A Night at the Opera

structures on Earth: The Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Without a doubt, Sydney is one of those places…

English-language opera composed in 1934 by George Gershwin, with a libretto written by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin from Heyward's novel Porgy and later play of the same title. Porgy and Bess was first performed in New York City on September 30, 1935, and featured an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. After suffering from an initially unpopular public reception due in part to its racially charged theme, the Houston Grand Opera…

Yanessa Morillo-Delerme was the second performer of the night. Her first performance was “Alma Del Core” by Antonio Caldara. Born in Venice, Caldara made his career in Mantua, Rome and Vienna, serving in the last of these from 1716 as vice-Kapellmeister at the imperial court. As a composer he was versatile and prolific, with some 90 stage works to his credit. Caldara wrote a steady series of over 40 oratorios, liturgical music, motets, and cantatas sacred and secular. His 1712 Christmas cantata…

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…

Not so poor Erik “With that sob attached to the man I suspected when saying goodbye to him. Poor Erik! Poor Erik!” (Leroux 150) The Phantom of the Opera, a horror novel written by Gaston Leroux explores a forbidden love triangle between a young Swedish opera singer, a French viscount, and a mysterious man known only as “the opera ghost.” The opera ghost, whose name is later reveled to be Erik, is both the protagonist and antagonist of the book. He is reviled among normal society, even though…

The Phantom of the Opera has been a smash hit in the world of musical theatre ever since opening on October 9th, 1986 in New York City. Since then, there have been a countless number of different productions and tours that have graced audiences across the world. Currently, there is a new production of The Phantom of the Opera on tour across North America, involving one of the largest casts of any touring company. This marvelously humongous musical has been brought to life by a number of persons…

Placido Domingo is generally known as “the King of Opera”, as he is one of the most famous singers and composers of all time. Born on January 21, 1941, in Madrid, Spain, Domingo grew up in a very music oriented family. Both of his parents were singers of Spanish operas, and toured all around Spain with a troupe. When he was around the age of eight years old, he received his first piano lessons. He moved with his parents down to Mexico so they could start up their own zarzuela group, which helped…

the hilarious Papageno, the righteous Sarastro, and the selfish queen of the night, all of their songs, their emotions, and their performances carved deeply in my mind. Composed by one of the greatest musical genius – Mozart, the magic flute stands to be one of the most well-known opera in the world. The story began when the prince Tamino was rescued from a python by the three self-centered maids of the Queen of the night. Soon, the three maids returned and showed the portrait of the…

revenue from those increased performances is not keeping up with the increase in salaries to perform those extra nights. Anne needs to look at why those performances are projected to have lower revenue. For example, would a location change with the same performance increase revenue. If the symphony is playing the same piece for two nights, would it be possible to play two of the five nights in different locations, such…

The opera house represents how every man, no matter how happy, has thoughts about another woman. (50 words) 05. Julius Beaufort During the entirety if the book, we know he has a history with woman, but generally his own history is unknown. He shows us that throughout society, people pout on acts to make others think a certain way about them. While under all of it, people are all just messed up. (51 words) 06. Mingott Family Box To tie along with the Opera House, the Mingott…