This paper analyzes Giuseppe Verdi’s 1851 opera, Rigoletto, from the perspective of J.B Thompson’s model of media analysis; focusing on two particular scenes, as seen in the 1977 production directed by Kirk Browning. The two chosen scenes are Povero Rigoletto, from Act 2 and Bella Figlia dell’Amore, from Act 3. First, each scene will be described contextually, to be followed by structual analysis that will attempt to ascertain the intention of the artist. Leading into Act 2, Scene 2, the courtiers
Enrico Caruso Enrico Caruso was born February 25, 1873 in Naples, Italy. He was one of the most talented and admired Italian operatic tenors in the early 20th century. He was also one of the first people to have his music recorded using a gramophone. He recorded 260 recordings and made millions of dollars from the sale of is 78rpm records. Caruso was baptized in the Church of San Giovanni e Paolo on February 26, 1873. At the age of ten he started working in a factory with his father in Naples,
I was given the opportunity to watch the production of Rigoletto go from rehearsals to opening night. I got to explore the entire rehearsal hall, where most of the creating part happened. I got to walk through the offices, storage room, costume room, and rehearsal rooms. And I got to meet and talk to very important
Have you ever turned the radio on and it was on a classical station? Or do you just pretend you’re not listening to it and change the station? You know, classical music isn’t all that bad. Many modern day artists inject classical music into their music. Making re-mixes of other songs, or creating something completely on their own. Like Lindsey Stirling. She injects classical music into her music by using the violin. Artists of old like Giuseppe Verdi composed operas. Operas still include classical
Analysis of Paul's Case by Willa Cather Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case” is a story about a young 16 year-old man, Paul, who is motherless and alienated. Paul’s lack of maternal care has led to his alienation. He searches for the aesthetics in life that that he doesn’t get from his yellow wallpaper in his house and his detached, overpowering father figure in his life. Paul doesn’t have any interests in school and his only happiness is in working at Carnegie Hall and dreams of one-day living the luxurious
Imagine you are in a darkened theater and on stage are the actors. Behind the actors you can see the scenery. Down in front of the stage, in what is called the pit, is an orchestra and a conductor. As the orchestra plays, the actors on stage do not speak their lines they sing them! Opera is the combination of drama and music. Like drama, opera embraces the entire spectrum of theatrical elements: dialogue, acting, costumes, scenery and action, but it is the sum of all these elements, combined with
Italian Texans Migration of Italians to Texas People from Piedmont, Lombardy, Venetia, Emilia, Sicily, Calabria, Campania, and other regions moved to the United States and/or Texas to improve their lifestyles, or to move closer to family. Many Italians believed that Texas was a land of opportunity. An Italian immigrant, Rosario Maceo, even said, “People thought that you came to America…look on the floor and you’d find money,” Immigration also
by alluding to two orchestra pieces, both of which are about suppression and social reclusion, which Paul identifies with and feels liberated by. “The moment the cracked orchestra beat out the overture from Martha, or jerked at the serenade from Rigoletto, all stupid and ugly things slid from him, and his senses were deliciously, yet delicately fired.” (7). Throughout the story Paul acts repressed and gloomy, as well as hateful and disdainful, but upon hearing the two orchestral performances, all
Politics in Opera Imprint Information Viva la Liberta! - Politics in Opera by Anthony Arblaster is published by Verso in 1992 in London, Great Britain. It was the book's first edition and publication. The book contains 340 pages of text, no illustrations, and includes a tables of contents, nine main chapters, conclusion, notes and and an index. The chapters start with the period of modern politics, the French Revolution in 1789 and with "Mozart: Class Conflict and Enlightenment" from that period
I can say with absolute certainty that I have always been intrigued by and totally enamored with cultures that were different from my own. I believe this is because I fancy myself to be an imaginative dreamer that has always wished for changes to take place in the world so that it may one day become the way it was supposed to be when the creator of the universe imagined it all those centuries ago. I think the most precious gift that was given to humans by the creator of the universe besides the
The concept of Romanticism flourished within the European continent during the 18th century as it served to be a revolutionizing movement against the Enlightenment and the classical ideologies present during the time period. The Romantic period pushed many of the artists to adopt a different perspective while revolting against the classical objectives established by the Neoclassical artists such as order, authority, balance etc. (Sayre 878). Furthermore, artists during the Romanticism era focused
Victor Hugo has long been one of France’s most well-known writers. This Romantic poet, dramatist, and novelist, has remained significant since his publishing. Though his writing has a substantial variety of themes, some of his most famous works bring forth his increasingly radical ideas regarding social and political reform, which he developed during France’s most tumultuous eras, in a time of almost constant governmental revolution. On February 26, 1802, Victor Marie Hugo was born, the third son
Even though many find opera unintelligible, overwhelming, and boring, opera continues to be a popular form of storytelling. People love the drama and the musical masterpieces written by well-known French, Italian, and German composers. The addition of beautiful costumes and eye-catching scenery make opera an attractive form of entertainment. However, even with all these positive elements, many avoid opera like the plague. The goal of this paper is to help eliminate these negative opinions by educating