OPERA TALK: OPERA 101
OPERA TALK: OPERA 101 SERIES
What in the heck is opera? Is it bugs bunny in a horned helmet? Rubenesque ladies singing in Italian? Is it only for the wealthy? Learn what opera really is through this three-part lecture series that covers the history of opera from the Renaissance to the present day.
PART ONE:
From the Renaissance to the Classical Period Tanisha explains how opera was created from Ancient Greek culture and developed with the beauty of the castrati voice to Gluck and Mozart’s revolutionary ways of merging drama with orchestration.
PART TWO:
Tanisha picks up from the Classical period and discusses how opera evolved from the inspiration of the castrati voice to Bel Canto and the rise of fuller orchestras in the Romantic Period. Notable composers include Verdi and Wagner.
PART THREE:
The last installment of this series features exciting opera developed in the late Romantic period that highlighted raw storylines of the poor and storylines based on history in the twentieth and twenty-first century.
How Opera became Opera- Tanisha's top 5 Opera Moments
Tanisha's top Joan Sutherland Moments
How Opera became Opera
5 Moments we can't ignore.
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Ancient Greek Culture - During the Renaissance, scholars and musicians were inspired by Ancient Green drama and developed a new musical drama: opera.
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The Castrati - Castrated male singers became the epitome of the opera star in the Baroque period because of their high-pitched voices and flexible vocal ability.
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The Plot thickens with the Orchestra -iThe Classical Period was defined by principles used for years to come. The orchestra and the voice reflected not only the plot but the character's inner thoughts.
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Beautiful Singing returns and Romanticism takes over- The age of Bel Canto was marked by a return to the castrati approach of singing however with leading soprano and tenor roles. Storylines reflected European literature from the 17th century.
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Real music, real life- Modernism brings new storylines with raw emotion from everyday people and beyond in the 20th and 21st century.
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TANISHA’S PICKS: DVD’S, SOUND RECORDINGS & MORE
This opera talk features Tanisha’s favorite opera DVD's and recordings used in featured films and commercials. Click the link to purchase some of them for your own collection.
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Don Giovanni by WA Mozart
Metropolitan Opera
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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
Metropolitan Opera
DVD
Der Ring Des Nibelungen
by Richard Wagner
Metropolitan Opera
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I Paglicacci/ Cavalleria Rusticana
Teatro alla Scala
