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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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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“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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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 Designer‚ Jennifer Parr as Fight Director‚ Arwen MacDonell as Production Stage Manager‚ and Charles Di Meglio as French Diction Coach. On March 7‚ 2012‚ Mr. Kettle’s band classes had the honor to experience a one-day workshop at the Opera Atelier. I have
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According to R. Wagner opera does not mean so much a musical work‚ as a musical‚ poetical‚ and spectacular work all at once; opera is the work par excellence‚ to the production of which all the arts are necessary (Sutherland‚ 1). " Opera starts not with music but with its literary source (story or plot)‚ whether it be history‚ biography‚ fiction‚ or mythology in the form of poem‚ play‚ drama‚ novel‚ or original libretto"(Knapp 6). Opera is a combination of mangled drama‚ the singers‚ the music
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Individual Case Study) “Reson : Making Development Teams Accountable For Short Project Cycles” Instructor: Akaki Kheladze By: Dwitya Ratna Pramesi Due date : 05-12-2010 Table of Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................... 1 1. Reson’s Managerial Challenges at the beginning of the 1990 ........................ 2 2. Managerial responses to the above challenges .......................
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SOAP OPERA · I. INTRODUCTION 1. Origin/History The soap opera form first developed on American radio in the 1920s‚ and expanded into television starting in the 1940s‚ and is normally shown during the daytime‚ hence the alternative name‚ daytime serial. The first concerted effort to air continuing drama occurred in 1946 with the serial Faraway Hill. The term "soap opera" originated from the fact that when these serial dramas were aired on daytime radio‚ the commercials aired during the shows
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