MU 378
History of Opera
This course explores some of the major trends, composers, works, and performance issues in opera from 1600-2020. A
combination of well-known, little known, indigenous, female and BIPOC authored operas will be discussed. Music making
will be explored from a variety of interpretive frameworks including gender, race, and ideology.
Prerequisites: MU266 (or MU264*) and MU271, or permission of the instructor.†
This course explores some of the major trends, composers, works, and performance issues in opera from 1600-2020. A
combination of well-known, little known, indigenous, female and BIPOC authored operas will be discussed. Music making
will be explored from a variety of interpretive frameworks including gender, race, and ideology.
Prerequisites: MU266 (or MU264*) and MU271, or permission of the instructor.†
This course explores some of the major trends, composers, works, and performance issues in opera from 1600-2020. A
combination of well-known, little known, indigenous, female and BIPOC authored operas will be discussed. Music making
will be explored from a variety of interpretive frameworks including gender, race, and ideology.
Prerequisites: MU266 (or MU264*) and MU271, or permission of the instructor.†