Opera was born 400 years ago in Italy and much of its history lies in Italy. The Camerta, a mixed bunch of people including poets, writers, and scientists, were excited to form a new kind of musical drama that included a story along with music. They mixed different media to form opera.
It was interesting to see how opera evolved through the ages and due to what was going on in a specific time period, opera would adjust and change.
I really enjoyed learning about La Marriage De Figaro composed by Mozart, especially because I recognized some of the music from this opera. This opera is about a count trying to use his higher position to take the virginity of a helpless maid in the household. This is all to get revenge on Figaro, (the maids soon to be husband) who tried to ruin plans between the count and his wife. Though it seems like a simple story, it portrayed true messages of what was going on at that time like how the rich and powerful were treating their workers like slaves and play things. Yet, at the end of the opera, the servant outwits the powerful count. This opera was a big hit and some said it was revolution in action.
After watching this documentary, I am able to see just how greatly opera has influenced broadway, and without the creation of opera, broadway musicals would not exist.
There were many opera songs in the documentary which we all still hear today and are still popular. The one that stuck out the most was the first opera song performed in the whole documentary which is names Nessun Dorma. I remember hearing this many times yet the one time it stuck out for me was an audition on Britain's Got Talent.
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