A Night at the Opera

“Jay Gatsby” In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby’s life seemed to be quite the soap opera. Meeting Dan Cody and falling in love with Daisy Buchanan led Gatsby to a life of avarice and obsession. Jay Gatsby first met Dan Cody at age seventeen, while Dan Cody docked his yacht. Cody tuned Gatsby into a money hungry man. Their relationship turned into a business venture. Dan Cody taught Gatsby to bootleg alcohol. Considering this book is set in the 1920’s during…

The Southern Bog Lemming is native to Ottawa, Canada and is often found in bogs, moist places, and sometimes deciduous forests and meadows. Lemmings are small mouse-like animals that on average weigh 35 grams. The dorsal side tends to be dark brown while the ventral side is a silver-ish gray. Algonquin Wolf The Algonquin Wolf is native to Ottawa, Canada and is a hybrid of the Eastern Wolf, Gray Wolf, and Coyote. Algonquin Wolves are usually found in, but not limited to, deciduous and mixed…

Maria Anna Mozart was the family’s first prodigy and at one point was considered the finest pianists in Europe, until her younger brother, Wolfgang Mozart, came along. Maria’s father, Leopold Mozart, boasted about how well she played the piano, but it wasn’t long before she was overshadowed by her brother. Maria Anna Mozart, also known as Marianne and nicknamed Nannerl, was born on July 30th 1751 in Salzburg, Austria. Maria is the oldest of 7 children, however only she and her brother Wolfgang…

western art music composed about 1600-1700.” Some famous composers that played baroque music are, Henry Purcell, Johann Pachelbel, and Domenico Scarlatti. These are only a few! Henry Purcell’s most known piece is called “Dido and Aeneas.” It is an opera that has three acts and was written by Henry but there was also some libretto by Nahum Tate. Next, is Johann Pachelbel. His most famous piece is known as, “Johann Canon.” Canon means is a piece of music that is characterized by imitation and…

1. Le nozze di Figaro K 492 a. The overture captures the spirit of the opera with themes specific to the overture that do not appear anywhere else in the opera. b. The overture was written just hours before the opera’s first performance and Mozart’s main concern was to catch the audience’s attention immediately and to show the opera’s pace. c. Overture begins with a piano whispering and buzzing that develops into a short-breathed theme. d. The tutti then comes in with the trumpets and drums,…

witnessed. It’s truly one of those shows that the audience cannot forget, leaving them simply breathless. Nothing, but positivity can be said about the overall production of this opera. The standing ovation at the end truly speaks louder than words can fully expressed, just as how the music and visuals have done for the opera, making this production of The Merry Wives of Windsor a truly unique and one of a kind experience as love wins the…

competition. I joined the performance “I fly together with my country”, sang in a choir and this performance was shown in CCTV. From 2009 to 2012, when I was in the middle school, I joined the opera La Boheme on May 14th in 2011, in Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, acted in the children’s choir in the opera with the Little Lark Choir. From 2008-2010, I studied the art of language from Jilan Lu, who is the first level actor of the Guangzhou military region. At the same time, I was an amateur…

However, on their wedding night, Brünhild suspects something is amiss with her situation, particularly suspecting Siegfried a potential cause. Gunther attempts to sleep with her and, with her great strength, she easily ties Gunther up and leaves him that way all night. After telling Siegfried of this, Siegfried again offers his help. Siegfried proposes that he slip into their chamber at night with his invisibility cloak and silently beat Brünhild into submission. Gunther agrees but says that…

College is a time for students to come and find themselves, to get a higher education and to meet new and exciting friends. Just from the first semester here at Harris-Stowe I believe I have done so. My college career actually started in the summer with the Summer Math and Science Academy here at Harris-Stowe. I also moved in a week before everyone else did for soccer pre-season. Right off the bat, Harris-Stowe was a culture shock for me. In the summer math and science academy, I was the…

believe this - they hear chamber music. They hear violins and cellos. They hear this terrific mama-san soprano. Then after a while they hear gook opera and a glee club and the Haiphong Boys Choir and a barbershop quartet and all kinds of funky chanting and Buddha-Buddha stuff. And the whole time, in the background, there’s still that…