3683 - Favorite French Operas (John Bayne)
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Online (Instructor-led)
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Course Description
Instructor: John Bayne
This course will survey famous and beloved operas by French composers. They include Bizet's Carmen, Saint-Saens's Samson et Dalila, and Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande, and others rarely performed, in the "grand opera" genre the French invented, five acts long with spectacular sets and an obligatory ballet. The Zoom class will feature music videos with great music, singers, and drama.
Bio: John Bayne has attended hundreds of opera performances, starting with Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg at the Atlanta Civic Center in 1976, by the Metropolitan Opera on tour. He is a Tennessee native and Clemson alumnus, and he has lived in Atlanta since 1995. He has taught OLLI classes since 2021.
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