This course will explore a single opera
from the standard repertoire that is getting a “new look” at the
Metropolitan Opera this season. We will look at the history of its
production, listen to and discuss some of
the great musical moments of each, hear from some of the performers
about how they prepare for a role,
compare various productions of the same opera and discuss some of
the reasons behind these “new looks.”
For an additional fee, a
special backstage tour at the MET may be arranged. Operas to be
explored include Puccini's Tosca, Offenbach's The Tales of
Hoffman (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) and Bizet's Carmen.
JOHN T. KING serves as full-time
Director of Music for Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale and
is the conductor of the New Choral Society. He has served on the
faculty of Concordia College, Mount Saint Mary College and is a
frequent lecturer and workshop leader for the American Guild of
Organists.
This course will explore a single opera
from the standard repertoire that is getting a “new look” at the
Metropolitan Opera this season. We will look at the history of its
production, listen to and discuss some of
the great musical moments of each, hear from some of the performers
about how they prepare for a role,
compare various productions of the same opera and discuss some of
the reasons behind these “new looks.”