The lasting appeal of opera as a lavishly hybrid genre from the 1600s to the present. How and why does opera set its stories to music? What is operatic singing? Who is the audience? How do words, music, voices, movement, and staging collaborate in different operatic eras and cultures? The class will include performances at the San Francisco Opera and other local companies.
3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-A-II
The lasting appeal of opera as a lavishly hybrid genre from the 1600s to the present. How and why does opera set its stories to music? What is operatic singing? Who is the audience? How do words, music, voices, movement, and staging collaborate in different operatic eras and cultures? The class will include performances at the San Francisco Opera and other local companies.
Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.