HV_49 Russian opera

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026

The course is not taught in Spring 2026

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jana Perutková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
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 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
The development of Russian opera from the 1860s to the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to understand the specifics of the individual composers and to capture the development tendencies in the Russian music of the given period.
Key topics
Tchaikovsky, Musorgskij, Korsakov, Borodin - videotractions and recordings are analyzed against the background of the main streams of Russian literature.
Study resources and literature
  • TROJAN, Jan. Dějiny opery : tvůrci předloh, libretisté, skladatelé a jejich díla. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2001, 482 s. ISBN 8071853488. info
  • TROJAN, Jan. Dějiny opery. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění, 1981, 231 s. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
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