Georges Bizet's Carmen: Musical, Theatrical, and Social Perspectives with Brian Oberlander, PhD

Brought to you by Odyssey 

July 11, 2023 - July 25, 2023 (3 sessions)

Tuesdays, 6:30PM ET

Virtual via Zoom

 

Course Description:

Peer through the smoky veil of Seville's fabled cigarillo factory to explore Georges Bizet’s Carmen (1875) from musical, theatrical, and social perspectives. We start by contextualizing the opera alongside Bizet's other stage works, the coventions of the opera-comique genre, and the repertoire of the Opera-Comique theater where Carmen premiered. We then explore social themes in nineteenth-century Paris, analyzing the exotic images of Spanish and Gypsy women that shaped Bizet’s infamous femme fatale. We conclude with in-depth discussion of music, libretto, and staging in several iconic productions of this enduringly popular opera.
 

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