19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi

What you'll learn

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  • The technologies behind 1830s French opera performances
  • The relationships among major players in the premiere of Les Huguenots
  • How Romanticism differed from the optimism of the Enlightenment
  • The different singing styles in French Grand Opera
  • Innovations in staging between the three periods of opera.
  • How Wagner represented characters and situations with musical themes
  • How Wagner’s approach to opera influenced Verdi’s Otello
  • How Act I of Otello looked and sounded at the premiere

Offered By:  HarvardX

Course Duration:  6 WEEKS

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