SURVEY OF OPERA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify principles and distinguishing features of select operatic genres. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the interdependent relationship between composers, performers, other creative personnel, and audiences that has shaped the history of opera. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Critically analyze link between content and personal experiences and observations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate written and oral communication skills through oral and written assignments, discussion, and presentations on related topics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Complete a creative research project of a length, depth, and scope that meets graduate-level expectations and that might serve as the basis for a larger project in the student's area of study (thesis or other document). Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify principles and distinguishing features of select operatic genres. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the interdependent relationship between composers, performers, other creative personnel, and audiences that has shaped the history of opera. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Critically analyze link between content and personal experiences and observations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate written and oral communication skills through oral and written assignments, discussion, and presentations on related topics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Complete a creative research project of a length, depth, and scope that meets graduate-level expectations and that might serve as the basis for a larger project in the student's area of study (thesis or other document). Audience: Graduate