SUS_224 Claudio Monteverdi and his three operas: Orpheus, Ulysses, Poppaea

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michael Franěk (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (alternate examiner)
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
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 N51, except Tue 16. 4.
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 55 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 26/55, only registered: 0/55, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/55
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Course objectives
This one-semester course will introduce three of Claudio Monteverdi's most important operas (Orfeo, The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland, and The Coronation of Poppea) and evaluate their significance to the history of early opera.
Learning outcomes
The individual operas will be discussed in terms of libretto analysis, musical analysis and the integration of these operas into the historical context.
Syllabus
  • Monteverdi:
  • Places of his work: Cremona, Mantova, Rome, Venice
  • Operas: Orpheus, The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland and The Coronation of Poppea (main course content)
  • Lost operas
  • Sung ballets
Literature
  • Heslo Claudio Monteverdi v Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians a v encyklopedii MGG
Teaching methods
Interpretation of the plot and libretto of the operas is connected with the recording.
Assessment methods
Requires 75% participation.
Test (in the middle of the semester), final test of the studied material.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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