MUSC1020A-W12
Introduction to Opera
Introduction to Opera
Opera takes place in a strange world where everyone sings. All the time. That world resonates with passions that cannot be expressed in words alone; its inhabitants cannot help but burst into song. When we visit a world where no feeling or thought is left unsung, the barriers between us are broken down, empathy becomes beguiling, and the human condition is exposed in all its beauty and terror. In this course we will explore in depth through readings, discussion, and screenings some of the most powerful statements about that condition in operas by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, and Alban Berg. This course counts as a performance elective or as an elective for courses at the 0200-level and above.
Opera takes place in a strange world where everyone sings. All the time. That world resonates with passions that cannot be expressed in words alone; its inhabitants cannot help but burst into song. When we visit a world where no feeling or thought is left unsung, the barriers between us are broken down, empathy becomes beguiling, and the human condition is exposed in all its beauty and terror. In this course we will explore in depth through readings, discussion, and screenings some of the most powerful statements about that condition in operas by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, and Alban Berg. This course counts as a performance elective or as an elective for courses at the 0200-level and above.
- Term:
- Winter 2012
- Location:
- Axinn Center 229(AXN 229)
- Schedule:
- 1:00pm-3:00pm on Monday, Wednesday at AXN 229 (Jan 9, 2012 to Feb 3, 2012)
7:00pm-11:00pm on Thursday at MBH 216 (Jan 9, 2012 to Feb 3, 2012) - Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Greg Vitercik
- Subject:
- Music
- Department:
- Music
- Division:
- Arts
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- ART EUR WTR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 11319
- Subject Code:
- MUSC
- Course Number:
- 1020
- Section Identifier:
- A