Fall 2008
The Operas of Richard Wagner
For information, email Richard B. Beams at:
Opera con Brio is an opera-education program, now in its 28th year, conducted by Richard B. Beams, past recipient of NEH Fellowships in both Opera and Literature and Verdi Studies, and past pre-opera lecturer for The Boston Lyric Opera. Classes include lectures, discussions, and recorded musical examples. They demand no technical skills in music although they provide opportunities for those with such skill to pursue related projects on their own. College credit is available upon request and for an additional fee. With permission from Richard Beams, Pine Manor students may elect an Opera con Brio course as a 4-credit Directed Study.
Previous Courses
Shakespeare and Opera - Spring 2008
Vivaldi in Venice -Winter 2008
Gluck and the Reform of 18th Century Opera - Fall 2007
The Operas of Richard Strauss - Spring '07
The Many Faces of Orfeo - Spring '07
Mozart's Golden Years - Fall '06
Shostakovich - Fall '06
Russian Opera of the 19th Century - Fall '05 Russian Masters of the Twentieth Century - Spring '06 Mozart's Early Years - Spring '06
Czech Masters I: The Operas of Janacek - Fall '04 Czech Masters II: Dvorak, Smetana and Martinu - Winter '05
Hector Berlioz: His Life and Works - Fall '03 Wagner's Ring Cycle - Winter '04
The Operas of Rossini I: The Classical Rossini - Fall '02 The Operas of Rossini II: Rossini Serioso - Winter '03
The Many Faces of Orlando - a mini course in five sessions, May/ June, 2003