This selection of the opera demonstrates what seems to be a parade with horns being the dominant sound. However, the sound is different than that of an emperor would have. The horns don't simply play short series of really loud notes followed by a longer like I would imagine a medieval king would be greeted to. However, there is a steady underlying beat of chordophone that supports the horns. I'm guessing there is a pit with a whole orchestra which provides the underline tone of the selection. There are no vocals at this point. The scenery of the set is very gold with large gold colored statues/pillars and a large chandelier. The three main figures are the horn players which is very well represented in the selection of the video. The horns play the roll of introducing each group of people displayed before what seems to be a throne with a king/pharaoh/emperor. The groups include people in blue robes with staffs that seem like monks, a group of what looks like warriors with shields and staffs and finally a cart with what looks like treasures. There are a great number of actors in this opera at the time with varied roles. Nearly everyone is wearing gold including the most dominant actors in this scene, the three horn players. The purpose of this selection of the opera is to display the majesty of the figure on the throne and the wealth that this empire has. This is probably an important feature of the opera by the amount of actors are put into this parade.
Even though this clip is only a little over a minute long and contains absolutely no dialog, I can tell that the scale of the opera must be large and the budget put into this opera has to be significant.
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