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From:  Patricia M Smith <dgcsorcmgr@j...>
Patricia M Smith <dgcsorcmgr@j...>
Date:  Fri Oct 6, 2000  5:13 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Text and Singing



To borrow a quote from an opera, Bernstein's "Candide", opera is "the
best of all possible worlds".


On Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:45:10 -0700 "Lloyd W. Hanson"
<lloyd.hanson@n...> writes:
<lloyd.hanson@n...> writes:
>
> Opera is not song. Opera is not dialogue. Opera is not libretto.
> Opera is not scenery. Opera is not lights. Opera is all of this and
>
> its sum is greater that the whole of its parts. The primary
> dramatic
> force in opera is not the story, nor the voices, not the scenery nor
>
> the lighting, but the music. This is the most easily understood
> element of opera because it does not need any pre-arranged
> explanation nor teaching. The music of opera gives it a dramatic
> impact that is known, not understood, felt not evaluated, intuited
> not analyzed.
>

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