93508 MUSIC THEATRE: HISTORY, ANALYSIS AND CRITICISM

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	93508 	S2  	D 	MUSIC THEATRE HIST AN'SIS 	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

93529

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit  provides  students with an introduction  to  the  history,
theory, texts and practice of music theatre and music drama.

CONDITIONS  APPLY:  Students  intending  to  enrol  must  consult  the
examiner  (W Dowd) at the beginning of the academic year (or  earlier)
in  which it is planned to enrol, in order to organize subscription to
Opera Queensland performances.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have:

1. a basic knowledge and understanding of the history, theory,
   texts and practice of music theatre and music drama;
   
2. an awareness of how various types of music theatre and drama
   have contributed to the development of the western theatre
   tradition.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

LECTURES AND TUTORIALS

Origins  of  opera  in Italy, performance  spaces,  Early
Baroque opera.

The conventions of opera.

Baroque opera, Handel, The 'Castrati', 'opera seria'.

'Opera buffa' & the rise of comic opera.

The 'Orfeo' legend, Gluck & his reforms.

Mozart.

Rossini.

Romantic Opera - Italy and Germany.

Verismo - late 19th century.

20th century: Janacek, Stravinsky, Weill, Britten

Operetta, Gilbert & Sullivan, music hall, Vaudeville.

Form, structure and conventions of musical comedy.

Contemporary opera/musicals.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Orrey, L, revised and updated by Rodney Milnes, 1996, Opera: A
Concise History, Thames & Hudson World of Art Library, London.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Opera: A History, Headington, Westbrook & Barfoot (Arrow Books)

Parker, Roger (ed.), The Oxford History of Opera, Oxford University
Press.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	12
Private Study                                 	140

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              17/09/99  OPERA REVIEW                              20.00     N   N
2   S              05/11/99  MAJOR ESSAY                               40.00     N   N
4   S              END S2    FORMAL EXAMINATION 2 HOURS                40.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    In  certain  circumstances,  pre-requisite  requirements  may  be
     altered.
2    With  reference to Rational/Synopsis Condition - Lyric  Opera  of
     Queensland now known as Opera Queensland.
3    The  final  grade  will be based on the total of  all  assessment
     items and will be in accord with Faculty guidelines.