2007-11-22 07:40:42 · 6 answers · asked by Larry J 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
I looked the word up.
If I understand correctly, the words refers to the use of a narrator.
I don't know of any opera in which a narrator stands at the side of the stage, do you?
In fact, I don't know of any well-known play--except for "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder--which calls for a narrator.
It is easy, however, to find operatic examples of what in Hollywood is called "pipe." This word refers to a line which is injected more to inform the audience than to inform the other characters.
For instance, in Act I of "La Boheme," Benoit knocks on the door. Marcello says, "The landlord." This is probably to inform the audience that Benoit is the landlord.
In Act I, Angelotti mentions Scarpia's name. Cavaradossi says, "Scarpia? That licentious bigot who exploits the uses of religion as refinements for his libertine lust, and makes both the coth the confessor and the hangman the servant of his wantonness!" Of course Angelotti already knows this, but the first-time listener doesn't.
2007-11-22 12:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by suhwahaksaeng 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why would it be absurd ??? that makes no sense since operas (like plays) were designed for a public audience that wouldn't know who was approaching or what was happening in a scene without it ... remember most operas were written long before sur titles and it wasn't the norm to read a program before a performance besides most arias are basically in theatrical terms are soliloquies (a big aside to the audience on the charactor's thoughts and feelings)
2007-11-23 07:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by toutvas bien 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The opera is no place for medical procedures involving the kidneys, except that it prevents disruptions by audience members attempting to reach the rest rooms between intermissions.
2007-11-22 19:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Less is Less 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check out Offenbach's "La Perichole" and then decide whether the Narrator is unnecessary or not!!! :})
- El Chupacabra -
2007-11-23 17:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by Chupacabra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Diegesis"(you spelled it wrong) should not be considered absurd if it fits into the storyline. Be careful about expressing such opinions until you understand the reasoning of the composer otherwise, you stand to lose your debate with him.
2007-11-22 17:00:09 · answer #5 · answered by James Gordon W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whew....I did not even know what diegesis was until now.
Why is it absurd...please explain ?
2007-11-22 19:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by brian777999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋