September 1, 2013

OPERA CYCLE

Opera's and links are listed below.


Week 1:  
  1. Using the links above learn about the story of your opera or Wikipedia.  Don't use your time watching videos, there is time next week for this. 
  2. If it applies, read about Italian opera    http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/showview.asp?ID=42
  3. By the end of class you should know the story and be-able to identify the characters.
  4. By the end of class you should know a little bit about the composer.

Week 2:
  1. Spend time this week watching videos and learning about music samples.
  2. By the end of class you should have written down a summary of the story using simple words and approximately 10 sentences.
  3. Write a few sentences about the composer.
  4. Consider the following when you are writing your summary:
  • Who are the main characters?
  • What is the main story?
  • Identify which songs from this opera are famous
  • Is there anything besides the music that makes the opera famous?  (Was it written for somebody famous?  Is it a historical event?)
  • Who is this opera by?
  • What was happening in the composers life when they wrote it?
Week 3:
  1. Use your computer to set up a power point or slide show.
  2. You can use Google Presentations or another powerpoint you are more comfortable with
  3. The first slide should include three sentences and a picture of your composer.
  4. Using a few sentences on different slides tell the story of your opera (use 5-10 slides with simple sentences.)
  5. Include a few slides within the story of images from performances.
Week 4:
  1. Go thru your presentation.  
  2. Check your summary.  
  3. Check your pictures.  
  4. Make sure the links work.  
  5. Adjust start times on the links of necessary (or make a note for yourself to do this during your presentation.)

OPERAS

Madame Butterfly

La Traviata

Carmen

Magic Flute

Marriage of Figaro

Rigoletto

Barber of Seville

La Boheme

The Merry Widow
The Enchanted Island
Aida





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