Word: opera
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Granted, opera is one of, if not the, greatest musical forms in the world, and Professor Lewis Longwood is both humorous and entertaining; but at 11 a.m., even the eyes of the most dedicated opera buffs became glazed, straying to the list of musical virtuosos atop Paine Hall's decorative walls...
Jessica H. Fong '99 was too busy focusing on the computer in front of her to let her attention stray. Fong, who is hearing impaired, had to "listen" to the music through the ears of the typist who transcribed the words of the opera into words on a screen...
...Fong's eyes shifted between the BOSE speaker and the computer terminal, I wondered whether and why she would be taking the course. What I could not understand were her motives in choosing to shop a music course. How much of the opera was she hearing, I wondered; if she couldn't hear, why shop opera...
...just find opera fascinating," Fong explains over e-mail. "Mainly for the dramatic aspect, although I'm not knowledgeable about opera in any sense...
...College were to offer Lit. and Arts B courses focussing on music theory, history or dramatic music presentation, Fong would have a valid alternative to the listening-oriented opera core...