Respond to either Question 1 or 2 with an initial post of at least 150 words.
Question 1:Read and listen to at least the first few minutes of the following sources for these opera composers. Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini exerted a lot of influence upon opera in terms of making it more innovative, realistic, and even controversial. Speculate on how audiences may have reacted to the work of these composers. Which of these three would you rather listen to?
Sources:
Chapter -Wagner and Verdi and Puccini
Video:
Tristan und Isolde - End of Act 3 - Liebestod
Anvil Chorus performed in the Emmy Award winning series, Met Live in HD
Flash Mob en TEDxRiodelaPlata 2013 - El Brindis de la Traviata de Verdi
Puccini's Tosca- LA Opera 2012/13 Season
Question 2: Concerning the American Civil War , and the Gettysburg Speech , and viewing the two short video clips concerning the Gettysburg Address, discuss Lincoln and the content of this speech. Do you think people appreciated this speech at the time it was delivered as much as people do today? What are your favorite or most memorable parts of this speech?
Sources:Opera and Society; Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (comments about)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (speech).