What I'm trying to find is what time of day operas were usually performed during the early 1700's (Italy, if it makes any difference). Were they usually in the evening, after dinner, like they are nowadays? Or were they mostly in the morning, or afternoon, or at whatever time people felt like it?
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What I'm trying to find is what time of day operas were usually performed during the early 1700's (Italy, if it makes any difference). Were they usually in the evening, after dinner, like they are nowadays? Or were they mostly in the morning, or afternoon, or at whatever time people felt like it?
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Resources: BBC and Yellowstone National Park audio libraries.
The BBC and Yellowstone National Park have both recently released extensive archives of sound effects into the public domain; you never know when you…
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Resource: an essay on experiencing hurricanes.
https://mylordshesacactus.tumblr.com/post/619182104336613376/a-writers-guide-to-hurricanes-i-guess?is_related_post=1#notes. This comes courtesy of…
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