HV_728 The operas of L. Janáček

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Zahrádka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Zahrádka, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 N43
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course will focus on Leoš Janáček's stage work, genesis and analysis of his operas and presentation of some exceptional productions.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to perform basic analysis of Janáček's works and their inclusion into the context.
Syllabus
  • Šárka
  • Rákos Rákoczy, Beginning of the romance
  • Jenufa
  • Fate
  • Excursions of Mr. Brouček
  • Katya Kabanova
  • Cunning little vixen
  • Makropulos Case
  • From the house of the dead
Literature
  • TYRRELL, John. Janáček. Years of a Life. Volume 1 (1854-1914). The Lonely Blackbird. Londýn: Faber and Faber, 2006, 971 pp. 1. ISBN 978-0-571-17538-3. info
  • ŠTĚDROŇ, Miloš. Janáček a hudba 20. století - Janáček a verismus (Janáček and the 20th-century music - Janáček and verism). Univerzitní noviny. Brno: MU Brno, 1998, vol. 5, No 10, p. 21-25. ISSN 1211-6866. info
  • SIMEONE, Nigel, John TYRRELL and Alena NĚMCOVÁ. Janáček's works : a catalogue of the music and writings of Leoš Janáček. Edited by Theodora Straková. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997, xl, 522. ISBN 0198164467. info
  • TYRRELL, John. Janáček's Operas. London: Faber and Faber, 1992. info
  • PŘIBÁŇOVÁ, Svatava. Leoš Janáček. 1. vyd. Praha: Horizont, 1984, 147 s. info
  • VOGEL, Jaroslav. Leoš Janáček : život a dílo. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1963, 385 s. info
  • BROD, Max. Leoš Janáček. Život a dílo. (Leoš Janáček. His Life and Work.). Praha: Hudební Matice Umělecké besedy, 1924. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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