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explore my
free
VERY BASIC
INTRODUCTORY
COURSE on
“OPERA 101”
(10-modules
see below)

and then
perhaps enjoy
five free
RECENT WEBINARS
(scroll down)

explore this series of
10 very basic short talks on…

  1. why learn about opera? (8 minutes)
  2. what is an opera – structure? (11 minutes)
  3. what is an opera – differences? (7 minutes)
  4. who “gets” opera? (11 minutes)
  5. operatic voices (17 minutes)
  6. roles in opera (8 minutes)
  7. operatic fachs (12 minutes)
  8. the circle : national styles (10 minutes)
  9. the line : history of opera (16 minutes)
  10. the square : producing opera (9 minutes)


the above playlist contains
links to 10 short videos

HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS PLAYLIST

then, why not
discover some more
FREE SAMPLES ?

try one or more of
these FIVE recent
one-hour
WEBINARS ?

“My SEARCH for
MOZART in VIENNA”

Learn how Salzburg-born
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
established himself as an
independent artist
in the Imperial Capital.

Then, follow Iain’s quest
to find Mozart’s grave
– outside the city.

“The TWO
great
Golden Ages
of VIENNA”

Join Iain as he first revisits
the period of
Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Then, join him as he explores
the fin-de-siecle years of
Johann Strauss Jr and Franz Lehar,
composers of the great Viennese operettas.

“an INTERVIEW with
the great Canadian tenor
BEN HEPPNER”

Iain asks Ben about three
of his most admired
Wagnerian roles:
Lohengrin,
Tristan,
and
Walther von Stolzing.

Ben provides us with
privileged anecdotes
and penetrating insights.

this interview was first
produced for the
WAGNER SOCIETY
of WASHINGTON DC


“an INTERVIEW with
my favourite
current Canadian tenor
ANDREW HAJI”

Blessed with an unusually
beautiful lyric tenor voice,
Andrew tells Iain about
his intensive training,
his competition successes,
and his early career triumphs.

to find out more
about Andrew
please visit
andrewhaji.com

“UNEXPECTED
LEARNINGS”
Iain’s reflections on
his first year of
on-line webinars
with
Classi Lectures

Iain reviews the first five
of his on-line courses and
the unexpected learnings
we all experienced
during the onset of the Covid pandemic.