Music 202 - Spring 2013 Opera Scene Analysis Assignment Compare and contrast two interpretations of one scene

from an opera of your choice from the Classical period to the present. ou may compare two !ideo recordings" or a !ideo and a li!e opera. #pcoming productions $y the %os Angeles Opera include &agner's The Flying Dutchman (March )th - 20th* and +ossini's Cinderella (March 23rd April 13th*. Sign up for Opera# to get ,2- student tic.ets online or call the day of the performance for student rush tic.ets. /ideos and $ound scores can $e found in the O!iatt %i$rary media la$" 2nd floor. 0igital scores can $e found at the 1etrucci Music %i$rary. Complete the following wor.sheet and answer the 2uestions in complete sentences where appropriate. our assignment should $e typed" single spaced" and stapled" and is due at the $eginning of class on April 13th.

Opera Analysis &or.sheet Student 4ame5 6ason 7ennedy 8actual 9nformation (- pts* Composer5 Rossini :itle of &or.5 La Cenerentola 0ate of Composition5 1817 Act;" Scene; Act1, Scene 1 (second half of Intro) 8irst line of te<t5 No, No, No, No. There is noone around. 9n your own words" descri$e what is happening in this scene. (- pts* This scene is the introduction of the 3 ain ladies in the o!era. It is "here "e all #et insi#ht to the characters$ true !ersonalit% colors. Clorinda introduces herself &% thin'in# she$s #ot all the 'no"led#e on ho" to &e !rett%, "hereas Tis&e see s to not thin' &% si !l% "onderin# off in her o"n &eaut%. (hen An#elina (Cinderella) starts to sin#, it is of a stor% that tells of true lo)e co in# fro *innocence and #oodness.* The t"o sisters are so full of the sel)es, that the% tease her and %et "hen the !rince announces his arri)al (throu#h

ser)ants) the% call to her for hel! "ith a'in# the loo' #or#eous for the !rince. The% re)eal there true insecurities &% callin# to her to #et their +e"elr% and hats etc. The% also run and scurr% around sho"in# their ner)ousness "ith eetin# hi . And interestin#l% enou#h Cinderella #ets to actuall% eet ,rince Ra iro, later on, and has onl% the &utterflies of true lo)e fill her heart. &ith the aid of a score" analy=e the music in this scene. 1. 9nstrumentation (- pts* -lute1./, 0&oe1./, Clarinet1./(1&), 1assoon1./, 2orn1./ (3&), Tru !et 1./ (1&43&), Tro &one. Ti !ani, 1ass 5ru 6iolins1, 6iolins/, 6iolas, Cellos, 1asses 2. :hemes (include musical figures* (- pts* 3. Structure (use a graph* (10 pts*

Interpretation No.1
8actual 9nformation (- pts* 0ate and !enue of recording or performance5 1788, Sal8&ur# -esti)al >nsem$le5 6ienna ,hilhar onic 0rchestra Conductor5 Riccardo Chaill% 0irector5 9ichael 2a !e Soloists5 character" name" (!oice type* An#elina:Cinderella;< Ann 9urra% (Contralto) Clorinda< An#ela 5annin# (So!rano) Tis&e< 5a!hne 3)an#elatos (9e88oSo!rano) 9n your own words" descri$e the following elements5 1. Singing (- pts* 2. Orchestral accompaniment (- pts* The o&oe solo acco !iani ent "ith Cinderella$s first entrance "as as if $cantabile$ eant to &eco e the actin# sin#er. 3)en ri#ht on her entrance, the orchestra "as treatin# it as a drear% and so &er entrance of the !oor Cinderella. It #a)e e a feelin# of #uilt and co !oassion for her. 3. Costumes (- pts* The sisters$ costu es "ere of ore lace, and a richer "hite color. The hair "as e)en thic'er and ore curel%. And then there "ere a"eso e hats that "ere so delicatel% created. The sisters irrors "ere of a ore #old or &ron8e color, oro&a&l% to si#nif% the fa il%$s "ealth. ?. Scenery and lighting (- pts* A clean and fanc% loo'in# house, "ith hu#e doors containin# en#ra)ed desi#ns in the "ood. The ta&le had a fanc% ta&le cloth that "as neatl% !ut on. The furniture loo'ed "ell ta'en care of. -. Acting (- pts* In the &e#innin# the t"o sisters, Clorinda and Tis&e, see to &e ore fluid "ith their stuc' u! !ersonalities. Clorinda andTis&e$s s u##ness see s )er% &elie)a&le, causin# e to alread% ha)e a oderate disli'e to"ards the .

(ith Cinderella, her actin# sho"ed a lon#in# for a ha!!% life in her future. It re)ealed to e that she had ho!e and faith in the art of a si !le fair%tale.

Interpretation No.2
8actual 9nformation (- pts* 0ate and !enue of recording or performance5 =une >th, /??@< Al%nde&ourne 0!era 2ouse >nsem$le5 London ,hilhar onic 0rchestra Conductor5 6ladi ir =uro"s'i 0irector5 ,eter =. 2all Soloists5 character" name" (!oice type* An#elina:Cinderella;< RuBanda 5onose (Contralto) Clorinda< RaCuela Sheeran (So!rano) Tis&e< Lucia Cirillo (9e88oSo!rano) 9n your own words" descri$e the following elements5 1. Singing (- pts* Cinderella$s sin#in# ti &re "as ore "ar and #a)e e the i !ression that she "ould treat her &o%friend to that "ar th and s"eetness, if she "ere to e)er &e sa)ed &% a rich *'in#.* The sisters$ sin#in# #a)e e a feelin# of forcefull usicalit%, ho"e)er "hen sin#in# to#ether on the teBt, *&efore such art, such &eaut%,* it felt ore li)el% to a !oint "here i could #et lost in the stor%. 2. Orchestral accompaniment (- pts* The orchestral introduction "as )er% s!rit8%, and +itter%. Aa)e e a #a% and s u# contentness. A feelin# that I could connect on the sa e !erce!tual le)el as the t"o sisters, Clorinda and Tis&e.

(ith Cinderella$s entrance, the orchestra "as still "ith the sisters$ )ie"!ointsD It "as e)il, the "a% it ade e feel as thou#h the innocent cinderella "as so daring to interrupt the beautiful singers. The conductor of this orchestra "as uch ore %oun# in this rendition, !erha!s that "as "hat #a)e e the i !ression of a +itter% ha!!iness. 3. Costumes (- pts* Cinderella had a )er% &ro"n and ru##ed outfit, sho"in# that she "as !racticall% li)in# under the stairs. The sisters, Clorinda and Tis&e had uch ore re)ealin# dresses that sho"ed there &oso s ore. ?. Scenery and lighting (- pts* A uch ore rustic scene "ith the chairs$ aterial shreddin# fr &ein# "orn and e)en the "alls. The ta&le "as cluttered and the !ots "ere also rust%. There "as a dead tur'e% in the fire!laceDD -. Acting (- pts* I defintel% did not li'e the dancin# &% the sisters$ first entrance. The% did ho"e)er, coo!erate li'e the% 'ne" eachother "ell enou#h to &e sisters. Ii ediatel% felt Cinderella$s lonel% isolation created &% the sisters, "hen she entered the roo .

&hich performance is more effecti!e and why@ (10 pts*