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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 modules to be chosen among the following

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
L-FIL-LET/10
1 module to be chosen among the following
1 module to be chosen among the following
Final exam
6
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 modules to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
L-FIL-LET/10
1 module to be chosen among the following
1 module to be chosen among the following
Final exam
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Other activities
3
F
-

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Teaching code

4S001450

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ART/07 - MUSICOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MUSIC

Period

1 A dal Sep 26, 2022 al Nov 5, 2022.

Learning objectives

The course aims to introduce students to the issues and methods concerning the study of opera as the most prominent manifestation of western music theatre of the last four centuries. Each year the course is centred around one or more case studies.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prerequisites: it is not necessary to be able to read music. The basic musical concepts for the analysis of the operas will be explained in class -- and are in any case discussed in the bibliography.

Program

Foundations of musical dramaturgy: Giuseppe Verdi’s “La traviata” (1853). The first part of the course will focus on the theory of musical dramaturgy. The second will concentrate on Verdi’s “La traviata”, which will function as case study on which we will try out recent methodological approaches and learn the most useful analytical tools.
Bibliography/Videography
(The symbol ** marks books available in the E-learning platform).
lecture notes;
GLORIA STAFFIERI, Un teatro tutto cantato. Introduzione all’opera italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2012, capp. 1, 2, 4, 5 (pp. 17-99; 123-175);
JULIAN BUDDEN, Le opere di Verdi, vol. 2, Dal “Trovatore” alla “Forza del Destino”, Torino, EDT 1986, pp. 126-182;
FABRIZIO DELLA SETA, “La traviata”, dal dramma alla musica, in La traviata, Venezia, Teatro La Fenice 2009, pp. 5-20 [pdf downloadable at: https://www.teatrolafenice.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/TRAVIATA-LA.pdf];
MARCO MARICA, La traviata, libretto e guida all’opera, Venezia, Teatro La Fenice 2009, pp. 45-90 [part of the previous book; available also as a separate pdf on the e-learning platform];
ELIZABETH WILSON, Bohémiens, grisettes e cortigiane, in Eroine tragiche... ma non troppo, a cura di Pierluigi Petrobelli, Parma, Istituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani, 2007, pp. 127-134;**
EMANUELE SENICI, Violetta come noi, in La traviata, a cura di Livio Aragona e Federico Fornoni, Bergamo, Fondazione Donizetti, 2009, pp. 17-24;**
MICHELA GEROSA, Tra “La Dame aux camélias” e “La traviata”: un molteplice orizzonte letterario e teatrale, in La traviata, a cura di Livio Aragona e Federico Fornoni, Bergamo, Fondazione Donizetti, 2009, pp. 27-46;**
Videos of La Traviata available on the web:
La traviata, Salzburg Festival, 2005, dir.: Willy Decker; cond.: Carlo Rizzi (https://youtu.be/7RYsbUcqKSM).
La traviata, London, 1994, dir.: Liliana Cavani; cond.: Lorin Maazel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPu08ekr-nk)
IMPORTANT: the FULL bibliography is the one in the list above and NOT the one on Leganto. Texts not found in the University libraries are on Moodle.

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

Lectures with audio and video examples.
If you need to isolate because you test positive for Covid, please contact the teacherto arrange for recovering the unattended classes.

Learning assessment procedures

Written test: three questions to be answered in 1h and 30m. Thew first question will be on opera in general (first part of the course); the other two on Verdi’s "La traviata " (second part of the course).

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation criteria: proper use of specific vocabulary, knowledge of the foundations of music dramaturgy, ability to analyze the opera presented as case study.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final mark will be made up as follows: 10 points for each of the 3 questions.

Exam language

italiano tedesco (su richiesta) inglese (su richiesta)