How to listen to and understand opera. Part 1.
The program begins in ancient Beijing, the exotic setting of Giacomo Puccini's Turandot. Here viewers are exposed to opera's unique incorporation of soliloquy, dialogue, scenery, action, and continuous music into an expressive whole that is far greater than the sum of its parts. Prof. Gree...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Springfield, Va. :
Teaching Company,
[2001]
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| Series: | Great courses on tape (Videorecording)
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| Summary: | The program begins in ancient Beijing, the exotic setting of Giacomo Puccini's Turandot. Here viewers are exposed to opera's unique incorporation of soliloquy, dialogue, scenery, action, and continuous music into an expressive whole that is far greater than the sum of its parts. Prof. Greenberg shows how the ancient Greeks used music in their dramas and how vocal and instrumental music gradually came together in the Western world to make opera possible, culminating in the 1607 debut of Monteverdi's Orfeo, the first truly successful attempt to combine music and words into musical drama. |
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| Item Description: | Title from videocassette label. "Course number 741."--Study guide. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 3 videocassettes : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. |
| Format: | VHS. |