A Night at the Opera

person? In the novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, the Swedish singer Christine Daae is torn in a weird love triangle between two men: the handsome, rich, yet controlling and jealous Raoul, the Viscount of Chagny and the mysterious, talented, yet ugly and violent Erik, the Opera Ghost. Raoul was Christine’s childhood sweetheart and he wants to win her back. Erik is a masked man that slowly falls in love with Christine, while he hides within the Opera House and teaches Christine how…

attended was A Midsummer Nights Dream by Isango ensemble. As I walked into the theater I felt really uncomfortable, not welcomed in a way. The crowed seemed to be grouchy and the atmosphere felt heavy. Also the age difference, I was probably the younger person in the entire theater, which made me feel indifferent. Furthermore, I did not understand one single word the performers were saying, which aggravated me but besides that, the singing was really nice. Unlike A Midsummer Night Dream,…

changes that happen from the plays Phantom of The Opera to Love Never Dies. If you ask me i'm very interested in all these changes. I love Meg's new role in the plays and Raoul oh i love when he gets what he deserves, and the the Phantom, I am so happy for the poor guy. In Love Never Dies I really like the changes Andrew Lloyd Webber made to these characters but if i had to choose my one Megs change totally the best. In “The Phantom Of The Opera” Meg Giry was almost the perfect person. She…

the lyrics. Text painting could have more complex harmonies and rhythms to illustrate the text, however, recitative is strictly simple in its musical aspect and is more focused on the actual literature (Greene). Like Harris mentions in the “James Opera Encyclopedia,” recitative is a speech like style that enhances the sound of the voice. This is important for this specific text from the book of Luke, chapter two, verses eight through fourteen. This narrative illustrates the angel describing the…

to write an opera in German. 10. What does Mozart do during his meeting with Emperor Joseph to make Salieri resent him? Salieri starts to resent Mozart, when Mozart plays Salieri’s song by memory after only hearing it once, and then changes the arrangement of the song while playing it to his own likings. 11. What is the name of the girl Mozart marries? Mozart marries Constanze in the movie…

Kallie the Kangaroo Kallie the Kangaroo was a kangaroo who lived in Australia at the Taronga Zoo. Kallie was very interested in what humans do in Australia. This determined little kangaroo wanted to go out and explore Australia. The next day Kallie was going to visit the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier is off the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia.The Reef is the largest living thing on Earth and even visible from outer space. This reef is a very popular spot to visit in…

Carolina (The Editors of Encyclopedia). George started to get musical inspiration from the bestseller book Porgy (Zax, David). Even though the play itself got rave reviews the music critics didn't enjoy what Gershwin had composed. Gershwin's "Folk Opera" did not go over well with the African-American community because he incorporated popular music from the present time that represented black people in poverty. The play's music was mistaken for black appropriation instead of appreciation. At this…

Los Angeles “The Town of The Queen of Angels” was the name of Los Angeles in the late 1700’s. The city of Los Angeles is very big and has lots of pretty places and lots of things. Los Angeles has many landscapes, mountains, sports and places to go. Most people move to Los Angeles if they become successful in sports, music, writing, or singing because Los Angeles is an entertaining place with lots to do. Los Angeles was not always called “The City of Angels”(Hively). Los Angeles was called “El…

There are two acts in the opera. In the opening act, an evil serpent is chasing Prince Tamino. Tamino faints from exhaustion, and when the serpent is about to attack, three ladies serving the Queen of the Night kill it. The three ladies find Tamino very attractive and go back to the Queen to tell her what happened. When Tamino recovers his strength, Papageno, a bird catcher, greets him. Papageno tells Tamino that he was the one who killed the evil serpent. When the three ladies return to Tamino,…

a German composer mainly known for his amazing operas. He was born in Germany in May of 1813 and lived through the romantic era of music. The entire opera has to be one of the longest that is commonly performed, typically taking close to four and a half hours. In this performance, however, they only played the Prelude which will be conducted in common time or 4/4. The setting of this piece of music has to be more secular than anything else. The opera was originally performed in the Königliches…