Opera

(p. 249) The Phantom of the Opera (2004) matches what Parkinson has mentioned which is a musical romance film which focused on oppositional characteristics and contrasting behaviour of how the main characters face their love. However, it contains a bit horror as the extreme characters and setting involved. This paper will discuss how the director, Andrew Lloyd Webber uses characters and setting, music and mis-en-scene to attract the audiences to get involve into the opera atmosphere…

renaissance Florence, opera has moved audiences, explored human emotions and experiences from a variety of angles, and encompassed a huge range of musical styles and ideas. Opera came to dominate much of Western music, created heated public debate, served as a medium for political commentary, and constantly searched for new ways to move or persuade its audiences. Yet despite opera’s historical importance and rich heritage, has it reached the end of its journey in the 21st century? With opera…

sins. In the Phantom of the Opera, Erik, the opera ghost has committed sins against human kind, yet at the end of the novel Leroux says, “[…] we must pity the Opera ghost” ( Leroux 338), because all the phantom wanted was to be like everyone else, but his grotesque physical features separate him from civilization. Although the Phantom has crude appearance, his yearning for a normal life, and his absence of love from his parents…

The Phantom Of The Opera – Evil, Are We Born With It? The Phantom of the Opera is a well-known novel created by French writer Gaston Leroux in the 1910’s. This novel, a today Broadway award-winning play, relates the story of Erik nicknamed the Phantom of the Opera, a mysterious man who lives in a mysterious lair inside an opera house. Christine Daaé, an opera singer who lived and performed in the house, caught Erik’s attention which later was transformed into attraction and love. Erik fell in…

Growing up, I always found opera music different in ways that it is unique in comparison to the other music genres. So, being assigned to attend an opera theatre was intriguing to say the least. First of all, I noticed a conductor giving instructions to the cast to perform appropriately in which case I never thought this was going to be implemented. Also, there was a Pianist near the stage giving a nice melody to the opera that gave it a nice texture of homophonic. The first scene played out was…

In The Beggar’s Opera, marriage is a recurring topic throughout the story and provides insights on what marriage was like in the seventeen hundreds as depicted by John Gay. In the world of The Beggar’s Opera, marriage was not based on an emotional connection and had no resemblance to the romantic notion of a holy union between two people. Rather, it suggested that love is closely aligned with lust and security of wealth. The characters in The Beggars Opera rely on marriage for three main…

developed to write operas in such a way that they served the drama. In this essay, Wagner’s ideas of Gesamtkunstwerk and leitmotiv will be discussed, referring to his theories and ideas about language, music, drama and poetry. To begin the discussion of Wagner’s ideas, one has to have an understanding of the history prior to Wagner’s operatic reform. Opera has its origins in the Baroque period and underwent various developments by…

artists during the 1600’s, Opera as we know it was formed. Opera was continually developed as Renaissance artists discovered their beloved Greek tragedies could be restored through music. Opera evolved overtime as new contributions to the style were introduced by innovative and diverse musicians. These musicians knew what Opera embodied and continually developed the style to what would endure and resonate with future audiences. This paper will discuss the origins of Opera including…

After Idomeneo, Mozart composed a few more operas, but in 1786, the premiere of Le Nozze di Figaro set Mozart’s opera career on a new path. Le Nozze di Figaro is one of, if not the most famous opera buffa composed by Mozart. The Libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte, and is the was first of the infamous Da Ponte operas, the others being Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte. The opera is set in 18th century Spain. This story takes place on the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna, Count Almaviva’s…

From 1770 to 1820, the Classical Period had given us great musicians that we can learn from. One of these great musicians from this time is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He created a variety of piano concertos, symphonies, and operas, during his life. His time in Vienna has impacted many cultural changes there and changed the way music was look at. His music was truly one of a kind, for his time. Before moving to Vienna in 1781, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756. He was…