Part one of term paper
Being my first time seeing an opera, I was very much impressed by the whole production. I did not, however think it was very different than I had imagined it would be like. Although my opinion would have been much better if I saw it live, it was a great first impression. I thought that all of the characters were very well casted. I ...

Part two of term paper
... great chemistry with Radames. Radames too, showed little or no change in his voice or actions to display the full range of emotions that he experienced. One of the characters that had no effect on me was Amneris. Her character did not make very much sense to me because she was cast as a princess and since Aida was her slave I thought that Amneris did practically nothing to stop Radames and Aida's love for one another. She did, however, show great dignity. I felt much compassion for her betrayal ...