Course | Appreciation and history of opera

Description

Casa de México presents one of its consolidated academic programs, this time it is an appreciation and history of opera course. The complete course consists of three individual modules, attendees can enroll in a single module or as many as they wish. Download the complete program here. Full course date: from September 20, 2021 to June 27, 2022. A first presentation session will be held on September 20 at 5:00 p.m. at a cost of €5. Those who attend this session and enroll in the course will be discounted the price of the presentation session (€5). . Price per module: €285. first module Laughter at the opera from September 27, 2021 to January 17, 2022. Price: €285. Sessions: September 27. October 4, 18 and 25. November 15, 22 and 29. December 13 and 20. January 10 and 17, 2022. second module Opera and literature from January 24, 2022 to March 28, 2022. Price: €285. Sessions: January 24 and 31. February 7, 14, 21 and 28. March 7, 14, 21 and 28. April 4. Third module Opera and history from April 11, 2022 to June 27, 2022. Price: €285. Sessions: April 11, 18 and 25. May 9, 16, 23 and 30. June 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Laughter at the Opera It is the first of the three modules of the opera history cycle that Casa de México is offering over the next few months and that will also cover Opera and Literature, and Opera and History. Led by the director Víctor Manuel Dogar, we will take a tour of the evolution of opera within its historical context, focusing on its comic side. We will be able to appreciate, through the selection of audiovisual examples, the greatness of this genre, while we unravel the secrets that hide its scripts, its music and its staging.

First semester program: Laughter at the Opera September Class 1. Monday, September 27, 2021. The Opera Periods and General Concepts. Examples. October Class 2. Monday, October 4, 2021. The Comedy in the Opera The Semi-Serious Opera/The Bufa Opera/The Operetta/The Zarzuela Examples Class 3. Monday, October 18, 2021.

The Smile of the Baroque/ The Intermezzi “La Serva Padrona” PERGOLESI Class 4. Monday, October 25, 2021. Classicism / Reasonable Laughter of the Enlightenment. “Cossì Fan Tutte” MOZART November Class 5. Monday, November 15, 2021. The Bufa Opera “The Barber of Seville” ROSSINI Class 6. Monday, November 22, 2021.

The Bufa Opera “El Elixir de Amor” DONIZETTI Class 7. Monday, November 29, 2021. The Semi-Serious Opera “The Sleepwalker” BELLINI December Class 8. Monday, December 13, 2021. The Operetta “The Merry Widow” LEHÁR Class 9. Monday, December 20, 2021 “Gala Opera Theater Fine Arts Mexico” January Class 10. Monday, January 10, 2022. The Grand Opèra and La Zarzuela “L’Africaine” MEYERBEER/ “El Dúo de la Africana” F. CABALLERO Class 11.

Monday, January 17, 2022. The Zarzuela and the Grand Opèra “The African Duo” F. CABALLERO/ “L’Africaine” MEYERBEER

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• The event is subject to change for reasons beyond Casa de México in Spain. In this case, registrants will be notified by email.