Quest Courses – Spring 2023 / Art and Music / 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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