Pt. 1. Lecture 1. Introduction and words and music, part I
Lecture 2. Introduction and words and music, part II
Lecture 3. A brief history of vocal expression in music, part I
Lecture 4. A brief history of vocal expression in music, part II
Lecture 5. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, part I
Lecture 6. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, part II
Lecture 7. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, part III
Lecture 8. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo, part IV.
Pt. 2. Lecture 9. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, part I
Lecture 10. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, part II
Lecture 11. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, part III
Lecture 12. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo, part IV
Lecture 13. The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's The marriage of Figaro, part I
Lecture 14. The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's The marriage of Figaro, part II
Lecture 15. The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's The marriage of Figaro, part III
Lecture 16.The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's The marriage of Figaro, part IV.
Pt. 3. Lecture 17. The bel canto style and Rossini's The barber of Seville, part I
Lecture 18. The bel canto style and Rossini's The barder of Seville, part II
Lecture 19. Verdi and Otello, part I
Lecture 20. Verdi and Otello, part II
Lecture 21. Verdi and Otello, part III
Lecture 22. Verdi and Otello, part IV
Lecture 23. French opera, part I
Lecture 24. French opera, part II.
Pt. 4. Lecture 25. German opera comes of age
Lecture 26. Richard Wagner and Tristan and Isolde, part I
Lecture 27. Richard Wagner and Tristan and Isolde, part II
Lecture 28. Late Romantic German opera: Richard Strauss and Salome
Lecture 29. Russian opera, part I
Lecture 30. Russian opera, part II
Lecture 31. Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca, part 1
Lecture 32. Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca, part II.
pt. 1: lecture 1-2. Introduction and words and music
lecture 3-4. A brief history of vocal expression in music
lecture 5-8. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo
pt. 2: lecture 9-12. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo
lecture 13-16. The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's the Marriage of Figaro
lecture 17-18. The bel canto style and Rossini's the Barber of Seville
lecture 19-22. Verdi and Otello
lecture 23-24. French opera
pt. 4: lecture 25. German opera comes of age
lecture 26-27. Richard Wagner and Tristan und Isolde
lecture 28. Late Romantic German opera: Richard Strauss and Salome
lecture 29-30. Russian opera
lecture 31-32. Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca.