Names

Potential names for magazine;

The name of a magazine is extremely important in helping the audience to decipher what type of the genre the magazine is in and also helps to establish a target audience. Also it helps to show the genre of the magazine if the magazine itself cannot be distinguished as an opera magazine.

Opus- it means great work of writing or arts which relates directly to opera as it is known as a great form of art, also the people my magazine will be aimed at will be, I feel, educated so may understand this Latin word and realise that it relates directly to opera or can be a representation of what opera is about.

Ambiance- this word is a more generalised word which could possibly represent many different genres of magazine; however ambiance means the general feel of a place or feeling that it creates. I feel that the ambiance that opera creates is quite significant so the target audience will relate to this name if they can appreciate opera in this way.

Operetta- an operetta is a story, such like the ones that are performed in opera, but they have a much less serious message behind them. This means that because of ‘Operetta’ almost being a less serious version of opera, it can appeal to a wider target audience and appeal to more people. Also the magazine can now reflect the title and perhaps be less serious and structured such as that I have viewed in my chosen genre.

Phantom- this would of course scream opera as soon as it is used on a magazine because of the infamous ‘phantom of the’ opera. Also for the image used on the cover I am considering using a female model with a recreation of the ‘Lady in Pink’ from Phantom of the Opera- which many fans of opera will immediately recognise and relate too.