Programme

History of Italian Opera from Monteverdi to Puccini
THERE WILL BE A GENERAL AND A MONOGRAPHIC PART. IN THE GENERAL, IT WILL BE TRACED DIACHRONICALLY THE EVOLUTION OF OPERA FROM ITS ORIGINS TO THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY (FUNDAMENTAL AUTHORS, DRAMATURGICAL PRINCIPLES AND DRAMATIC.MUSICAL STRUCTURES). THE MONOGRAPHIC PART WILL ANALYZE THREE OPERAS FROM THE CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE OF ITALIAN OPERA: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA BY G. ROSSINI, RIGOLETTO BY G. VERDI, TOSCA BY G. PUCCINI.

Core Documentation

- GILLES DE VAN, L’OPERA ITALIANA. LA PRODUZIONE, L’ESTETICA, I CAPOLAVORI, CAROCCI, 2012 (ED. 2002).
- ESSAYS AND DVDS ON THE MONOGRAPHIC PART OF THE COURSE. SELECTED ESSAYS WELL BE AVAILABLE IN COPY SHOPS (VIA GIULIO ROCCO). DVDS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE BIBLIOTECA DI SPETTACOLO “LINO MICCICHÈ".
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE LESSONS HAVE TO STUDY THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL BOOK:
- FABRIZIO DELLA SETA, «...NON SENZA PAZZIA». PROSPETTIVE SUL TEATRO MUSICALE, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2008 (EXCLUDING THE CHAPTERS 4, 6, 9).

Reference Bibliography

- GILLES DE VAN, L’OPERA ITALIANA. LA PRODUZIONE, L’ESTETICA, I CAPOLAVORI, CAROCCI, 2012 (PRIMA ED. 2002). - FABRIZIO DELLA SETA, «...NON SENZA PAZZIA». PROSPETTIVE SUL TEATRO MUSICALE, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2008.

Type of delivery of the course

The course is divided into 12 lectures, in which the three operas that are the subject of the monographic part are projected and commented

Attendance

Course attendance is however strongly recommended

Type of evaluation

oral exam, also with verification of musical knowledge of the works discussed in the monographic part