History Theatre / Majora

* BassoProfundo: As shown in Demo #6, the Giants sing the "Giant's Aria" in bass.

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* AgeLift: Pamela is a little girl in the game. In the demo, she is much older.

* BassoProfundo: The Giants sing the "Giant's Aria" in bass.

%%* CounterPointDuet: Demos #1 and #5 are both examples, despite being trios.

%%* CrowdSong: The Clock Town Choir.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The monkey gets boiled in the game, but it doesn't kill him per RuleOfFunny. In Demo #4, it's fatal.
* DeathByAdaptation: At the end of Demo #4, the monkey dies when he is dunked into the boiling water, where in the game, it merely turns him red.

* GenderFlip: Captain Viscern is played by a woman in the first demo. Miguel stated that he chose to do this because it helped to make the three performers of the song more distinct.

%%* MadnessMantra: Of a sort—Majora repeatedly tells Skull Kid "You should play with your friends often" near the end of Majora's Aria.
%%* MarionetteMotion: Majora pulls this on Skull Kid when she controls him in "Majora's Aria".
%%* PeoplePuppets: Majora pulls this on Skull Kid.
%%* ThePromise: The entire reason Kafei is searching for his mask is because of a promise that he made to Anju.
%%* StealthPun: Sakon, in his aria, never says "suspicious," but he keeps rhyming with it.
%%* TheVoiceless: Skull Kid never speaks or sings. He only dances. Majora, however, has a female voice that is visible to the audience but not to the characters on stage.
* WithLyrics: Of the eight demos released so far, we have:
** "Mayor's Council Room Fugato", which is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilQfVHGszWs Mayor's Meeting]] with lyrics.
** "Sakon's Arietta", which is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daH0qSHGDmY Marine Research Laboratory]] (also used for the Curiosity Shop, hence why it is associated with Sakon in the opera) with lyrics.
** "Pamela's Arietta", which is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxk5lefp68 Music Box House]] with lyrics.
** "Deku Palace Choir", which is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2foI62hzyQ8 Deku Palace]] with lyrics.
** "Stock Pot Trio", which is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaJshi31pm8 Inside a House]] with lyrics.
** "Giant's Lament", which is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDqm6xE3r6o Oath to Order]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC1v-Q05n3c Giants' Theme]] with lyrics.
** "Clock Town Choir and Kafei's Recitativo", which is primarily [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaflMqvxIqA Clock Town]] but also includes the opera's love theme for Kafei and Anju, adapted from a segment of [[https://youtu.be/joMEQmwV8Q8?t=4m19s The End Credits]].
** "Majora's Aria", which starts as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG1R8rk-M9E Majora's Mask Battle]] before becoming [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E-WXevIOJQ Majora's Incarnate Battle]].

-->-- Miguel Bulteau on finding out his works has a Wiki/TVTropes page.

%%* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: UpToEleven. It's an opera... based on a video game!

* AdaptationExpansion: The opera is essentially a three-hour long adaptation of the SidequestSidestory in Majora's mask.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Since the story focuses on Kafei, there is much more time to focus on his pain and suffering throughout his quest.
* AgeLift: Pamela is a little girl in the game. In the demo, she is much older. She will likely be older in the actual opera unless they can find a very good child singer.
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: UpToEleven. It's an opera... based on a video game!
* AlternateTimeline: The opera takes place in a reality where Link does not visit Termina, possibly the Adult Timeline.
* AmbiguousGender: Averted, as Majora is explicitly female in this version.

* [[invoked]]BigLippedAlligatorMoment: InUniverse, the Giant's Aria is seen as this. Neither Kafei, the Deku, nor the monkey understand the significance of the Giant.
* BootstrappedLeitmotif: In the play, the Song of Storms is associated with Anju, even though there was no connection between them in the game. Miguel was inspired by a scene in the game where Anju is alone at the Laundry Pool during a rainstorm, sad that she misses Kafei.
* CipherScything: Besides the inability to have [[HeroicMime Link]] sing, yet alone talk, the primary reason that he is absent is because he would act as a DeusExMachina, removing all tension from the plot. Not having him present allows for more drama, creating more uncertainty and doubt over the fate of Termina.
* CounterPointDuet: Demos #1 and #5 are both examples, despite being trios.

* CrowdSong: The Clock Town Choir.
* DarkReprise: Like in the game, the Clock Town theme becomes darker as the moon gets closer.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The monkey gets boiled in the game, but it doesn't kill him per RuleOfFunny. In Demo #4, it's fatal. This fate is {{averted|Trope}} in the actual opera.
* DeathByAdaptation: At the end of Demo #4, the monkey dies when he is dunked into the boiling water, where in the game, it merely turns him red. In the opera, he is saved before this happens.
* DeathSong: Mikau's Song
* TheDeterminator: Kafei goes to all four corners of Termina to search for his mask. The only reason he goes into the swamp was because of a vague rumor he heard, which doesn't get him any closer to the mask. Not even [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of the world]] will stop him from searching.
* DreamBallet: Kafei's Dream has no singers, only dancers.

* GriefSong: Darunia's Aria about his own death.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Most characters have their own themes that they did not necessarily have in the game.
** Skull Kid: Saria's Song. The happy tune represents his childlike innocence, but is rarely heard, since he is consumed by Majora for most of the time.
** Sakon: Curiosity Shop theme. Mysterious and quiet.
** The fisherman: Lighthearted and optimistic.
* MadnessMantra: Of a sort—Majora repeatedly tells Skull Kid "You should play with your friends often" near the end of Majora's Aria.
* MarionetteMotion: Majora pulls this on Skull Kid when she controls him in "Majora's Aria".
* NotHisSled: Since Link is not around to save the day, it's not known whether or not the world will be destroyed in three days.
* PeoplePuppets: Majora pulls this on Skull Kid.
* POVSequel: It is essentially Majora's Mask from Kafei's point of view, and with Link absent.
* PragmaticAdaptation: Many things are changed from the video game to better suit the medium of an opera, most notably Link not being present. A more minor example is moving the rain from the second day to the second night to give the second act better pacing. Kafei can also reach areas that were inaccessible during the game.
* ThePromise: The entire reason Kafei is searching for his mask is because of a promise that he made to Anju. Promises are an important motif in the opera.
* StealthPun: Sakon, in his aria, never says "suspicious," but he keeps rhyming with it.
* TheVoiceless: Skull Kid never speaks or sings. He only dances. Majora, however, has a female voice that is visible to the audience but not to the characters on stage.
* WithLyrics: The opera's score consists of music from the game's original soundtrack that has been newly arranged with added lyrics. Of the eight demos released so far, we have:

-->-- Miguel Bulteau on finding out his works has a TvTropes page.