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How to Listen to and Understand Opera

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1 day 24 minutes
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Discover the great beauty and high artistic achievement of opera with this brilliant course by acclaimed musicologist Robert Greenberg.

Syllabus

01: Introduction and Words and Music, I
02: Introduction and Words and Music, II
03: A Brief History of Vocal Expression in Music, I
04: A Brief History of Vocal Expression in Music, II
05: Invention of Opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, I
06: Invention of Opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, II
07: Invention of Opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, III
08: Invention of Opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, IV
09: The Growth of Opera, the Development of Italian Opera Seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, I
10: The Growth of Opera, the Development of Italian Opera Seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, II
11: The Growth of Opera, the Development of Italian Opera Seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, III
12: The Growth of Opera, the Development of Italian Opera Seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, IV
13: The Rise of Opera Buffa and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, I
14: The Rise of Opera Buffa and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, II
15: The Rise of Opera Buffa and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, III
16: The Rise of Opera Buffa and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, IV
17: The Bel Canto Style and Rossini's The Barber of Seville, I
18: The Bel Canto Style and Rossini's The Barber of Seville, II
19: Verdi and Otello, I
20: Verdi and Otello, II
21: Verdi and Otello, III
22: Verdi and Otello, IV
23: French Opera, I
24: French Opera, II
25: German Opera Comes of Age
26: Richard Wagner and Tristan und Isolde, I
27: Richard Wagner and Tristan und Isolde, II
28: Late Romantic German Opera-Richard Strauss and Salome
29: Russian Opera, I
30: Russian Opera, II
31: Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca, I
32: Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca, II
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Robert Greenberg

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