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Post #6- Lecture - Baroque Theatre - Modern Opera

 Baroque Theatre - Modern Opera

At the start of our lecture, we started at St. Peters Square which was Baroque Architecture. It was built in the 4th century by Constantine the Great. There was a dome called the Basilica, which was designed by: Michaelangelo. Then came the Baroque Theatre/ Cesky Krumlov Baroque Theatre. There were many things in common with the roman colosseum. Under the stage, the technology remained about the same, but it just became more advanced, examples include the elevators, and the pulleys. The Theatre created something called the 4th Wall. It was the separation from the actors and their audience. The actors didn't interact with the audience. Vivaldi's Four Seasons brought new Special Effects to the Theatre. Those include, Sound Effects, Lighting, Air to create movement, and music! The Baroque Opera came after. This brought very bright and colorful costumes, new voices, and very mythical characters. Akhenaten Contemporary Opera is a very big advancement to the Baroque Opera. Castrati came in the 16th century. Farinelli was a revered man in the 16th century and was even wanted by the queen (Elisabetta of Spain). "One god, One Farinelli." John Cage and Cathy Barberian were performers in the 20th century that made many discoveries with sound and what music could have been and what it is today. Operas today have changed and become more advanced and with the times. There are still classical operas around the world, but we do have new forms of music in theatre called "musicals." These musicals also incorporate the singing element of Opera, but it not considered an Opera, for example Phantom of the Opera. 

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