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Introduction to Italian Opera

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  • Act I, Scene 1 (Week 1) - Mozart and Close Listening
    • This module utilizes Mozart’s opera Le Nozze di Figaro to explore opera and close listening in detail.
  • Act I, Scene 2 (Week 2) - Italian opera before Mozart
    • This module introduces you to the origin of opera. It also utilizes Monteverdi's L’Orfeo to distinguish different styles in opera from one era to another.
  • Act I, Scene 3 (Week 3) - Conventions in Italian opera
    • This module discusses the purpose of specific operatic conventions in the overture, arias, recitative, finales, choruses, cantabile-cabaletta, and instrumental interludes. It also utilizes various approaches on how music conveys the drama.
  • Act II, Scene 1 (Week 4) - The bel canto era
    • This module introduces you to the bel canto era in Italian Opera. It also utilizes Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia to explore the bel canto style.
  • Act II, Scene 2 (Week 5) - Verdi
    • This module discusses the contribution of Giuseppi Verdi in the bel canto era. It also gives you an understanding of Verdi’s influence from Rossini’s work.
  • Act II, Scene 3 (Week 6) - Puccini and his contemporaries
    • This module discusses how Puccini and his contemporaries challenge history and conventions in Italian opera. It also discusses his presence in the regular repertoire of Italian opera.
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