Opera Production History

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This course offers an interdisciplinary exploration of opera as a multifaceted performance genre, focusing on the historical development of production practices, interpretative trends, media, and artistic agency from the early modern period to the present, from the Baroque to Bugs Bunny. In addition to production case studies, we will explore opera dramaturgy, the function of labor in opera production, opera production and media, and the phenomenon of the "opera house." Course assignments will culminate in a final presentation, the topic of which will be decided upon in consultation with the instructor. For graduate students and upper-level undergraduates across the College of Fine Arts.