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How to listen to and understand opera, Part 1-4

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How to listen to and understand opera, Part 1-4

Language

eng

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videorecording

Main title

How to listen to and understand opera

Oclc number

710043847

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http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/unknown

Series statement

Great courses

Summary

The history of opera is traced from its beginning in the early 17th century to around 1924. The lectures examine landmark operas; musical, cultural, and social developments that influenced opera's growth; and the influence of national languages and cultures on opera

Table Of Contents

Disc 1: lecture 1-2. Introduction and words and music; lecture 3-4. A brief history of vocal expression in music -- disc 2: lecture 5-8. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo -- disc 3: lecture 9-12. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo -- disc 4: lecture 13-16. The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's the Marriage of Figaro -- disc 5: lecture 17-18. The bel canto style and Rossini's the Barber of Seville; lecture 19-20. Verdi and Otello, pts. 1&2 -- disc 6: lecture 21-22. Verdi and Otello, pts. 3&4; lecture 23-24. French opera -- disc 7: lecture 25. German opera comes of age; lecture 26-27. Richard Wagner and Tristan und Isolde; lecture 28. Late Romantic German opera: Richard Strauss and Salome -- disc 8: lecture 29-30. Russian opera; lecture 31-32. Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca

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