What is the Torelli system and how did it work?
What will be an ideal response?
In the seventeenth century, Giacomo Torelli perfected a system for instant set changes. A series of flats along the side of the stage are painted to create a receding perspective. The scenic flats are placed in tracks on the stage and are attached to pole supports that fit through slots on the stage floor. These supports are attached to "chariots," a system of interconnected ropes and pulleys below the stage. When the mechanism for running the pulleys is turned, one set of flats slides out and another set with a different design rolls in simultaneously, creating rapid scenic changes.
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are issues of what?
a. Women’s identity b. Political power c. Racial tension d. Power, powerlessness, and exploitation
Staging can help to tell the story of a play
a. true b. false
Verdi's operas are dominated by the orchestra.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" popularized the distorted sound effect known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).