![]() ![]() ![]() It is also from this perspective that Virginia Opera's otherwise potentially beautiful production of Rigoletto was so off the mark. It is precisely for this reason that great classical culture is so critical, especially during challenging times, hopefully preparing the audience to better examine its own cultural shortcomings and thus improving mankind. In a well crafted and well presented work, the audience cannot leave the theater or opera house without examining the popular opinion and world outlook of the society that produced these flawed beliefs. ![]() How could a population, which sees a crisis on the horizon, continue to march straight into its own demise? How could the captain of the Titanic, when told of an iceberg directly in its path, give orders to increase speed? How could present day America, faced with unprecedented industrial shut-downs and mass layoffs continue down the path of more deregulation, globalization, and even give bailouts to many of those who caused the problems? Daytime television may take delight in airing the dirty laundry of a celebrity, but classical drama must bring into focus the cultural roots of the unfolding tragedy. Virginia Opera at George Mason UniversityĬlassical tragedy in the tradition of Homer, Aeschylus, Shakespeare, and Schiller, is not a romanticized “therapy session” where a flawed personality deals with his or her personal shortcomings. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo's play “Le roi s'amuse” Rigoletto, Melodramma in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi Virginia Opera Performs Verdi's Rigoletto By Gabriela Ramírez-Carr The British Empire, Barack Obama, and World War III.The LaRouche Record: The 40 Year Fight for a New,.The Principle of the Unity of Science and Art.Toward a New Renaissance in Classical Education.José Rizal and Phillipines Independence.Restore the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933.North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWAPA).Archive of Schiller Institute Videos (Amateur Drama, Poetry and Musical Presentations). ![]()
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