One of the oldest traditions of all time, one of the greatest things ever created by mankind, and the most entertaining thing to ever touch the stage is musical theatre. The energy, the people and the feeling projected from the stage is phenominal, and it's something that can't be found anywhere else. A musical is a combination of a concert and a drama. It mixes the best of both worlds, the fun and exciting music of a live concert, and the intriguing plot of a drama. What's not to like?
I was interested in the idea of musical descending from operas and so I decided to do a little research on that topic. I found a website and I listed it below:
http://www.musicals101.com/musical.htm
Although this website had a bit of opinionated statements I found it as a good source to learn about the history of musical theatre. To think that operas were perhaps the offspring of musical theatre and not the other way around was quite appealing. I've never been a fan of opera and anytime I hear that "Had it not been for opera, there'd be no musical theatre," my stomach churns. So now I know that all those big ladies with their viking helmets that hit notes unnatural to this world are actually descendents of those sweet young girls that happen to randomly break into song in public. Interesting how that works out...
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You'd be surprised how many opera singers aren't fat and don't wear viking helmets. Opera is the life and soul of this dead and dreary world. I'm not hating, because I love musical theater too, but not as much as I love opera. Oh and by the way, vikings never wore horns on their helmets. A common misconception.
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