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The French Connection

The French Connection (lecture course)

Four Mondays: Oct. 19 & 26, Nov. 9 &16, 6:00 pm–7:15 pm

French Opera is sometimes bullied by its better known cousins to the south (Italy) and east (Germany), but developments in France have shaped the course of operatic history. Dr. Jeffrey Langford traces the origins, contributions, and lasting influence of French opera.

Presented by Jeffrey Langford

October 19 – Who put the “Grand” in French Grand Opera

October 26 – Faust’s Truest Telling is French: Berlioz’s Damnation

November 9 – The Conquests of Carmen

November 16 - Pelléas et Mélisande: Impressions of Change

Price: $56.00


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