{"id":28433,"date":"2019-05-08T16:39:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T20:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=28433"},"modified":"2019-05-08T16:45:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T20:45:22","slug":"major-chords-webmd-diagnoses-our-favourite-opera-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/05\/08\/major-chords-webmd-diagnoses-our-favourite-opera-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"MAJOR CHORDS | WebMD Diagnoses Our Favourite Opera Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_60448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60448\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/OPERA-WEBMD.jpg\" alt=\"A scene from the Canadian Opera Company\u2019s production of La Boh\u00e8me, 2019. (Photo: Michael Cooper)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/OPERA-WEBMD.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/OPERA-WEBMD-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/OPERA-WEBMD-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/OPERA-WEBMD-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from the Canadian Opera Company\u2019s production of La Boh\u00e8me, 2019. (Photo: Michael Cooper)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Opera characters express a myriad of medical\u00a0symptoms during the unfolding of a juicy and sorted opera. We thought we&#8217;d input some of these symptoms and see what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebMD<\/a>\u00a0would come up with. The results (taken with a grain of salt) showed results, including possible ADHD, Cocaine abuse, Schizophrenia, Vitamin\u00a0B12 deficiency and many others.<\/p>\n<p>For a much more serious take on opera and illnesses, we recommend reading\u00a0<span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/individual.utoronto.ca\/hutcheons\/opera_desire_disease_death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera: Desire, Disease, Death<\/a><\/span>, by University of Toronto Faculty members Linda and Michael Hutcheon.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1: Puccini: <em>La Boheme<\/em>, Character: Mimi<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Act III: Her pinched cheeks are flushed. \u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Blushed cheeks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act III: A terrible cough shakes her chest. \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Chest congestion<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act IV: I am so cold! \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Chills<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act IV: It&#8217;s just a little cough! I&#8217;m used to it. \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Cough<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act IV: You were frightened and nervous! Then you lost your key. \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Short-term memory loss<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28435\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Mimi.jpg\" alt=\"Mimi\" width=\"770\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Mimi.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Mimi-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>2: Mozart:\u00a0<em>Don Giovanni,<\/em> Character: Don Giovanni<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Act I: Beware my anger, fly! Die he must! \u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Aggression<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act I: Well, speak what would you tell me? Say it quickly. \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Irritability<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act I: This very instant I will make you my wife. \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom: <em>Impulsiveness<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act II: Give up the women! Mad man, They&#8217;re my first necessity of life, More than the bread that feeds me, Or the air I am breathing. \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Increased sexual libido<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act II: Who on me is to attend? Wine here! \u00a0\u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Alcohol cravings<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28437\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Don.jpg\" alt=\"Don\" width=\"770\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Don.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Don-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>3: Mozart:\u00a0<em>Le Nozze di Figaro<\/em>, Character: Figaro<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Act I: I burn to hear the rest: Doubts and suspicions Freeze my blood. \u00a0\u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Paranoia<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act II: I lost my nerve and jumped, Down in terror and wrenched a muscle in my foot! \u00a0\u2013Symptom:\u00a0<em>Acute foot pain<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act IV: Am I awake or dreaming? \u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Confusion<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act IV: Here I kneel at your feet, My heart full of fire. \u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Heartburn<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28438\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Figaro.jpg\" alt=\"Figaro\" width=\"770\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Figaro.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Figaro-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>4: Verdi:\u00a0<em>Aida<\/em>, Character: Aida<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Act I: I tremble! \u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Trembling<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act I: Fatal love, terrible love, break my heart, make me die! \u00a0\u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Suicidal thoughts<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act II: The gods were always against me. \u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Paranoia<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act IV: (In a delirium) Do you see? Death&#8217;s radiant angel hastens toward us, and carries us to eternal joy upon his golden wings. \u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Delirium<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28439\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Aida.jpg\" alt=\"Aida\" width=\"770\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Aida.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Aida-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5: Donizetti: <em>Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em>, Character: Lucia<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Act I: That fountain&#8230;ah&#8230;I never see it without shivering. \u2013\u00a0Symptom:\u00a0<em>Shivering<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act II: A mist is before my eyes! \u2013 Symptom:\u00a0<em>Vision problems<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Act II: I freeze and burn. I feel faint. \u2013 Symptom: <em>Light-headedness<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28440\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Lucia.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia\" width=\"770\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Lucia.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Lucia-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b><i>LUDWIG VAN TORONTO<\/i><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Want more updates on classical music and opera news and reviews? 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