The Thaumaturgy Department
thaumaturg
Main Entry: thau·ma·turg
Pronunciation: \ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos working miracles, from thaumat-, thauma miracle + ergon work — more at Theater, Work
Main Entry: thau·ma·turg
Pronunciation: \ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos working miracles, from thaumat-, thauma miracle + ergon work — more at Theater, Work
The official blog of the Dramaturgy Department at Baltimore's CENTERSTAGE. For posts related to our current and upcoming shows, click the links to the right. Alternatively, you could begin at the beginning, and explore our posts in chronological order.
Unlike some art forms that took generations to morph into the next big thing, opera was invented in one place, at one time by a specific group (or two) of people.
Find out who invented opera in a convenient five-song list.
Photo: Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon
A little crossover culture: from Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht to … The Doors! Here’s the “Alabama Song” from Mahagonny. Now that is what you call a cover. (And for a different take again, here is David Bowie.)
Opera or Musical? [Respect the] Fine Line That Divides Them
Recent New York Times piece on what constitutes the difference between an opera and a musical, or what defines either. A fairly assertive take on the matter that might well elicit some cavils or questions.
And, apropos, this tidbit of musical theater (or opera?) trivia, from Theatre Facts.
