30. The performers were Elizabeth Futral as Fiordiligi, Uliana Alexyuk as Dorabella, Jason Graae as Don Alfonso, Joseph Kaiser as Ferrando, Liam Bonner as Guglielmo, Dannielle DuBose as Despina. The orchestra was The Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
The performers did attempt to authenticate the performance the size of the orchestra was the same as the original, the original performance consisted of instruments that are still widely used today such as, flutes, oboes, trumpets, and violins (etc.) this was a characteristic of classical music. There was a standard group of four sections, strings woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
This performance made me want to go to many more operas! I really loved the whole thing. I enjoyed the entire atmosphere the entire performance. I am looking forward to doing my second concert report and seeing many operas in the future.
I had two favorite pieces throughout out this opera. Una donna a 15 anni and the finale Ah, Signor, Son Rea Di Morte. First I want to discuss Una donna a 15 anni. This piece of the opera was an aria, Despina was the soloist. This opera was made during the classical period which was known for a few characteristics. This piece has a flexible rhythm, unexpected pauses, syncopations, and frequent changes from long notes to shorter notes. This exert has a very classical melody, it is balanced there is a beginning and end which sound very much alike, it is also very catchy and will have you humming the tune later. Before I attended this opera I skipped to the classical period in our text book and read over a few sections that I thought would be relevant to the performance. While I was watching I recognized a lot of the characteristics between this performance and other classical music. This heightened my