Module 4 Lecture
The podcast is crafted and presented by Prof. Ghelli.
Try taking notes to boost your understanding and remember more from the podcast. Make it even easier by using the OUTLINE provided.
Videos
Familiarize with Bel Canto
Listen to Casta Diva. Norma. V. Bellini (Don’t worry about the words, but concentrate on the music and voice)
Listen to Sogno Soave e Casto. Don Pasquale. G. Doninzetti (Don’t worry about the words but concentrate on the music and voice)
Watch Il Barbiere di Siviglia, by Gioacchino Rossini (Click [CC] for subtitles) (The libretto in English translation is available here). Choose and watch one of the following two representations.
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Reading Material (click below):
- Fidelio: The Problem of Beethoven and his Only Opera
- Bel Canto: Audiences Love It, but What Is It?
- Read Encyclopædia Britannica for Il Barbiere di Siviglia Background Information and Story Summary
