OPERA TALK: PARENTS IN OPERA SERIES
OPERA TALK: PARENTS IN OPERA SERIES
This two-part series examines how parents are depicted in opera in various situations. Tanisha ties various opera plots with the similar motives a parent has for their children. The audience will learn the characteristics of the parent by the way they enter the opera, what they say to their children and how they exit the opera. This series is perfect to tie into Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
Mother, May I? – Doting mothers and devious motives in opera
Opera contains memorable mothers who demonstrate a range of motives and emotions from charitable to downright devious. Join Tanisha as she examines entertaining plots with mamas that include The Queen of the Night from Mozart’s Die Zauberflote, Clara from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Azucena from Verdi’s Il Trovatore.
Mother May I includes these operas:
MAGIC FLUTE BY WA MOZART
IL TROVATORE BY
GIUSEPPE VERDI
PORGY AND BESS BY
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Father, May I? – Fierce fathers and fearful motives in opera
Fathers play a pivotal role in opera as the provider and the fixer even when their children don’t think it’s necessary. Tanisha examines entertaining and thoughtful plots with fathers that include Germont from Verdi’s La Traviata, Wotan from Wagner’s Die Walküre and Amonasro from Verdi’s Aïda.
Father May I includes:
LA TRAVIATA BY
GIUSEPPE VERDI
DIE WALKÜRE BY
RICHARD WAGNER
AÏDA BY GIUSEPPE VERDI
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Famous Mothers and Fathers in Opera
Many operas have stories that revolve around mothers and fathers. As they say: "Art Imitates Life". A parent's presence can move a plot to places we never thought... Here are famous mothers and fathers in operas... Tanisha
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Wotan from Wagner’s Der Ring Des Nibelungen
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Queen of the Night from Mozart’s Magic Flute
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Amonasro from Verdi’s Aïda
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Azucena from Verdi’s Il Trovatore
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Germont from Verdi’s La Traviata
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Clara from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
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1. Talk only with audio-visual presentation
2. Talk with an aria performed by the speaker
3. Virtual Talk
TANISHA’S PICKS: DVD’S, SOUND RECORDINGS & MORE
This opera talk features some of Tanisha’s favorite opera DVD's and recordings.
