ITAL6732A-L18
Rossini's Masterpieces
Gioacchino Rossini's Innovative Masterpieces
This course commemorates the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioacchino Rossini (1792—1868) who dominated the development of Italian opera in the first thirty years of the 19th century. He inexplicably retired from opera composition at the age of 37 leaving an outstanding legacy that includes symphonies, cantatas, chamber music and ranges from opera buffa to opera seria. His comedic masterpieces such as L'Italiana in Algeri, La gazza ladra, and perhaps his most famous work, Il barbiere di Siviglia, are regarded as cornerstones of the genre. Rossini experienced the turmoil that European society underwent in the early 1800’s and his music though highly innovative also reflects a need for form, order, critical distance and even irony.
This course commemorates the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioacchino Rossini (1792—1868) who dominated the development of Italian opera in the first thirty years of the 19th century. He inexplicably retired from opera composition at the age of 37 leaving an outstanding legacy that includes symphonies, cantatas, chamber music and ranges from opera buffa to opera seria. His comedic masterpieces such as L'Italiana in Algeri, La gazza ladra, and perhaps his most famous work, Il barbiere di Siviglia, are regarded as cornerstones of the genre. Rossini experienced the turmoil that European society underwent in the early 1800’s and his music though highly innovative also reflects a need for form, order, critical distance and even irony.
- Term:
- Summer 2018 Language Schools, Mills 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Mills College (LS)
- Schedule:
- 3:00pm-3:50pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 2, 2018 to Aug 10, 2018)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Cosimo Colazzo
- Subject:
- Italian
- Department:
- Italian
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Civ Cul & Soc
- Levels:
- Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60501
- Subject Code:
- ITAL
- Course Number:
- 6732
- Section Identifier:
- A