Opera History

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 3 credits from MUSC 1201, 1221, DRAM/ENGL 1701; or permission of the Department This course is intended to provide the student with an overview of the history of opera from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Representative works of the major opera composers are studied throughout the term. The emphasis of the course is on studying operatic forms, styles, and the musico-dramatic associations between music, libretto and onstage action. It also considers the struggle for dominance between text and music. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)(Exclusion: MUSC 3211 History of Opera)