ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Restoration, semi-operas were rising. The design and architecture of the actual stage, as well as advances in stage machinery, gave way to a flourishing theatrical era in the 1660s. These advances allowed for more elaborate scene and set design, making even transformation scenes possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Restoration period, there may have been as many as three proscenium doors on each side of the stage, but two appear to have been more usual. These doors allowed for great flexibility in staging. It is enable the actors to exit and come out in different doors to indicate the change in place or time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The immediate effect on their voice was that they retained the high notes and range of their immature voice, but the operation also had a variety of other effects. The lack of testosterone meant that the singers’ bones didn’t harden – so their bones usually grew unusually long.

Detailed explanation-4: -The initial stimulus for the production of castrati came from the Sistine Chapel in Rome, to provide singers for the complex church music of the time. The second reason was the coming of opera to Italy at the beginning of the 17th century.