OPERA IS - LEARNING
OPERA 102 - OTHER FORMS
LEARN how to listen to
OTHER FORMS OF OPERA
Course at the RCYC City Clubhouse
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3 Tuesdays afternoons or evenings
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. or 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
October 25th, November 1st, & 8th, 2011
$150
Registration for this course is now closed!
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What you will learn in this course:
For a full appreciation of the basics of opera, it is necessary to journey beyond Italian opera and to understand the principles underlying German, French and Russian Opera.
Why did German opera put the emphasis on (a) the orchestra and (b) the meaning of the text?
Why have the French always insisted on distinctness? How did the values of the French monarchy shape their national style? [Some background context for this class may be obtained by scanning this article.]
Why did Russian Opera not fully emerge until the fourth quarter of the nineteenth century? Why did it have two forms "eastward-looking" and "westward-looking"? [Some background context for this class may be obtained by scanning this article.]
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October 25th 2011
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German Opera -- orchestra and meaning
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November 1st 2011
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French Opera -- spectacle and ballet
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November 8th 2011
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Russian Opera -- east and west
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