Looking through the Opera Glasses: Performance and Artifice in "The Age of Innocence"

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On Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14, Opera Grand Rapids brought Italian classic opera "Rigoletto" to DeVos Performance Hall and celebrated its 50th season. The opera is considered to be one of the greatest operas of Giuseppe Verdi and tells the old stories about the moral degeneration of people with plenipotent and those suffering under such power. Struggle. It was made in 1851 and it was first reviewed, forcing Verdi to change his name twice, and forcing him to adjust the character of the Duke from his original image of the king, the opera will revive the king I mock. This story has a history of over 166 years, but its moral decline, treatment of women, abuse of power of today is as important as premiere.

On Friday, November 3, I had the privilege to join the opera "Love Crossing Age" at the Sean O'Sullivan Theater with Maria Fortuna and Nancy Townsend. I have not played in Opera, I do not know what will happen, and I am looking forward to this new experience. Fortuna is accompanied by a multifaceted pianist Nancy Townsend. The two musicians showed great expertise and I was able to draw my attention through the scope of the program. Maria Fortuna is an internationally successful soprano singer with outstanding vocal talent. Fortuna's song ranges from lyrical sopranos to dramatic Burlesque performances in front of many crowds and critics. Fortuna born at Niagara Falls in New York State recently acquired a master's degree in music from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Nancy Townsend is a pianist, vocal coach, conductor and stage director

From the beginning of innocence, Newland Archer attended the Opera of the New York Conservatory, and we saw the book's stage and actor through his eyes. The choice of her opinion is: the two central figures of Newland and Ellen Orenkski, he fell in love with him, only Newland calls out, Ellen is always through his eyes and the eyes of other people Well, I made her a little mysterious and gave her an enhanced separation as a catalyst for the novels. Meanwhile, Newland uses an absolute definition of thought and action for verification and judgment; he exposes vulnerabilities, Allen leaves privacy and silence. One person is finally confined in customs and the environment, others are the spirit of freedom, the sign of the future