Tosca Essay
Tosca This semester for Music Appreciation class my classmates and I were required to attend three separate musical performances of our choosing with the only stipulation being that it must be a CPCC featured event. At first my mindset was that this was just another class required assignment in which there was no enjoyment to be had, however this thought process changed just five minutes into my first show. While it should be known that I definitely enjoyed the latter two shows, both piano recitals, they did not compare to the overwhelming state of euphoria I was in while experiencing the Opera called “Tosca”. Time was running out on the featured Central Piedmont concert assignment. Luckily for me Sensoria, the annual week long celebration
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Tosca is disgusted by this proposition but the with her lover screaming in agony in the next room she reluctantly agrees but on her terms these terms being that the Baron must agree to free Mario and have a signed document that givers Tosca and Mario safe passage out of the city. The Baron agrees to these terms and signs the document as well as informing his guards however Tosca then stabs the Baron killing him then she exits and runs to get Mario and leave. She finds Mario and informs him that this is just a mock execution with no real danger and after it is done they can finally run off together. After the fake execution takes place Tosca is very impressed with her lover’s acting because it appeared so real, but then she finds out the horrible truth that it was real. The Opera ends with the guards tracking down Tosca before she leaps to her death concluding the third and final act.
Overall this performance was remarkably great. The signing from the cast especially Tosca and The Baron was absolutely fantastic, so much so that after watching I have acquired great deal of respect for Opera singers the sheer amount of stamina it takes in order to sing for that long is unreal and on top of that they were doing it in a foreign language. Ever since I have seen this Opera I have been trying to broaden my horizons with
Tosca is disgusted by this proposition but the with her lover screaming in agony in the next room she reluctantly agrees but on her terms these terms being that the Baron must agree to free Mario and have a signed document that givers Tosca and Mario safe passage out of the city. The Baron agrees to these terms and signs the document as well as informing his guards however Tosca then stabs the Baron killing him then she exits and runs to get Mario and leave. She finds Mario and informs him that this is just a mock execution with no real danger and after it is done they can finally run off together. After the fake execution takes place Tosca is very impressed with her lover’s acting because it appeared so real, but then she finds out the horrible truth that it was real. The Opera ends with the guards tracking down Tosca before she leaps to her death concluding the third and final act.
Overall this performance was remarkably great. The signing from the cast especially Tosca and The Baron was absolutely fantastic, so much so that after watching I have acquired great deal of respect for Opera singers the sheer amount of stamina it takes in order to sing for that long is unreal and on top of that they were doing it in a foreign language. Ever since I have seen this Opera I have been trying to broaden my horizons with