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1. www.kennedy-center.org › opera › understanding-operaUnderstanding Opera - The Kennedy Center

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   Break down opera’s history of more than 400 years into six separate eras and uncover key players, standout musical features, and notable artistic innovations within each time frame. Listen to a wide variety of musical examples from 1600 to the present day. Understanding Opera • Introduction. Baroque Era • Classical Era.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OperaOpera - Wikipedia

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   Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist [1] and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and ...

3. mbopera.ca › wp-content › uploadsWhat is Opera? - Manitoba Opera

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   There are several differences between opera and musicals such as The Phantom of the Opera. One significant difference is the ‘partnership’ found between the music and the drama in an opera. While musicals use songs to help tell a story, in an opera, the music contributes to the drama, it does not only accompany it.

4. www.researchgate.net › publication › 316625130_lifelife as opera: A Cultural Metaphor in Chinese - ResearchGate

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   May 3, 2017 · metaphor LIFE IS AN OPERA is prototypically instantiated by a four-character idiomatic. expression: 人生如戏rénshēng rúxìlife is (like) an opera. In fact, this idiom is a. motto-like ...

5. friendsoftheopera.org › what-is-operaWhat is Opera? Opera History, Myths, Stories, Eras, and More

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   Opera houses and companies work hard to reach diverse audiences, offering student discounts, community outreach programs, and performances in non-traditional venues. "Opera is stuffy and boring." On the contrary, opera is full of passion, drama, and excitement! The stories are often larger-than-life, full of action, love, heartbreak, and humor.

6. www.britannica.com › art › opera-musicOpera | History & Facts | Britannica

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   Nov 14, 2024 · opera, a staged drama set to music in its entirety, made up of vocal pieces with instrumental accompaniment and usually with orchestral overtures and interludes. In some operas the music is continuous throughout an act; in others it is broken up into discrete pieces, or “numbers,” separated either by recitative (a dramatic type of singing that approaches speech) or by spoken dialogue.

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   Is life an opera?

   • That is, life is an opera, as a cultural metaphor based on a dominant cultural category ( opera) and a rich cultural schema for Chinese opera, serves as a core component of the Chinese cultural conceptualization of life. In the next section, I will zoom into the role of culture in the shaping of this metaphorical conceptualization of life as opera.

   life as opera: A Cultural Metaphor in Chinese | SpringerLink

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   What does life is an opera mean in Chinese?

   • In Chinese, the conceptual metaphor life is an opera is prototypically instantiated by a four-character idiomatic expression: 人生如戏 rénshēng rú xì ‘life is (like) an opera’.

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   Is life an opera metaphor?

   • My point is, again, that the life is an opera metaphor is so salient in Chinese culture that it is a cultural metaphor located at the core of the Chinese cultural model of life, serving as a lens through which life is viewed and conceptualised in a way that is specifically Chinese.

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   What is an opera?

   • Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet.

   Opera - Wikipedia

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   How many songs are in 'life is an opera'?

   • The Chinese texts are accompanied by their more literal English translations to their right. Of the seven songs to be discussed, three have the title 人生如戏 ‘Life Is an Opera’, three are titled 人生大舞台 ‘The Big Stage of Life’, and one is entitled 人生舞台 ‘The Stage of Life’.

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   How long has opera been around?

   • Break down opera’s history of more than 400 years into six separate eras and uncover key players, standout musical features, and notable artistic innovations within each time frame. Listen to a wide variety of musical examples from 1600 to the present day. Allow us to introduce opera. She’s a gal of wealth and taste. Actually, that’s a lie.

   Understanding Opera - The Kennedy Center

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8. link.springer.com › chapter › 10life as opera : A Cultural Metaphor in Chinese - Springer

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   May 3, 2017 · Apparently, the narrator is able to “see” the true meaning of life by watching the life-opera on a philosophical height (i.e. knowing / understanding is seeing). This is because the narrator is also a laborious “traveller” who has actually undergone the twisted process of life-journey (i.e. life is a journey). (3) Song (c): Life Is An Opera