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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The best way to gain deep knowledge about the premiers of the canonical works of Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, Wagner’s Das Rheingold, and Verdi’s Otello are through this course of 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi certification by edX and Harvard University. The course that we offer will make you drown in the richness of the culture and the legacy of opera music, its cultural influence, composition, and premiere performance in the Grand Halls where it was performed. We will journey the candidates through Paris Opéra during 1836 for the performance of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s grand opera Les Huguenots, and they will learn about the characteristics of Opera and the social context surrounding it.
This 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi certification course can be taken by beginners as well since this programme provides an introduction to various topics that are useful for higher studies if the candidates want to become a musician or a music teacher. They can finish the course in just six weeks. If the students have selected the verified mode then they are entitled to an unlimited access offer, and in the case the students have selected the audit mode their access is curbed to being a limited access.
The Highlights
- Course level: Introductory
- The study requires: 3-5 hours per week
- Video transcript language English
- The course duration of 6 weeks
- Certification by edX
- Self-paced with time limitations
- Course by Harvard University
- English language
- Access is free of cost
- Shareable and verified certificate
Programme Offerings
- assignments
- Online Classrooms
- Projects
- Expert support
- Access materials
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 17439 | yes | Harvard University, Cambridge |
- No fee is to be paid for enrolling in the audit track of the course which only offers limited course access, edX support, and recognition from world-class universities.
- For 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi certification fee, candidates need to deposit Rs.17,439. This verified track offers a certificate of completion, edX support, unlimited course access, and recognition from universities across the globe.
19th-Century Opera Meyerbeer Wagner and Verdi Fees Structure
Fee Category | Amount in INR |
Verified Track | ₹ 17,439 |
Audit Track | Free |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
The candidates not just need to successfully complete the 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi online course, but also pay the specified amount for upgradation, in order to get the verified and shareable certification.
What you will learn
The candidates will be exploring the areas mentioned as follows after learning the 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi certification syllabus:
- The candidates will be learning the different technologies used for the opera performances in France in the 1830s
- The candidates will get to know the different players that took part in the premiere of Les Huguenots and their relationship with one another
- They will get to know the differentiating factors between the optimism of The Enlightenment and Romanticism
- They will be familiarised with the French Grand Opera and the different singing styles involved it the same
- They will see the various innovations brought about in stages through the three periods of opera
- They will learn the representation of situations and characters with the help of musical themes
- They will be aware of the fact that Verdi’s Otello was inspired by Wagner’s approach to opera
- Candidates will get to know how Act I of Otello looked at the premiers
Who it is for
Following are the set of candidates that are the target audience for this course:
- Those who are interested in learning more about the musical impact of the 18th century
- Those who want to be employed as music or history teachers
- Those who require this information as a prerequisite for another course to become musicologists, music directors, or historians.
Admission Details
The admission procedure for the course is pretty clean and smooth. The candidates are requested to take a look at the given guidelines to take admission in 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi classes programme:
Step 1: The candidates first need to click on the link for the programme, given below:
https://www.edx.org/course/19th-century-opera-meyerbeer-wagner-verdi
Step 2: You will see a page that carries the course information.
Step 3: The option ‘Enrol Now’ has to be clicked.
Step 4: You are requested to log in using your account credentials.
Step 5: You will be enrolled in the course as soon as you log in. To get a certification, you are ought to pay the fee.
The Syllabus
Instructors
Harvard University, Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The students are free to access the course whenever they enroll. There is no scope of missing any content since this course is self-paced.
The students are recommended that they use a PC or a Laptop for this course with Firefox, Internet Explorer or Chrome. Some issues were found in the Safari browser and some missing features in the mobile apps and hence, using these is not recommended.
The candidates who have audited the course for free will have access till 6 weeks. The verified users will have access to most of the course content forever.
Yes, the video transcripts will be available in the English language which can be downloaded as text form for ease of the candidates.
It is recommended that the students read Prof. Kelly’s First Night at the Opera as part of the suggested reading.
This course will be reaching the students through Harvard University.
Thomas Forrest Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music at Harvard University is appointed as the teacher for 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi programme.
The candidates can pay through credit and debit cards of American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa.