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Critical study of the musical and dramatic content of operas forming the standard international repertoire, from Mozart to the present.

A study of the history of opera from 1600-1800. The course focuses on four thematic pillars: intellectual movements that spurred the early development of opera; critical debates about the relationship between music, text, spoken drama, and dance; opera as a medium for politics; and opera's patrons, audiences, and developing industry as it moved between courts and public opera houses.
Requisites: Prereq: MUS 268; MUS 133 recommended.