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Parties, fun collide in opera
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Kevin
Delury
Entertainment Beat |
Special to The Appalachian
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When people normally
think of an evening taking in opera, an image of well-to-do citizens
decked out in eveningwear immediately comes to mind. The mood is
very prim and proper, as the more affluent citizens sit in quiet
reverence and listen to people wail in a language unfamiliar to
them.
So what can an Appalachian State University student
gain from an evening at the opera?
“They can overcome fear of opera,” said
Dr. Joseph L. Amaya, director of the Appalachian Opera Theatre,
as well as the upcoming performance of “Die Fledermaus,”
showing at Rosen Concert Hall Nov. 21-24.
“What people can gain when they come and
hear this is a good time,” Amaya said. “You’re allowed
to have a good time. You’re allowed to laugh, and you’re
allowed to hoot and holler and stomp and have a good time at an
opera.”
Working with a cast of roughly 20 principle and
chorus characters, “Die Fledermaus” is an undertaking
that requires singing, dancing and regular stage acting. While other
members of the cast rehearse a waltz scene, principle characters
go over their songs in another room, only to be told halfway through
they are needed for the waltz scene again. Back inside, the cast
goes over dance steps, character nuances and tackle the most important
question of all: When singing a song toasting to the many glories
of champagne, just how drunk should one act? |
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| Students direct one act plays |
Stephanie Marshall
Entertainment Beat |
Two stories, one about
three mentally handicapped people living life as normally as they
can and another about a love-hate relationship between lovers and
a lobsterman, are now available for the price of one.
“The One Acts IV will be a powerful night
of theatre, being nothing you have ever seen before,” Daryl
Walker, director of the one-act play “Andrea’s Got Two
Boyfriends,” said Friday.
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