Posted by johnLA on November 17, 2013, at 17:40:47
In reply to Re: 'mozart effect', posted by sigismund on November 17, 2013, at 15:19:50
'Yeah, the Marriage of Figaro is so great and so cynical. Reading the lyrics along with the music is illuminating.'
and yes, mozart's librettist was wonderful at sneaking in some very fun lyrics. poor italians all seem to die in the end of their operas. lol
i always wanted to ask a girl to get married during the aria of 'voi che sapete' in act 1 of figaro...
sigi did you know that some art snobs (critics) consider 'nozze di figaro' the greatest work of art of all-time?
very subjective of course. but, something to ponder. opera can fuse together all of the classic 7 art forms. often in perfect harmony.
still, i believe opera works best live.
you might like this too; (i may have posted this earlier?) the ancient greeks considered music to be the greatest of the 7 arts. why? because it brought you 'closest' to the gods emotionally. interesting i think.
unfortunate that plato and his crew did not get to hear the stuff we do.
maybe more unfortunate that we know no little of their music. only the words for the most part.
one of the reasons that the illiad and the odyssey were written in meter was because it was told/spoken/sung with musical accompaniment.
homer may have been the first rapper...
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