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An actor (sometimes actress for female; see terminology) is a person who acts in a dramatic or comic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity. The ancient Greek word for an "actor," ὑποκριτής (hypokrites), means literally "one who interprets"; in this sense, an actor is one who interprets a dramatic character.
After 1660, when women first appeared on stage, actor and actress were initially used interchangeably for female performers, but later, influenced by the French actrice, actress became the usual term. The etymology is a simple derivation from actor with ess added. The word actor refers to a person who acts regardless of gender, and this term "is increasingly preferred", while actress refers specifically to a female person who acts. Actress "remains in general use", although in a survey of a "wide cross-section of current British English", compiled in 2010, actor was almost twice as commonly found as actress. Within the profession, however, the re-adoption of the neutral term dates to the 1950s–60s, the post-war period when women's contribution to cultural life in general was being re-evaluated.Actress remains the common term used in major acting awards given to female recipients.
Actors: Robin Lough (director), William Christie (actor), The Glyndebourne Chorus (actor), Nicola Francesco Haym (writer), David McVicar (miscellaneous crew), Angelika Kirchschlager (actress), Sarah Connolly (actress), Danielle de Niese (actress), Andrew George (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Maltman (actor), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (actor), Giacomo Francesco Bussani (writer), Rita De Letteriis (miscellaneous crew), Christophe Dumaux (actor), Brigitte Reiffenstuel (costume designer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Robin Lough (director), William Christie (actor), The Glyndebourne Chorus (actor), Nicola Francesco Haym (writer), David McVicar (miscellaneous crew), Angelika Kirchschlager (actress), Sarah Connolly (actress), Danielle de Niese (actress), Andrew George (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Maltman (actor), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (actor), Giacomo Francesco Bussani (writer), Rita De Letteriis (miscellaneous crew), Christophe Dumaux (actor), Brigitte Reiffenstuel (costume designer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Robin Lough (director), William Christie (actor), The Glyndebourne Chorus (actor), Nicola Francesco Haym (writer), David McVicar (miscellaneous crew), Angelika Kirchschlager (actress), Sarah Connolly (actress), Danielle de Niese (actress), Andrew George (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Maltman (actor), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (actor), Giacomo Francesco Bussani (writer), Rita De Letteriis (miscellaneous crew), Christophe Dumaux (actor), Brigitte Reiffenstuel (costume designer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Robin Lough (director), William Christie (actor), The Glyndebourne Chorus (actor), Nicola Francesco Haym (writer), David McVicar (miscellaneous crew), Angelika Kirchschlager (actress), Sarah Connolly (actress), Danielle de Niese (actress), Andrew George (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Maltman (actor), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (actor), Giacomo Francesco Bussani (writer), Rita De Letteriis (miscellaneous crew), Christophe Dumaux (actor), Brigitte Reiffenstuel (costume designer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Brian Large (director), Salvatore Cammarano (writer), Edita Gruberova (actress), Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper (actor), Christof Loy (miscellaneous crew), Steven Humes (actor), Nikolay Borchev (actor), Albert Schagidullin (actor), Friedrich Haider (actor), Johannes Klama (actor), Bayerisches Staatsorchester (actor), Roberto Aronica (actor), Jeanne Piland (actress), Herbert Murauer (costume designer), Manolito Mario Franz (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Tiziano Mancini (director), Véronique Gens (actress), Bernard Deletré (actor), Frédéric Fisbach (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Claude Malgoire (actor), Philippe Jaroussky (actor), Pierre Carniaux (actor), Marielle Coubaillon (actress), Nigel Smith (actor), Thierry Grégoire (actor), Alain Buet (actor), Benoît Résillot (miscellaneous crew), Xavier Chion (actor), Giuseppe Molino (actor), Vincenzo Grimani (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Tiziano Mancini (director), Véronique Gens (actress), Bernard Deletré (actor), Frédéric Fisbach (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Claude Malgoire (actor), Philippe Jaroussky (actor), Pierre Carniaux (actor), Marielle Coubaillon (actress), Nigel Smith (actor), Thierry Grégoire (actor), Alain Buet (actor), Benoît Résillot (miscellaneous crew), Xavier Chion (actor), Giuseppe Molino (actor), Vincenzo Grimani (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Tiziano Mancini (director), Véronique Gens (actress), Bernard Deletré (actor), Frédéric Fisbach (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Claude Malgoire (actor), Philippe Jaroussky (actor), Pierre Carniaux (actor), Marielle Coubaillon (actress), Nigel Smith (actor), Thierry Grégoire (actor), Alain Buet (actor), Benoît Résillot (miscellaneous crew), Xavier Chion (actor), Giuseppe Molino (actor), Vincenzo Grimani (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Tiziano Mancini (director), Véronique Gens (actress), Bernard Deletré (actor), Frédéric Fisbach (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Claude Malgoire (actor), Philippe Jaroussky (actor), Pierre Carniaux (actor), Marielle Coubaillon (actress), Nigel Smith (actor), Thierry Grégoire (actor), Alain Buet (actor), Benoît Résillot (miscellaneous crew), Xavier Chion (actor), Giuseppe Molino (actor), Vincenzo Grimani (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Tiziano Mancini (director), Véronique Gens (actress), Bernard Deletré (actor), Frédéric Fisbach (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Claude Malgoire (actor), Philippe Jaroussky (actor), Pierre Carniaux (actor), Marielle Coubaillon (actress), Nigel Smith (actor), Thierry Grégoire (actor), Alain Buet (actor), Benoît Résillot (miscellaneous crew), Xavier Chion (actor), Giuseppe Molino (actor), Vincenzo Grimani (writer),
Genres: Drama, Music,Safe little house, safe little friends,
Safe little thoughts to keep you safe
From all those big bad wolves that eat you up.
(oh shit)
Safe in your room,
Safe as a tomb,
Sleep in a coffin made of glass.
It takes a big facade to hide your cries?
Can you make this last?
Cause now I'm not so sure,
Are you up to the task?
Sometimes the sickness is the cure.
You're searching so hard,
You've lost yourself
Does it help to play as you're wasting away
Like a silver screen cliche?
Cause after all we're actors on a stage.
(oh oh, oh oh. oh oh, oh oh)
Will it help you to wait for the moment to break,
Is it real or is it fate?
All we are chapters on a page.
(oh oh, oh oh. oh oh, oh oh.)
Cause after all we're actors on a stage.
Hearing you now, shedding the doubts
They'll be no past or future tense.
Regrets a waste of time and plans change.
(will always change)
Oh, some for the worst,
Some for the best,
You know you can always get your way.
So worried about what's next,
You lost today.
(You lost today)
Can you make this last?
Cause now I'm not so sure,
Are you up to the task?
Sometimes the sickness is the cure.
You're searching so hard,
You've lost yourself
Does it help to play as you're wasting away
Like a silver screen cliche?
Cause after all we're actors on a stage.
(oh oh, oh oh. oh oh, oh oh)
Will it help you to wait for the moment to break,
Cause it really isn't fate.
All we are just chapters on a page.
(oh oh, oh oh. oh oh, oh oh.)
Cause after all we're actors on a stage.
Can you let yourself,
Can you let yourself,
Will you let yourself let go?
Let go.
Can you let yourself,
Can you let yourself,
Won't you let yourself?
Just let yourself let go.
Let go.
Safe little house, safe little friends,
Safe little thoughts to keep you safe.
Does it help to play as you're wasting away
Like a silver screen cliche?
Cause after all we're actors on a stage.
(oh oh, oh oh. oh oh, oh oh)
Will it help you to wait for the moment to break,
Is it real or is it fate?
All we are chapters on a page.
(oh oh, oh oh. oh oh, oh oh.)
Does it help you to play as you faded away,
Like a memory?
Cause all we are just actors on a page.