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Lesser-Known Verdi Gems: Arias and Duets—Giovanna D’Arco & Il Corsaro

Presented by Jane Marsh
Duration: 1.5 hours

Part of the Lesser-Known Verdi Gems: Arias and Duets series

Giuseppe Verdi was known for being a composer that showed an overwhelming respect for the vocal instrument. Whether it was “Sempre Libera,” Violetta’s aria in La Traviata,/i>, or the Finale in Falstaff, he always showed a keen awareness for tight musical and theatrical lines. This course will explore the lesser known Verdi gems, looking specifically at the three-part aria form and stimulating duets of his early period as well as the confrontational duets of his middle period. Join Jane Marsh in this two-part series as she explores the exceptionally stunning glory of these little known Verdi operas.

In this first lecture, Jane Marsh will explore two operas from Verdi’s early period,Giovanna D’Arco (Joan of Arc) and Il Corsaro (The Corsair). Based on Schiller’s play Die Jungfrau von Orleans, Giovanna D’Arco, is Verdi’s seventh opera. The focus is on Joan, a country girl who leads French troops in conquest of English forces. In Verdi’s thirteenth opera, Il Corsaro, a swashbuckling Greek and dashingly intimidating pirate visualizes a quest to love and conquest while sailing the Aegean seas. Based on Lord Byron’s famous poem The Corsair, it ends in the pirate Corrado’s loss of power.

If you would like to purchase the entire Lesser-Known Verdi Gems: Arias and Duets course, please click here or visit the “Courses” tab on the Lectures and More page.

Please note that Student pricing is available to full-time students with valid identification.

This session will be held in the Opera Learning Center, located on the 6th Floor of the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at Lincoln Center, 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. For questions, please call the LCE Ticket Line at 212-769-7028, Monday–Friday 10am–4pm.











When: Tue., Jun. 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Where: Metropolitan Opera Guild
165 W. 65th St.
212-769-7028
Price: Standard Price: $22.00; Member Price: $20.00; Student Price: $20.00
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Presented by Jane Marsh
Duration: 1.5 hours

Part of the Lesser-Known Verdi Gems: Arias and Duets series

Giuseppe Verdi was known for being a composer that showed an overwhelming respect for the vocal instrument. Whether it was “Sempre Libera,” Violetta’s aria in La Traviata,/i>, or the Finale in Falstaff, he always showed a keen awareness for tight musical and theatrical lines. This course will explore the lesser known Verdi gems, looking specifically at the three-part aria form and stimulating duets of his early period as well as the confrontational duets of his middle period. Join Jane Marsh in this two-part series as she explores the exceptionally stunning glory of these little known Verdi operas.

In this first lecture, Jane Marsh will explore two operas from Verdi’s early period,Giovanna D’Arco (Joan of Arc) and Il Corsaro (The Corsair). Based on Schiller’s play Die Jungfrau von Orleans, Giovanna D’Arco, is Verdi’s seventh opera. The focus is on Joan, a country girl who leads French troops in conquest of English forces. In Verdi’s thirteenth opera, Il Corsaro, a swashbuckling Greek and dashingly intimidating pirate visualizes a quest to love and conquest while sailing the Aegean seas. Based on Lord Byron’s famous poem The Corsair, it ends in the pirate Corrado’s loss of power.

If you would like to purchase the entire Lesser-Known Verdi Gems: Arias and Duets course, please click here or visit the “Courses” tab on the Lectures and More page.

Please note that Student pricing is available to full-time students with valid identification.

This session will be held in the Opera Learning Center, located on the 6th Floor of the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at Lincoln Center, 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. For questions, please call the LCE Ticket Line at 212-769-7028, Monday–Friday 10am–4pm.

Buy tickets/get more info now