3423 - Faust, Fauster, Faustest: The Dr. Faust Legend in Music (Judith Costello)
Course Description
Instructor: Judith Costello
The great German poet Goethe famously wrote about the medieval scholar Doctor Faustus (c. 1480-1540), but he was far from the first to be inspired by the tale of the doomed intellectual who bartered his immortal soul to the Devil for worldly pleasures. Many versions of the legend have been transformed into music for the operatic stage, the piano keyboard, the symphony hall, and the Broadway theatre. We'll sample some of the best in this four-week class.
Bio: Judith Mann Costello is a native of Oak Park, Illinois, where she divided her first 20 years between the family bookstore founded by her grandfather and the Frank Lloyd Wright home where she was raised. She has lived in NYC, Florida, and Michigan, and, since 1984, in the Atlanta area. Educated at Northwestern University and Hunter College, she holds a degree in Music Journalism from the University of South Florida. Following a long career as a classical music host for NPR stations WUSF and WFBE, Judith spent 25 years as academic and political officer for the Canadian Consulate General in Atlanta, retiring in 2013.