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MUSIC 261

Opera and Musical Theatre

Undergraduate

Fall 2022

Topics

  • Opera as drama
  • Music and storytelling
  • Composers’ treatment of text and emotion
  • Opera across four centuries

Readings

  • Naomi André — Contextualizing Race and Gender in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
    unspecified
  • Opera Online entries on The Barber of Seville, Don Giovanni, and Giulio Cesare in Egitto.
    unspecified
  • English National Opera — Discover La Traviata.
    unspecified
  • Assigned opera recordings and videos.
    unspecified
Sources