DVH060 The Ring of the Nibelung - a challenge for staging

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
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
Tue 12:30–15:45 G03
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DVBA002 Intro to Theatre Studies 2 || DVBP04 Theatre in History 2
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and explain the principles of Gesamtkunstwerk;
work with information on the stagings of the Ring of the Nibelung;
interpret the topic from the point of view od theatre theory.
Syllabus
  • Selected topics:
  • - Wagner's operas,
  • - Wagner and mythology,
  • - Gesamtkunstwerk,
  • - opera and drama,
  • - music drama,
  • - history of staging of the Ring,
  • - The Ring as a challenge for staging.
Literature
    required literature
  • Richard: Soumrak bohů (libreto, libovolné vydání v ČJ/NJ/AJ...
  • Wagner, Richard: Zlato Rýna (libreto, libovolné vydání v ČJ/NJ/AJ...))
  • Richard: Valkýra (libreto, libovolné vydání v ČJ/NJ/AJ...
  • Richard: Siegfried (libreto, libovolné vydání v ČJ/NJ/AJ...
    recommended literature
  • WAGNER, Richard. Opera a drama. Translated by Věra Vysloužilová. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Paseka, 2002, 261 s. ISBN 8071854832. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions.
Assessment methods
Oral exam or written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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