Opera Studies II: European Opera; The 19th Century

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This course asks students to define “What is Opera?” by deconstructing and defining it as an internationally recognized art form evolving through and rising out of 19th Century Europe. Students explore national schools and styles, significant musical developments (formal, theoretical), cultural, social, and literary contexts as well as performance practices. The course culminates in a discussion of changes that will arise in the 20th and 21st centuries and beyond.