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Academic Year 2003/2004
German Opera, 1762 to 1933
GERM 290 SP
The course will concentrate on representative German operas from the 1760s to 1933. The emphasis will be on works of Mozart, Wagner, and the earlier 20th-century and their links to the historical moments and places in
which
they were created. Although occasional readings (such as Wagner's OPERA AND DRAMA) will be required, this will be almost entirely a listening and viewing course.
MAJOR READINGS
Major listenings:
C.W. von Gluck, ORFEO ED EURIDICE
W.A. Mozart, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO and DIE ZAUBERFLOETE
L. van Beethoven, FIDELIO
C.M. von Weber, DER FREISCHUETZ
R. Wagner, DER FLIEGENDE HOLLAENDER and
DAS RHEINGOLD
R. Strauss, SOLOME
and DER ROSENKAVALIER
A. Berg, WOZZECK
K. Weill, DER AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three papers, two oral reports, and a final take-home examination.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students should have some background in and enthusiasm for the Western Art Music of the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA GERM
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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