POST 6 – LECTURE BAROQUE THEATRE: MODERN OPERA

 The lecture for this week is quite interesting to me. Back in high school, I visited Northern Italy, and was able to see some of the structures and art we learned about in person. The churches in Venice remind me of the Baroque architecture as there are many domes and arches embedded into the buildings. I also was reminded of my trip as the architecture of the Verona Arena I visited, which is similar to the Roman Colosseum. The Verona Arena was actually used for gladiator fights, which we learned about in class, as well as it is still used for opera shows. I remember learning in class about how the performers never really needed to use microphones, and while I never saw a performance at the arena, when I was stood up at the top (seen in the photo) the acoustics were amazing from the floor. This trip was really eye opening for me, as I took Latin and Theater in high school and many of the topics we're learning now, I also learned about in high school, and got to see firsthand what I was learning.

Pictures I Took On My Trip Referencing In Class Discussions

St. Mark's Basillica- 

You can really see the arches and paintings imbedded into the architecture

Verona Arena-

Again, the arches on the Arena are quite amazing since they have been there since it was built

The Inside of Verona Arena-

The acoustics of the arena were amazing and they took us on a tour of the arena, where we could see how the gladiator fights took place as well as the opera singers performance.