The Birth and Life of the Opera

The Birth and Life of Opera documentary was fascinating in that it went over all of the stages of this type of entertainment from the 1500s to today. It was interesting to see all of the places that famous opera composers practiced and performed. For example, the narrator and camera crew for the film traveled to Monte Verdi's practice studio where he practiced his pieces to perform for the Duke. I was also interested in all of the royalty mentioned, which proved opera is/was an elite type of entertainment. Since I've always believed Mozzart was extremely important to the life of opera, I was surprised that the documentary didn't talk about him more. Overall, it was an interesting film and it's amazing that we can date back and find so much relevant information to music today from so long ago.