Marriage of Figaro Excerpts to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ik-PzAXs – graduate researcher

Marriage of Figaro Excerpts to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ik-PzAXsQ
Beginning of video to 15’36”;
23’15”-37’12”;
47’25”-59’15”;
2hr 19’39” to the end of opera
Don Giovanni Excerpts to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL2VdxseTvE&feature=youtu.be
Beginning of video to 11’50”;
19’10”-33’10”;
39’36”-45’36”;
2hr 44’30” to the end of opera.
Paper needs to be:
2-3 pages (double spaced) with proper college level spelling and punctuation.
In your paper, do NOT write about the PLOT, write about the MUSIC using terminology from the class.
Here are some things you could write about in the context of your paper…this is not a list of things to answer, this is a “jumping off” point, to give you and idea of how to write analytically/critically for this course.
What type of opera is Marriage of Figaro vs. Don Giovanni based on your research into both operas?
Are there serious elements in both? Is one more serious than the other?
What are some things in the MUSIC that make it comic opera?
What are some things in the MUSIC that make it opera seria?
Why do these operas still speak to modern audiences today? What makes them so relevant?
Discuss how Mozart portrays the male characters in the two operas.
Discuss how Mozart portrays the female characters in the two operas.
What is a “pants role”? Why do they still exist?
Why is opera considered a mirror for real life?
What does “Suspension of Disbelief” in opera mean and provide examples from the operas.