SCHEDULE

Fall Session 2020

Tuesday 9/15
4:30-6:00 EST

WHAT IS OPERA, ANYWAY?

In this introductory course, we will begin to challenge our pre-conceptions about opera

Tuesday 9/22
4:30-6:00 EST

VOICE TYPES

This second class features the talents of four teaching artists, explaining voice types and some of the repertoire different voice types sing

Tuesday 9/29
4:30-6:00 EST

BAROQUE OPERA

In this class we will study some of the earliest operas including works by Handel

Tuesday 10/6
4:30-6:00

MOZART OPERA

This class focuses on the works of iconic classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Tuesday 10/13
4:30-6:00 EST

ITALIAN OPERA

The first of four language-oriented classes, this class focuses on the works of iconic Italian composers

Tuesday 10/20
4:30-6:00 EST

FRENCH OPERA

The second of four language-oriented classes, this class focuses on the works of French composers

Tuesday 10/27
4:30-6:00 EST

FAIRYTALES

For Halloween week, students are encouraged to dress in costume as we study composers who created operas based on the plots of famous fairytales

Tuesday 11/3
4:30-6:00 EST

GERMAN OPERA

The third of four language-oriented classes, this class focuses on the works of German opera composers

Tuesday 11/10
4:30-6:00 EST

CZECH AND RUSSIAN OPERA

The last of four language-oriented classes, this class focuses on the works of Czech and Russian opera composers

Tuesday 11/17
4:30-6:00 EST

TROUSER ROLES- BREAKING GENDER BARRIERS

This class focuses on opera's common practice of using women's voices to portray young men

Tuesday 11/24
4:30-6:00 EST

OPERAS BY BIPOC COMPOSERS

This class features operatic repertoire by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) composers

Tuesday 12/1
4:30-6:00 EST

CONTEMPORARY OPERA

This class focuses on opera written in the last fifty-sixty years

Tuesday 12/8
4:30-6:00 EST

CHILDREN IN OPERA

Our final session focuses on the many operatic roles and choruses that feature children on the stage!

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