Opera and Music Drama
"Wagner's music is better than it sounds." Mark Twain's Autobiography (re-quoting humorist Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye)
Musical Excerpts for Chapter 15
None
Suggested Listening
Copland's Musical Recommendations for Chapter 15 (drama)
1) Monteverdi—L’Orfeo
2) Mozart—The Marriage of Figaro
3) Mozart—The Magic Flute
4) Verdi—La Traviata
5) Verdi—Otello
6) Wagner—Die Walküre
7) Mussorgsky—Boris Godunov
8) Debussy—Pelléas et Mélisande
9) Berg—Wozzeck
Additional, for Chapter 15 (drama)
• Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
• The Fantasticks A 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones.
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