DISQ011 Opera: genre in stage transformation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Ivona Solčániová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 G01
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course is dealing with the opera as a theatrical Genre. Opera formed stage design conventions and determined style of scenography and development of theatrical space. The course is also focussed on the opera direction.

The course is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to:
- understand key terms of opera history as theatre genre;
- understand key terms of musicology needed for complete analysis of opera performance;
- explain priciples of opera staging and other terms discussed in class;
- do thorough theatrological analysis of opera performance.
Syllabus
  • Opera as a Theatrical Genre: A Short Introduction
  • Theatrical Stage between the Renaissance and the Baroque
  • The Staging of the Operas by Claudio Monteverdi
  • The Great Reform Operas of Christoph Willibald Gluck (and the Opera of the Period 1750 – 1800)
  • To Design Mozart on the Stage
  • Romanticism in Germany (1800 – 1850)
  • French Grand Opera (1800 - 1850)
  • Stage Design for Bel Canto Operas
  • Scenography for Operas by G. Verdi
  • Wagner’s “Dream” Clearing the Stage
Literature
    required literature
  • ABBATE, Carolyn and Roger PARKER. Dějiny opery : posledních 400 let. Translated by Robert Novotný. Vydání první. Praha: Argo. 652 stran. ISBN 9788073637002. 2017. info
    recommended literature
  • DI BENEDETTO, Stefano. An introduction to theatre design. First published. London: Routledge. ix, 222. ISBN 9780415547536. 2012. info
  • KERMAN, Joseph. Opera as Drama. University of California Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0520246928
  • Analyzing opera : Verdi and Wagner. Edited by Carolyn Abbate - Roger Parker. Berkeley: University of California Press. ix, 304. ISBN 0520061578. 1989. info
  • WOLFF, Hellmuth Christian. Musikgeschichte in Bildern. Oper - Scene und Darstellung. VEB Deutscher Verlag, 1979.
  • BAKER, Evan. From the score to the stage : an illustrated history of continental opera production and staging. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. xxiii, 439. ISBN 9780226035086. 2013. info
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. An approach to the semiotics of theatre. Edited by Jarmila F. Veltrusky - Tomáš Hoskovec. 1st ed. Brno: Department of Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University. 229 s. ISBN 9788021059092. 2012. info
  • SÝKORA, Pavel. Claudio Monteverdi: Souboj Tankreda s Klorindou : mezi manýrismem a barokem. 1. vyd. Praha: Nadace pro dějiny kultury ve střední Evropě. 198 s. ISBN 9788086791746. 2011. info
Teaching methods
presentations, discussion
Assessment methods
Presentation, written test (or oral exam). Pass-fail line is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
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