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An actress on stage. clearly being a great singer is not enough. you have to inhabit a character on stage. its opening night for la gioconda and itsjust under an hour before curtain is up. so im going to see if i can grab a quick word with some of the performers in tonights opera. bouna sera. buona sera. a lot of people, a lot of arts are here. in one opera, we have the ballet, we have the, we have the chorus, we have the orchestra, we have all the soloists. this production is a very big product...

Sitting in the audience at la scala in milan waiting for the curtain to go up is an experience that always excites me. and the reason why is that for me, opera is a complete artform. theres great singing, of course, but also music skills, acting, movement and even sometimes dance. and the artistic and technical teams working behind the scenes to deliver amazing sets, costumes, makeup and wigs, well, the listjust goes on and on. la gioconda was written in the 1870s by italian composer ponchielli....

For a soprano. for my opinion, at least one month. one month? because its basically all made by hand. it requires a lot of people, a lot of time, and we have to be super patient. its extraordinary what difference a costume, makeup and headdress can make to a performer. this one is actually mostly made of pasta. it is italy, after all. once you put it on, you immediately get a sense of the character that you have to slot into. so i guess im now a valkyrie in wagners opera. however, spending a for...

On stage, including ballet dancers. the plot involves scenes in sumptuous palaces, a colourful carnival and a ship in flames, all of which provide plenty of scope for ambitious and cutting edge design and technology. ive come to la scalas workshop, not farfrom the theatre, to see the network of teams involved in putting together a traditional opera such as la gioconda. to start off, the backdrop to any opera is quite literally the stage set, and this set for la gioconda is a kind of transparent ...

Can tell, can, can communicate the importance of sustainability to our society. so staging a traditional opera in the 21st century is complex, but opera is musical theatre. so above all, the role of the musician, conductor and singer is of paramount importance. frederic chaslin is conducting the orchestra for la gioconda. if you visualize the stage, from the point of view of the conductor, you have this big bar that is actually the stage and the orchestra is underneath, doesnt see what is on sta...

I feel it really like a pilot. i mean, we are ready. the plane is fine. we have checked everything we could check. everybody is on board on time. we take off, but then anything can happen. la scala in milan is one of the greatest opera houses and a firm favourite here is the thrilling bulgarian soprano sonya yoncheva. i think its a special moment where instrumentalists and voice are collaborating in a way that they inspire each other. everyone likes sonya. shes a gorgeous voice, first of all, sh...

How are they even doing this? i dont know how they created these amazing sets. so for sure, i think thats as much a part of it as the singing. its such an expression of emotion. _ and so its the singing, its - the costumes, its the passion. i can only imagine that its years and years of training for everyone involved - in the production, from the set designers to the folks - behind the stage, making everything work perfectly. yes. much respect for all of it. i certainly have more insights into w...

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But what do the judges think? she says its perfect. thank you. we all have work but with these activities we can have fun. make some new friends. actually after covid—19, its a big relief for all people in istanbul. art certainly has a way of bringing people together. a short hop on the old tram takes you to pera, which this hotel was named after. opened in 1885 to accommodate passengers fresh off the orient express, the pera palace hotel is steeped in history. the walls which agatha christie ...

PNA file photo courtesy of Rep. Christopher de Venecia's Facebook page DAGUPAN CITY - Pangasinan fourth district Representative Christopher de Venecia, principal author of Republic Act 11904 or the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act, said the new law will help the creative industry sector grow and set the country as number one creative economy in Asia. In a statement issued on Tuesday, De Venecia, who is also the chairman of the House special committee on creative industries and ...