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1、WildlifeProtection李仕才一、阅读理解Operaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoice.Nootherartformcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoes,especiallywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusictradition.Itusesmusic,words,andactionstobringadramaticstorytolife.Operasta
2、rtedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEurope.Overtheyears,ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.Inrecentdecades,muchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperathroughmodernrecordingtechnology.Somesingershavebecomecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradio,onTV,andinthecinema.However,inre
3、centyears,operahasbeenfacingseriouschallenges.Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofhowmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandotherartists.Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemultimilliondollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.But
4、whataboutoperasingers?Somehow,peoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheysufferinpoverty,butthisisunrealistic.Ifartists,includingoperasingers,lackthesupporttheyneed,valuabletalentiswasted.Notonlytheshortageofmoney,butalsothewaymoneyismanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships.Principalsingersar
5、egenerallypaidperformancefeesoncetheycompleteashow.Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanyweeksofrehearsal(排练)beforeashowstarts.Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularentertainment.Popsingersareoftenjudgedasmuchonthebasisofhowtheylookashowtheysound.Thesed
6、emandsmaybeunrealisticandpossiblyharmful.Operasingerssimplycannotmakeasoundbigenoughtofillalargetheaterorconcerthallwithoutamicrophoneiftheirbodyweightistoolow.Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthehumanvoiceatitsbest.Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera’sproblemsan
7、dtherearemanydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofopera.However,everyyearmanyyoungpeopleregisterformusiccourseswithhopesanddreamsofdevelopingtheirtalentinthisspecialartform.Thefactthatoperahassurvivedmanyo
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