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The Beggars Opera
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comic opera
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La Scala
La Scala [Teatro alla Scala], one of the world's great opera houses, located in Milan, Italy. It opened in 1778 with a production of Antonio Salieri 's Europa Riconosciuta. Built on the site of the Church of Santa Maria della Scala, the opera house was designed by Giuseppe Piermarini. The... Read more |
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The Threepenny Opera
Threepenny Opera, The (1928). A modern, markedly satiric redaction of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, it had a libretto by BertoltBrecht and music by Kurt Weill. The story centered on the outlaw Macheath, his wooing of Polly Peachum, his betrayal, near‐execution, and reprieve. Originally... Read more |
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Stefan Wolpe
Stefan Wolpe , 1902-72, German-American composer. Of Jewish ancestry, he went to live in Palestine in 1933, but settled in the United States in 1938. Wolpe wrote several operas and cantatas and a good deal of chamber music. His style embraces many elements, from folk music to modern jazz to a form... Read more |
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Make-Up
...purpose being to make their faces appear older or younger...the gilding of God's face in liturgical drama and...painting of the actors' faces in the kabuki plays of...skill in making up his face to suit the age and character...Before the introduction of ... |
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Jackson, Sir Barry Vincent
...tragedy and farce, pantomime and ballet, opera, and even marionettes were seen on its...force in the English theatre, often in the face of local hostility and indifference. Among...Hamlet in 1925, and Macbeth in 1928 in modern dress and in 1929 founded the Malvern Festival... |
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Marlowe, Julia
...the day. She continued to sing in comic opera for several seasons before playing Heinrich...aspect, with a pale and rather sallow face, great, dark, and wistful eyes, a head...delivery that would be too artificial for modern tastes. Biography: Julia Marlowe's... |
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Britten, (Edward) Benjamin
...vocal composer, his operas and song-cycles won...tonality and was a ‘modern’ composer who reached...best known being Coal Face and Night Mail (both...Aldeburgh, Suffolk. His opera Peter Grimes was perf...effectiveness of his operas, is his ... |
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The model of a modern major opera fan.(THE HOME FORUM)
...ever been the model of a modern major general. Although...Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera. Let me rephrase that...Gilbert and Sullivan opera except in the bath...among the loofahs and face cloths, the soap and...s music in the comic operas ... |
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Chinese opera gets a modern edge
...07-19-2011 Chinese opera gets a modern edgeByline: JOYCE HOR...which opened in 1972, faces a problem that plagues...since I've mostly done modern and contemporary works...But the backdrop was modern and minimalist, and...t perform ... |
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China Exclusive: Chinese traditional opera faces survival crisis, immediate...
...Chinese traditional opera faces survival crisis, immediate...its loneliness in the face of modern crazes. Shaoxing opera...not the traditional operas because "there are...Not only the Shaoxing opera but all ... |
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`BLUEBEARD' MAKES SMOOTH, MODERN TRANSITION.(ARTS & ENTERTA)(Opera review)
...Difficult as it may be to believe, opera once was at the center of popular...goofy presence and malleable face make him the image of a clowning...lovable. When her character faces death and plays it for laughs...unpredictable terrain. FACTS:OPERA REVIEW ... |
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Cosmo's modern etiquette for soap-opera situations.
...conquer all! Everyone jokes about their lives being like a soap opera, but if your life were really a soap, here's what your average...the truth. Remember, it's your boyfriend who will have to face this marion a regular basis, not you. And believe me, he... |
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Exclusive short story; The final sacrifice A princess who became a victim, a...
...drinks, then sleeps under the easy skin of his tent. When he wakes in his own skin and goes and kneels by the stream to wash his face, he sees his reflection, which he knows. Then he stands up and finds his shadow, which he hardly knows. She is always with... |
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MODERN STAGING OF 'CAESAR' NOT YOUR AVERAGE 'DATE OPERA'.(Spotlight)
...Mountain News Odd that Opera Colorado would encourage...story, nor is it a date opera. Just as the production...for revenge. Still, modern audiences probably will...that. Never afraid of modern-dress stagings to spice...lighting (which turns ... |
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Ring hit fails to stop opera cash crisis; Company's future under cloud again...
...deliberations over Scottish Opera's budget will not be...The main problems that face Scottish Opera are not...nineteenth-century" view of opera. The source suggested...company should attempt more modern operas, smaller and ... |
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Calgary Opera.(Opera review)
...several years, Calgary Opera has not only presented...impressive number of new, modern operas but has also begun to...relevance of such a story for modern audiences. This, at...the sensibility of the modern era and to make vivid...strived ... |
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OPERA PERFORMANCE AT UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING AUG. 20
...release: The Emerald City Opera perform will perform...Opera is a professional opera company located in Steamboat...from the company's Opera Artist Institute, now...both traditional and modern operas, including works ... |
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