MUS 221 - Mozart's Greatest Operas

Institution:

University of San Francisco

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Description:

A study of Mozart's four greatest operas ( Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan tutte and The Magic Flute) within the context of a discussion of Italian and German opera as genres. Students will read about opera, about its social role and implications, and about the representation of society in opera. We will also consider issues of gender as presented in these Viennese works from the 1780's. The plots of these four works will be studied in detail, and we will consider how music changes, adds, and shifts our understanding of the text, and how the sung text differs from the spoken. The course includes a screening of each of the works.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usfca.edu/

Phone Number:

(415) 422-5555

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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