Editing Opera house (section)

===Middle Ages===
The [[Middle Ages]] saw the abandonment of ancient theaters, which were transformed into gigantic stone [[quarry|quarries]], like many other ancient buildings, both public or private. Music still had its place in worship. It continued to bring audiences together, but its content was completely renewed. The ''[[Play of Daniel|Jeu de Daniel]]'' ("Play of Daniel") was a sung play, characteristic of the medieval [[Renaissance of the 12th century]]. The subject, taken from the [[Bible|biblical]] [[Book of Daniel]], deals with [[Babylonian captivity|Israel's captivity in Babylon]].<ref name="The European Music Series">{{cite web|url=http://www.ou.edu/earlymusic/daniel.html|title=The Play of Daniel: European Music Series|last=Eugene|first=Enrico|publisher=The University of Oklahoma|accessdate=2009-11-18|location=Oklahoma}}</ref> The play was written and performed by students of the Episcopal School of [[Beauvais]], located in northern France.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-PlayofDanielThe.html| title = The Play Of Daniel {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}} </ref> In the 15th century, sung theater of a religious nature found a special place in the [[mystery play]]s performed on cathedral squares. As before, they dealt with sacred subjects, but they were not about worship per se. [[Secularism|Secular]] musical theater also existed, but had a more popular and intimate aspect (see, for example, [[Adam de la Halle]]'s ''[[Jeu de Robin et Marion]]'' ("Play of Robin and Marion"), in the 13th century).<ref>''[[Hutchinson Encyclopedia]]'' (1988), p.10</ref><ref name="DixonSinclair2008">{{cite book|last1=Dixon|first1=Rebecca|last2=Sinclair|first2=Finn E.|title=Poetry, Knowledge and Community in Late Medieval France|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAJVtgKhI1MC&pg=PA173|accessdate=17 July 2012|year=2008|publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd|isbn=978-1-84384-177-7|page=173}}</ref>