HV_707 From Opera to Musical

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024

The course is not taught in Spring 2024

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Miloš Štědroň, CSc. (lecturer)
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
Prerequisites
VH_06 Counterpoint
Interest in musical drama.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The lecture cycle outlines the emergence of musicals from older vocal-instrumental stage works of opera and operetta. A theoretical explanation and discussion on the subject will be accompanied by videos of numerous musicals and commentary on the production issues.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to recognize the main developmental tendencies of the opera, operetta and musical, to know the specific names of the authors of the music and the text.
Syllabus
  • Opera in the 19th and 20th centuries. Operetta. The origin and development of the musical.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Bauch, Marc. The American Musical. Marburg, Germany: Tectum Verlag, 2003.
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
The course ends with a colloquium in the form of an oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
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