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Opera-Online! Week 6

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About 1900 people came to the final dress rehearsal of Turandot last Wednesday, over half of them through the Sounds of Learning program. Over 100 students from across the area have shared their thoughts on the opera on our Sounds of Learning blog.

Teacher Patrizia Clerico from Bishop Shanahan High School used the Turandot and 3s lesson on the teacher CD-Rom. She challenged her students to find references to the number 3 during Turandot. This is their list of observations:

1. ministers
2. servants of the ministers
3. henchmen of the executioner
4. riddles
5. correct answers
6. repetitions of "hope", "blood", and "Turandot" by wise men when Calaf answers the riddles
7. 3 sets of 3 heads on stakes
8. times that Turandot walks up and down stairs while stating riddles
9. female suitors in each of the four groupings
10. chests of riches
11. sets of two people carrying the chests
12. dragon hands on set
13. times that the people say "10,000 Years to the Emperor"
14. cups
15. plates
16. crates on which the ministers sit
17. times the ministers sit down in each scene they are in
18. times that Calaf bangs the gong
19. times the executioner's sword is sharpened
20. elements of fire, air, and water
21. years the riddles have been occurring
22. times Liu is branded
23. ministers speak of three places from which they came
24. acts
25. times Calaf says "Let me try (to answer riddles)."
26. offers by ministers to convince Calaf to give up his name
27. syllables in "Turandot"
28. seats on the ministers' boat
29. times the people say "torture her (Liu)"
30. times Calaf is told by Timur and Liu that he will die
31. times Calaf repeats "Turandot" before he gangs the gong


Web Site of the Week

Our website of the week is that very blog. Take a moment to read what students are saying about Turandot and even share your thoughts on the opera if you haven't done so already. Click here to read the buzz!


Youtube Clip of the Week

Many students thought that Ping, Pang and Pong were the highlight of the show. Last week we sent a clip featuring Eric Greene, the Ping of the trio. This week we feature John Easterlin, our Pang. John has several videos available on Youtube as part of his "The Many Faces of John Easterlin" program. Here we see John singing "This is My Beloved" from the Broadway show Kismet.



If you like this, you may want to investigate other youtube videos featuring John. To complete the Ping-Pang-Pong trio, we encourage you to visit William Ferguson's website. Will's site also features video excerpts, too.

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Until next week...


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