MUSIC 276 - Introduction to Opera

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

A survey of opera from Monteverdi to the present day. The focus is on a limited number of operas, including treatments of the Orpheus myth by Peri, Monteverdi, Gluck, and Glass; Handel's Giulio Cesare; Purcell' s Dido and Aeneas; Mozart's Don Giovanni; Beethoven' s Fidelio; Wagner's Die Walkure; Verdi' s La Traviata ; Berg' Wozzeck; Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress ; andGlass's Einstein on the Beach. Students pay particular attention to the ways in which works of the written and spoken word are transformed into compelling musical theater. Classes also include video screenings and comparisons of different productions.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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