740-381 Studies In Opera

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

AProf Kerry Murphy

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two hours per week

Subject Description

A study of the social and historical significance of the operatic genre through a study of selected works, as well as the literature relating to the interdisciplinary nature of the genre and recent musicological research. The subject will cover an examination of some of the issues that relate to the interdisciplinary nature of opera alongside a study of selected works from the operatic genre with particular emphasis on their social and historical significance.

Assessment

Weekly journal entries (30%); essay of 2500-3000 words (70%).



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