Great Italian Opera: Rossini, Verdi, and PucciniLA MU HO 300
Credit hours 3
Contact hours 45
This course gives a broad overview of Italian operatic history. Tracing its origins back to the late sixteenth century 'Camerata' in Florence which led to the first music dramas of Claudio Monteverdi, the course explores the history of Italian opera through a chronological selection of representative works from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Emphasis will be placed on: musical, dramaturgical, sociological and historical aspects of opera as well as on technical issues in opera production, the role of singers and the relationship between the composer and the written text of the playwright or librettist. Selected works include: Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Bellini: La Norma; Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermour; Verdi: La Traviata; Puccini: Tosca. *Field Trip Fee Req. | 
