DVQ031 Opera on Stage: History of Scenography for Operatic Productions

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–11:35 G01
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
DVQ031/01: Tue 11:40–12:25 G01, Š. Havlíčková Kysová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main asset of the course is to provide information about the opera as a theatrical Genre. Opera formed stage design conventions and determined style of scenography and development of theatrical space.
Syllabus
  • Opera as a Theatrical Genre: A Short Introduction Theatrical Stage between the Renaissance and the Baroque The Staging of the Operas by Claudio Monteverdi The Great Reform Operas of Christoph Willibald Gluck (and the Opera of the Period 1750 – 1800) To Design Mozart on the Stage Romanticism in Germany (1800 – 1850) French Grand Opera (1800 - 1850) Stage Design for Bel Canto Operas Scenography for Operas by G. Verdi Wagner’s “Dream” Clearing the Stage
Literature
    required literature
  • BAKER, Evan. From the Score to the Stage. An Illustrated History of Continental Opera Production and Staging. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
    recommended literature
  • Di Benedetto, Stephen. An Introduction to Theatre Design. Routledge, 2012.
  • WOLFF, Hellmuth Christian. Musikgeschichte in Bildern. Oper - Scene und Darstellung. VEB Deutscher Verlag, 1979.
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. An approach to the semiotics of theatre. Edited by Jarmila F. Veltrusky - Tomáš Hoskovec. 1st ed. Brno: Department of Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, 2012, 229 s. ISBN 9788021059092. info
Teaching methods
Presentations, in-class discussions.
Assessment methods
Presentation and written test (or oral exam).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e230l1UHQpQIcoxu5JTUW-PstUB9YExRZCTiLdYgQJY/edit?usp=sharing
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