Discover the great beauty and high artistic achievement of opera with this brilliant course by acclaimed musicologist Robert Greenberg.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 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
Taught by
Robert Greenberg
