MUS 518

Spring 2015 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

Topics in Opera History

Credit: 4 hours.

Intensive study of a period or school of opera composition or of a particular aspect of the history of opera. Wide reading in the social and intellectual climate of the period concerned; literary, dramatic, and musical analysis; and work with primary sources, whenever possible.

May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. (Summer session, 2 graduate hours). Prerequisite: MUS 528A (consult Class Schedule for specific section information), graduate standing in musicology, or consent of instructor.

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MUS 518 class schedule data for spring 2015
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	43886	Lecture-Discussion	A	10:00AM -12:50PM	W	Music Building	Syer, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Title: Opera Production History Section Info: Through case studies focusing on operatic repertoire from different eras, we will examine broad shifts in opera composition and production practices, taking into consideration technology as well as aesthetics. Attention will be paid to the manner in which older repertoire has been reinterpreted across generations, and we will engage with practitioners currently active in the field of opera production. As a group we will examine passages from Rameau?s Les Bor�ades, Handel?s Giulio Cesare, Wagner?s Tannh�user, Verdi?s Rigoletto, Debussy?s Pell�as et M�lisande, Berg?s Wozzeck and Lulu, Weinberg?s Die Passagierin, Picker's Th�r�se Raquin, and Benjamin?s Written on Skin. Three of these works are being produced in Chicago during the spring semester. Class participants will be evaluated primarily on regular seminar participation and the development and execution of a final project centered on the stage history of an individual work or the creative activities of a leading opera director/designer. MUS 518 is an Advanced Musicology course.