Titanic: A Century of Fascination with Ernest Liotti, Peab '80

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Titanic: A Century of Fascination
Instructor: Ernest Liotti, Peab '80
October 22 - December 3 (6 Sessions - No Class on Thanksgiving Week)
Thursdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM ET
Virtual va Zoom

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Course Description: More than 100 years after its sinking, the Titanic remains one of the most famous and fascinating stories in history. This course explores the ship's construction, its ill-fated maiden voyage, and the events that led to the disaster. Using historical accounts and clips from popular films, participants will separate fact from fiction while examining why the Titanic continues to capture the public imagination.

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ABOUT Ernest Liotti, Peab '80
Peabody Conservatory Faculty and Alumni

Performer, educator, and lecturer Ernest Liotti pursues an active career addressing a wide range of topics including classical music, opera, great musicians of the past, film and industrial design. A member of the Conservatory faculty of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Liotti has taught a variety of classes in both the Voice and Piano departments. He was a long-standing lecturer for the Roadscholar Program at Peabody and has lectured extensively throughout the metropolitan Baltimore/Washington area. In demand as a speaker, Liotti has traveled across the United States and Europe addressing such organizations as Brandies University, Friends of Tanglewood, and Spoleto USA on subjects such as Bernstein’s music for the theatre, the operas of Giancarlo Menotti, and the career of Arturo Toscanini.

Since 2001, Liotti has been a regular lecturer for the Alumni Association of the Johns Hopkins University. In the summer of 2013, he was featured on a lecture cruise of the Baltic Sea whose principal speakers were Mikhail Gorbachev and Lech Walesa. As a performer Liotti is the founding Director of the DaCamera Singers, a sixteen voiced chamber chorus that presented not only the standard repertoire but also promoted new works by regional composers.

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Starts:
Thursday, October 22, 2026
6:00pm EDT

Ends:
Thursday, December 3, 2026
7:30pm EDT

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