HarvardX: 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• The technologies underlying 1830s French opera performances. 
• The relationships between the main characters in the premiere of Les Huguenots. 
• The differences between Romanticism and Enlightenment optimism. 
• French Grand Opera features a variety of singing styles. 
• Stagecraft innovations over the three operatic periods. 
• Wagner used musical motifs to describe characters and events. 
• How Wagner's Approach to Opera Influenced Verdi's Otello 
• How Act I of Otello looked and sounded at its premiere.