ECTS - Opera History
Opera History (ART227) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Opera History | ART227 | Fall and Spring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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None |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | Elective Courses |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | The historical development of the art of opera, born in Western Europe at the end of the XVI century as a part of fine arts until today will be examined. Opera art presented the culture and values of the century in which it was written, composed and staged from the moment it appeared, to the public lively on the stage through music, libretto, dance, acting, costumes, and decors. In this course, the development and change of the art of opera, which functions as a powerful media tool to educate or inform the public, will be discussed. The composer's approach to music, the technique of singing and the innovations it brings to interpretation will be emphasized. The importance of famous operas, which are now in the repertoire of theaters, will be examined with a cultural, social and political approach. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | The major operas with similar and different features in the music writing language of their composers; the messages of the operas in the context of geographical, cultural, religious, social, economic and political factors. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Definition of opera and its place and importance among other stage art branches. | |
2 | The birth of opera art and the “Drama per musica” genre in the city of Florence, Italy. | |
3 | "Bel canto" school in Naples, the emergence of "opera seria" and its features -"Orfeo" opera by C.W.Gluck | |
4 | The emergence and characteristics of "opera buffa" genres in Western Europe. -The opera of "Figaro’s wedding" by W. A. Mozart. -G. Rossini’s opera "Seville Barber". | |
5 | The opera art of W.A.Mozart and the emergence of "opera giaccoso" genre -W.A.Mozart’s "Don Juan" opera | |
6 | Opera reforms of W.A.Mozart and C.W.Gluck and the differences between them | |
7 | "Grand opera" and "lyric" opera genres and their properties in France F. C. Gounod’s "Faust" opera J.Bizet's "Carmen" opera | |
8 | The opera art of R.Wagner "Lohengrin" opera "Tristan and Izolde" opera | |
9 | G.Rossini, V. Bellini and G. Donizetti’s operas and "bel canto" technique. | |
10 | "Verismo" movement in Italian Opera G.Puccini’s "Tosca" opera and "La Boheme" opera. | |
11 | G. Verdi and its Importance in Opera Art “La Traviata” opera and "Aida" opera. | |
12 | Opera art in the New Vienna School in the 20th century and the works of the "French Sixe", A. Berg's opera "Lulu, A.Schonberg “Pelleas und Melissande” opera and A. Honegger “Antigone” opera. | |
13 | The state of opera art in the Ottoman Empire | |
14 | The development of opera in Turkey, "the Turkish Five" of the opera in the works. | |
15 | General Evaluation of Topics | |
16 | Final Assessment |
Sources
Other Sources | 1. Allardyce, N. (1963). The World of Harlequin: A Critical Study of the Commedia Dell’arte. New York: Cambridge University Press. |
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2. Altar, C. M. (1989). Opera Tarihi (Cilt I-II-III-IV). İstanbul: Gençlik Basımevi. | |
3. Aracı, E. (2010). Naum Tiyatrosu 19.Yüzyılda İstanbul’un İtalyan Operası. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. | |
4. Cohen, M. (2017). The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. | |
5. Neimetzade, E. (2002). Opera Sanatı. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık. | |
6. Peattie, A. (1997). Kobbe’ s Opera Book (Ed. The Earl of Harewood and Antony Peattie). New York: G.P. Purnam’s Sons. | |
7. Sadie, S. (ed.) (1992). The Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: MacMillan Press Limited. | |
8. Şener, S. (1998). Cumhuriyetin 75. Yılında Türk Tiyatrosu. İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. | |
9. Taruskin, R. (2010). Music in The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. New York: Oxford Üniversith Press. | |
10. Warrack, J., & West, E. (1992). The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. New York: Oxford University Press. |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | 15 | 10 |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 30 |
Presentation | 1 | 10 |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 19 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline | |||||
2 | Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology | |||||
3 | Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings | X | ||||
4 | Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena | X | ||||
5 | Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology | |||||
6 | Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources | X | ||||
7 | Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data | |||||
8 | Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems | X | ||||
9 | Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English | |||||
10 | Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning | X | ||||
11 | Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 3 | 36 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 14 | 14 |
Total Workload | 125 |