This course gives us an introduction to Italian Opera right from its very beginning in Florence, Italy.
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There are 7 modules in this course
This module utilizes Mozart’s opera Le Nozze di Figaro to explore opera and close listening in detail.
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7 videos9 readings5 assignments8 discussion prompts
This module introduces you to the origin of opera. It also utilizes Monteverdi's L’Orfeo to distinguish different styles in opera from one era to another.
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8 videos2 readings6 assignments8 discussion prompts
This module discusses the purpose of specific operatic conventions in the overture, arias, recitative, finales, choruses, cantabile-cabaletta, and instrumental interludes. It also utilizes various approaches on how music conveys the drama.
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12 videos2 readings2 assignments7 discussion prompts
This module introduces you to the bel canto era in Italian Opera. It also utilizes Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia to explore the bel canto style.
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3 videos1 reading2 assignments9 discussion prompts
This module discusses the contribution of Giuseppi Verdi in the bel canto era. It also gives you an understanding of Verdi’s influence from Rossini’s work.
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3 videos2 readings2 assignments10 discussion prompts
This module discusses how Puccini and his contemporaries challenge history and conventions in Italian opera. It also discusses his presence in the regular repertoire of Italian opera.
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4 videos4 readings1 assignment9 discussion prompts
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