History of opera

Presentation on theme: "Opera A Brief History."— Presentation transcript: 1 Opera A Brief History 2 What is opera? A story told to music, which combines music, dance, theatre, sets, costumes, make up, etc. Operatic stories come from history, mythology, fairy tales, folk stories, literature and drama. Opera requires big singing; singers train to acquire the projection required to sing opera unamplified. 3 The History of Opera Opera is more than 400 years old. Dafne (1597) is considered the first true opera. Opera became hugely popular in Italy and spread to Germany and France and eventually the rest of Europe. Opera comique (witty, satirical) and grand opera (opera on a grand scale) developed, followed by lyric opera (Carmen, for example) and bel canto opera (Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti). Romantic composers like Verdi and Wagner paved the way for a new style called verismo. Puccini wrote veristic opera like Tosca and Madame Butterfly. 4 Great Opera Singers Maria Callas soprano Placido Domingo tenorSondra Radvanovsky 5 One of opera’s big moments: Tosca

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Chinese Opera looks at Chinese society through an exciting series of photographs of operatic performances from many regions of the country. The book introduces the reader to this unique theatrical form and tells the traditional stories that are its narrative foundation. Siu Wang-Ngai's extraordinary images, taken in existing light during performances, lovingly reveal the visual excitement of Chinese opera and point to the differences in costuming and presentation that distinguish each regional style and character type. Through Peter Lovrick's engaging text, Chinese Opera provides a brief anecdotal history of the development of Chinese opera and introduces a language of theatrical convention entirely new to the Westerner. It also identifies the hallmarks of the dozen or so regional opera styles found in this collection. As well, the book arranges the stories in a rough chain of being, from heaven, through the whole social structure on earth from emperor to outlaw, to ghosts in the nether world, offering a revealing view of Chinese social tradition and experience. Chinese opera has a rich repertoire drawn from history, legends, myths, folk tales, and classic novels. These stories are full of colourful characters and surprising turns. Chinese Opera opens a door onto the wealth of Chinese traditional drama in a way that will interest drama aficionados, admirers of theatrical photography, students of Chinese drama, those interested in the culture of China, and everyone who enjoys a lively story. It is not necessary to be knowledgeable about the dramatic tradition to sit back, like the Chinese audience of a regional opera, and enjoy a good yarn. Siu Wang-Ngai's record of opera performancemakes these stories come alive.