The Mariinsky Theatre once again welcomed an opera by Verdi, this renowned Italian composer held in high esteem within Western society.
Opera in the West is exactly what it sounds like: most of the plot is conveyed through song and music, so much that it might as well be called outright singing.
Modern Indian films are punctuated by dance routines, clearly inspired by Western opera; their method of narrative is dance.
The birthplace of opera lies in Florence, Italy, which isn't all that important, it's more about the Pope being in Italy, and hence opera rapidly swept through Western society.
Even though people no longer held the Pope in the same awe as before, everyone would still go through the motions, all devout Believers.
Opera in the West wasn't just for entertainment, as society became more turbulent, opera turned into a battle hymn, inspiring the masses to revolt!
