MODERN OPERA

Coordinators: Steve Koenig, Frieda Lipp, Victor Brener

At each session, we view a different opera and engage in a lively discussion of the text, staging, medium and score.

Opera has developed along many paths and styles over the last two centuries. In each session, we will view an opera and discuss that opera’s libretto, staging, orchestration, singing, and historical context.

Composers might include Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Benjamin Britten, Kurt Weill, Leoš Janácˇek, and some you’ve never heard of. We’ll include electronic, jazz, multi- media, and conceptual opera.

B WEEK / TUESDAY / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Modern Opera, Spring 2023
Date	Presenter	Title
Feb 14	Steve Koenig	John Eaton. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Part One
Feb 28	Steve Koenig	John Eaton. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Part Two
Mar 14	Steve Koenig	Bernhard Lang. I Hate Mozart. Part One
Mar 28	Steve Koenig	Bernhard Lang. I Hate Mozart. Part Two.
Apr 18	Steve Koenig	Hosokawa Toshio. Stilles Meer. Part One
May 02	Steve Koenig	Hosokawa Toshio. Stilles Meer. Part Two
May 16	Steve Koenig	Marc-Anthony Turnage. Greek

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