#opera show

[meeelis]

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𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 2024

[blogoperabase]

What Is An Opera House: A Brief Know-How!

An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets. In an opera house, the staged performance is generally the focus, as compared to the orchestra. The opera house’s backstage area should have ample wing space for set movement and storage. There are some opera houses that are specifically constructed for operas, while others are part of a larger performing arts centre. Often, “opera house” is a term used as a prestige for any performing arts centre. Opera House: Features The horseshoe shaped auditoriums were introduced by Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Italy. It is the oldest active opera house having opened in 1737 with a seating capacity of 3,285, later reduced to 1,386 seats. It was also a model for theatres that were built later in Europe. Traditionally in the 19th century, Europe's opera houses consisted of approximately 1,500-3,000 seats, while modern opera houses like New York's Metropolitan Opera House have 3,800 seats and are counted amongst the largest opera houses. Nowadays, the stage, lighting and other production aspects of opera houses make use of the latest technology. Traditional opera houses do not use sound reinforcement systems with microphones and loudspeakers to amplify the singers. However, from the 1990s some of the opera houses began using a subtle form of sound reinforcement called acoustic enhancement. Operas are mostly performed in their original languages which might be different from the first language of the audience. Since the 1980s, opera houses have assisted the audience by providing translated surtitles (projections of the words above or near the stage) but these days opera houses like The Metropolitan Opera or Milan's La Scala provide two lines of text on individual screens attached to the backs of the seats, so as to not interfere with the visual aspect of the performance. Must-Known Opera Houses Around The World First opera house: The Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, opened in 1637 was the world's first public opera house. Its first construction was mentioned in 1581, and it was demolished in 1812. This opera house had its last season in 1798 and was torn down in 1812 to make room for houses. In 2019 a new project was announced, endeavouring to rebuild the opera house in its historic form for the performance of historically-informed Baroque opera. The largest opera house: The Metropolitan Opera House in New York is the largest in the world with 3,800 seats. There are other auditoriums in the world that are larger but none that serve as the home of a repertory opera company. The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center was designed by Wallace K. Harrison. Famous opera house: The Sydney Opera House in North South Wales, Australia is a multi-venue performing arts centre. It is listed amongst the most famous and distinctive buildings in the world. Conclusion: In the 19th century, there were several theatres given the name opera house, there are even a few of them where opera was seldomly, if ever, performed. Click here to check the list of opera houses and the upcoming performances.

[beijingtheatre-blog]

I simply cannot emphasise enough, my love and interest in the magnificent art of Peking Opera in China.

I simply cannot emphasise enough, my love and interest in the magnificent art of Peking Opera in China. However one theater beats the rest in the capital of Beijing. The prominent Liyuan Theater has been going strong with its magical performances that locals have loved for years, and visitors fall in love with every day.

This was not my first time to see such performing arts in China.. and I was not captivated by the art at first. It was not only when I came to visit Beijing a few years ago, when I saw the true form and beauty.

There are so many stories, with historical and cultural significance. Through these magical tales, you can venture into the mindset of a traditional Chinese. I found that many of the repertoires at the Liyuan Theater are perhaps some of my favorites in the past few years of getting to know many of them. Perhaps my favorites are “Farewell My Concubine”, and “The Crossroads”. It’s difficult to choose, but if you want to be sure to get a good treat.. you know where to go!

[nightreadersclub]

27 giugno 2014

[ENG]

The cover story of this month on TheAtlantic is an neuro-scientifical insight about the relation between creativity and brain. Why is often associated with mental illness and the relation with the IQ.

La storia di copertina dell'Atlantic di questo mese riguarda le neuroscienze. In particolare, il tema trattato riguarda il rapporto fra la creatività ed il cervello: perché spesso si associa a disturbi mentali e il rapporto con il quoziente intellettivo.

Nancy Andreasen su TheAtlantic

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[ENG]

La strana storia di Chen Guangbiao, miliardario cinese che voleva conquistare i cuori degli americani promettendo 300 dollari per i meno abbienti. Il finale però, non è quello che ci si aspetterebbe.

The strange history of Chen Guangbiao, eccentric Chinese billionaire who tried to win americans' hearts, by promising 300$ for indigents. Notwithstandig the end, is not the one you're thinking.

Elon Green su Vanity Fair 

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[ITA]

Mini-articolo sulle caratteristiche della diffusione della Mafia nel Nord Italia. 

Luca Rindaldi su Linkiesta

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[ENG]

Interessante approfondimento sulle misure adottate dalla BoE per arginare i rischi di una bolla speculativa sui mutui fondiari nella piazza di Londra. Le perplessità su questi provvedimenti e i motivi per cui potrebbero essere invece utili.

A reflection on new measures adopted by BoE on mortgage loans, aimed to reduce the bubble-risk in London market. Doubts and perspective.

Ed Conway su SkyNews

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[ENG]

Il racconto dell'Opera show di quest'anno, evento per appassionati di opera tenutosi come ogni anno a Central Park, nel contesto del Central Park Summer Stage. E qualche riflessione sui cantanti..

The chronicles of this year's edition of the Opera Show, the annual opera-addicted event, held in Central Park during the Central Park Summer Stage. 

James Jorden su The New York Observer