pt. 1: lecture 1-2. Introduction and words and music
lecture 3-4. A brief history of vocal expression in music
lecture 5-8. The invention of opera and Monteverdi's Orfeo
pt. 2: lecture 9-12. The growth of opera, the development of Italian opera seria, and Mozart's Idomeneo
lecture 13-16. The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's the Marriage of Figaro
lecture 17-18. The bel canto style and Rossini's the Barber of Seville
lecture 19-22. Verdi and Otello
lecture 23-24. French opera
pt. 4: lecture 25. German opera comes of age
lecture 26-27. Richard Wagner and Tristan und Isolde
lecture 28. Late Romantic German opera: Richard Strauss and Salome
lecture 29-30. Russian opera
lecture 31-32. Verismo, Puccini, and Tosca.
