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Craddock's Opera House ...
No full textAn advertisement for Craddock's Opera House printed on silk.Full catalog title: Craddock's Opera House : Lambert & Richardson's superb Dramatic Co. Silver Band and Orchestra ... Friday evening, April 6th, 1883, the great New York sensation, in six acts entitled the Banker's daughter ... Printed on silk. Includes the cast list and opera staff. Includes advertisements. ''This programme was printed by Carter & Gibson and perfumed with Fleur de Alba one of 42 odors, manufactured by the Florentine Perfumers, Chicago ...'
National Opera Review discussion paper
No full textOn 25 September 2015, the National Opera Review Discussion Paper was released by the National Opera Review Panel. The Discussion Paper considers the financial viability, artistic vibrancy and audience access of Australia’s four major opera companies — Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, State Opera of South Australia and West Australian Opera. Those organisations are funded by the Australian Government and relevant state governments as major performing arts companies. Submissions are invited on the issues and options raised in the Discussion Paper.
The National Opera Review Discussion Paper and a list of the key issues raised in the paper are provided at the listed website.
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The National Opera Review Panel invites you to make a submission on key issues raised in the Discussion Paper. Submissions must be received by close of business 26 October 2015
Columbia Opera House programme ...
No full textA program for the Columbia Opera House.Full catalog title: Columbia Opera House programme : compliments of the Navasota Tablet ... Caption title. ''Engagement of England's pride and America's favorite, Miss Bessie Bonehill in her musical comedy by W.R. Seeley, Playmates.'' Printed on silk. Includes the cast list and synopsis. Date of publication suggested by vendor
Study of neutrino interactions with the electronic detectors of the OPERA experiment
No full textThe OPERA experiment is based on a hybrid technology
combining electronic detectors (EDs) and nuclear emulsions. OPERA collected muon–neutrino interactions during the 2008 and 2009 physics runs of the CNGS neutrino beam, produced at CERN with an energy range of about 5–35 GeV. A total of 5.3×1019 protons on target equivalent luminosity have been analysed with the OPERA EDs: scintillator strips target trackers and magnetic muon spectrometers equipped with resistive plate gas chambers and drift tubes, allowing a detailed reconstruction of muon–neutrino interactions
John Gay's the beggar's opera: early eighteenth-century responses in the arts to cultural, sociological and political issues in London life
No full textDiffering responses in art media to these contemporary issues of London life are explored, taking John Gay's the Beggar's Opera as the focal point for discussion. Initially, a general survey is made of Gay's role as cultural, social and moral critic. Comparison with George Frederick Handel's Floridante allows Gay's work to be placed in the context of operatic responses to contemporary society, highlighting usage both of overt portrayal and indirect satire. Gay's approach to political issues is examined alongside that of Dean Swift's Gulliver's Travels enabling an estimation to be made of the effectiveness of these art media as tools of political propaganda. Similarly, responses in the field of painting are discussed in the light of representative works of James Thornhill and William Hogarth's A Harlot's Progress and A Rake's Progress. In considering all these responses it is noted that art can be interpreted at differing levels, from the sophisticated to the naive. All these art media are then placed in the context of artistic philosophy of the period, thus facilitating an objective assessment of the parallels and differences of art's responses to contemporary issues. Taking into account inherent limitations in the media, to conclude our study, Hogarth's The Beggar's Opera Scenes are compared and contrasted with Gay's prototype. The thesis highlights the trend towards realism in the arts during this period. Nevertheless, we are left with the conundrum that art, 'per se', can only 'mirror' life. It does not necessarily solve its problems. Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Music. University of Durham Department of Music 198
Seattle Symphony Orchestra Opera Committee presents "Aida" at the World's Fair Opera House, Seattle World's Fair, June 7, 9, 11, 1962 (cover only)
No full textProgram includes a list of cast members, technical staff and opera committee members; a brief history of "Aida," including a scene-by-scene breakdown of each act; an extensive list of Opera House Patrons; and advertisements for upcoming Opera House performances
The mezzo-soprano as representation of 'the other' in nineteenth century opera
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.The author continues by arguing that mezzo-soprano and contralto voices resemble the male voice and therefore composers often cast women in this fach as the jealous and malicious characters compared to the true and simplistic nature of the soprano (e.g. Ortrud versus Elsa in Lohengrin).3 When one looks at the significant mezzo-soprano roles in nineteenth-century opera, it is clear that the majority of these roles can be seen as representations of the Other. The aim of the thesis will be to investigate some of the most important nineteenth-century mezzo-soprano roles that represent the Other. The main research question is: To what extent do the selected roles represent the various templates delineated in theories of alterity? The roles will be classified and discussed according to four templates of alterity: social, religious, moral and emotional
Nicola Porpora’s operas for the ‘opera of the nobility’:the poetry and the music
No full textStudies of Italian opera in London during the first half of the eighteenth century have focussed on George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). As the most prolific composer of this genre in the English capital, this is unsurprising, but it has meant that other composers, contemporaneously active in this field, have been relatively neglected. This is especially true of the period 1733 – 1737, during which time two Italian opera companies attempted
to co-exist in the city. Leading one of the companies was Handel, with the Neapolitan, Nicola Porpora (1686-1768), recruited to compose the works for the rival opera company, the so-called ‘Opera of the Nobility’.
This study therefore discusses Porpora’s contribution of five operas to the London operatic stage during his three year residency between 1733 and 1736, in opposition to Handel’s company. This has required an investigation into the circumstances surrounding
the formation of the rival opera company, its operation in terms of repertoire and the influence of its librettists on Porpora’s works. Detailed analysis of the music has been undertaken to consider Porpora’s style, establish how he adapted this in London for an English, rather than Italian audience, and determine the efficacy of his communication of
the drama through his music. This thesis is the first large-scale detailed study of Porpora and his operas. Although the primary focus of this work is his London operas, the necessity of providing a context for
these has resulted in a contribution to greater knowledge of Porpora’s overall style. There is
still much work to be done on a full study of all of Porpora’s 44 operas and other compositions. This study also significantly adds to the current knowledge of operatic rivalry in London between 1733 and 1736, for the first time evaluating the fabric and importance of Porpora’s operas within this period
Enacting the nation on stage: styles, subjects, and themes in American opera librettos of the 1910s
No full textThe article focuses on six staged operas of 1910s with national style. Topics discussed include operas with a theme of racial encounter such as "Natoma" by Victor Herbert, opera "Azora" by Henry Hadley showing the fall of Aztec empire of emperor Montezuma, picturization of Indians in American culture in all the operas, use of dramaturgy adopted from the Europeans for the characters of the opera and the libretto problem faced by the operas.https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebCode=LoginRequired&Site=NO
Cultural-based visual expression: Emotional analysis of human face via Peking Opera Painted Faces (POPF)
No full text© 2015 The Author(s) Peking Opera as a branch of Chinese traditional cultures and arts has a very distinct colourful facial make-up for all actors in the stage performance. Such make-up is stylised in nonverbal symbolic semantics which all combined together to form the painted faces to describe and symbolise the background, the characteristic and the emotional status of specific roles. A study of Peking Opera Painted Faces (POPF) was taken as an example to see how information and meanings can be effectively expressed through the change of facial expressions based on the facial motion within natural and emotional aspects. The study found that POPF provides exaggerated features of facial motion through images, and the symbolic semantics of POPF provides a high-level expression of human facial information. The study has presented and proved a creative structure of information analysis and expression based on POPF to improve the understanding of human facial motion and emotion
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