The Barber of Seville

Nowadays, there are many coffee shops that are very successful in the world of business. There is the Starbucks, Gloria Jeans, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Bo’s Coffee, Figaro Coffee Company, and many more. These companies have different stories to share and that story made a mark in the world of business. Some people tell that “why there are businesses like this instead we can buy our own coffee that has lower cost.” The difference is, buying coffee in the coffee shops is there is a quality in the

Classical period. Many of the great, famed musicians now known today lived during the Romantic period. Some of the better known names included Rossini, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, and Brahms. Gioachino Rossini, known for his piece, The Barber of Seville, excelled in operas. His overtures grew to be extremely popular pieces as well and are still played to this day. Felix Mendelssohn started his career early in life and grew famous off his own overtures as well. Connecting with nature as many

dancers. The Ballet of Miami performed this Ballet in the Fort Lauderdale Performing Art Center on Friday 21 of March, and presented the story of Don Quixote in three main acts. In the first act is represented a public square in Seville where Basilio, an impoverished barber young man, flirts with young Kitri who has been determined to marry a Gamache. Gamache is a rich old ‘toreador’ and is willing to pay Lorenzo, Kitri’s father, for marrying her. In this act Don Quixote and Sancho Panza arrive to

based on La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro (The Madcap Day, or the Marriage of Figaro), a comically titled stage play by Pierre Beaumarchais. Mozart’s opera is in fact part of a trilogy. The Marriage of Figaro continues the story of The Barber of Seville, another of Beaumarchais’ plays adapted for opera by Paisiello. Composed in 1786 and originally a reasonable success, The Marriage of Figaro’s acclaim has grown much greater and is celebrated and performed today around the world, so widely successful

Difference of Ideals between 19th and 20th Centuries There are many ideals that occurred over the 19th and 20th centuries. These ideals covered many genres of music from piano music, orchestral pieces, to operas. The composers of these times tried many different techniques and styles making a lasting impression on the Romantic era of music. Some of the most influential composers during the 19th century that we discussed were Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz, Frederic Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn

Parts of an Opera: The Singers and Structure Considering the many parts of an opera, it’s no wonder that people often get confused---the genre stretches back to the very end of the 16th century and has changed dramatically over time. From lyric sopranos to basso profundos, we’ve put together a guide to the types of vocalists you would probably see at the opera today, paired with famous roles featuring those voice types. We also included a quick overview of the structural parts of an opera---the

Imagine you are in a darkened theater and on stage are the actors. Behind the actors you can see the scenery. Down in front of the stage, in what is called the pit, is an orchestra and a conductor. As the orchestra plays, the actors on stage do not speak their lines they sing them! Opera is the combination of drama and music. Like drama, opera embraces the entire spectrum of theatrical elements: dialogue, acting, costumes, scenery and action, but it is the sum of all these elements, combined with

Early Modern Europe experienced several tragedies in which the citizens sensed that there must be a better way to live where happiness was more familiar. Alterations for what truly defines absolute happiness in a society during these times of catastrophe were expressed through utopian literature. Thomas More’s Utopia, Tomasso Campanella’s City of the Sun, and Caron De Beaumarchais’ The Marriage of Figaro together attempt to answer what truly creates a happy civilization during different periods of

Heena Sidhu is an Indian shooter. She along with Annu Raj Singh won the gold medal in women's Pairs 10 metre air pistol at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1] Heena (384) and Annu (375) won the 14th gold medal for India from the shooting range. She also won a silver medal in the singles event. Heena Sidhu | Medal record | Women's shooting | Commonwealth Games | Gold | 2010 Delhi | 10 metre air pistol(Pairs) | Silver | 2010 Delhi | 10 metre air pistol (Singles) | Asian Games | Silver |

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Prominent Musical Genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the classical period. He was born in 1756. In 1782, he married Constanze Weber and had six children—four of which passed away when they were infants (Grout, 540). One of their two other sons that lived followed his legacy of becoming a composer (Grout, 540). Mozart’s father was both a composer and a violinist, who began training him and his sister Nannerl musically at a very young age and took