The Bible and Music

I was curious about Mose in Egitto when I found it on Moodle and began to watch the videos that were linked to it. There was a series of three videos that matched the three-act opera that was written by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola. The videos from the opera were very unusual to me in that the subtitles were not in English and it was difficult to follow. The opera attracted my attention because of the power in each actors voice and the pitch ranges they could accomplish. There were moments of silence that captured the audience’s attention. Some of the scenes were confusing to me, but I watched with the intent of the voices and music. This opera was based on the Exodus from Egypt of the Israelites and premiered in 1818. Another piece I was thinking about was the history this song has endured over those years and how many ears have heard this composition.