This course offers the student an overview of the development of opera in Europe with a particular emphasis on some of the most representative Italian operas and authors from the 17th to the 20th century. As the course considers opera as a cultural phenomenon, the historical, intellectual, political, social, religious and economic conditions that influenced the development of this art will be also examined.
Outcomes: Students will acquire the basic understanding the cultural phenomenon of opera and the style differences of different historical periods, as well as musical terms.
Outcomes: Students will acquire the basic understanding the cultural phenomenon of opera and the style differences of different historical periods, as well as musical terms.