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1、WildlifeProtection李仕才一、阅读理解Operaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoice.Nootherartformcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoes,especial1ywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusictradition.Itusesmusic,words,andac
2、tionstobringadramaticstorytolife・OperastartedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEurope.Overtheyears,ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals・Inrocentdecades,muchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperathroughmodernrecordingtcchnology.Somesing
3、ershavebecomecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradio,onTV,andinthecinema.However,inrecentyears,operahasbeenfacingseriouschailenges.Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofhowmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandothera
4、rtists・Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemulti-mi11ion-dollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.Butwhataboutoperasingers?Somehow,peoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheysufferinpoverty,butthisisunrealistic.Tfartists,includ
5、ingoperasingers,lackthesupporttheyneed,valuabletalentiswasted.Notonlytheshortageofmoney,butalsothewaymoneyismanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships・Principalsingersaregenerallypaidperformaneefeesoncetheycompleteashow・Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanywe
6、eksofrehearsal（排练）beforeashowstarts.Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularentertainment.Popsingersareoftenjudgedasmuchonthebasisofhowtheylookashowtheysound.Thesedemandsmaybeunrealisticandpossiblyharmful.Ope"singers
7、simplycannotmakeasoundbigenoughtofillalargetheaterorconcerthallwithoutamicrophoneiftheirbodyweightistoolow・Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthehumanvoiceatitsbest.Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera"sproblemsandthereareman
8、ydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofopera.However,everyyearmanyyoungpeopleregisterformusiccourseswithhopesanddreamsofdevelopingtheirtalentinthisspecialartform.Thefactthatoperahassurvivedmany
