Your Voice... Heard
AP OPs
aperture opinions
Sprint 1
Feb. 16 2021
Results
Question 1: In the Creator's Journal, Djore got in the weeds about music theory. How well did you understand what he was talking about?
Question 2: Are you a fan of surrealist art such as that of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore?
Question 3: Have you been aware of the work of Dolores Huerta before hearing about this opera, or are you new to her story?
Question 4: Tina discusses Magical Realism in her session with Ryan. How familiar are you with Magical Realism in Literature?
Not well = 0, Completely = 10, Average: 7
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Not interested = 0, Extremely = 10, Average: 6.1
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Never heard of her = 0, Followed her career = 10
Average: 6.6
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Not familiar = 0, big fan = 10, Average: 7.1
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Issue 7: Words or music?
Question 1: Based on what you heard from the Dolores and Shondj team about voice types: do you agree or disagree that Claude Cahun should be a mezzo-soprano?
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Question 2: Are you interested in the discussion between Thomas, Kizart-Thomas, and Nance about the gender of Isfet in Shondj and how that may impact the voice type?
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Question 3: Do you think it’s harder or easier to write about a character’s legacy and influence when they are still alive?
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Question 4: Do you prefer operas that are based on real life characters or events, or do you prefer fictional stories as in The School for Girls who Lost Everything in the Fire?
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Question 5: Which comes first, the words or the music?
Results: 13 Responses
Average 3.5, range 3 to 5 (5 = ‘very much agree’)
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Average 2.9, range 1 to 5 (5 = ‘enthralled’)
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Average 2.2, range 1 to 5 (5 = ‘piece of cake’)
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Average 3.2, range 1to 5 (5 = ‘prefer fiction’)
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Words – from 5 people
Music – from 2 people