History and identity in Italian Opera 

1 ECTS – course offered in the Fall semester

Instructor: Prof. Antonella D’Ovidio

Topics: the relationships between opera and national identity: re-reading this topic from a transnational perspective. Focus on the melodramma repertory, in order to examine how opera and politics intertwined in 19th century Italy and how Italian opera was subsequently transposed into different cultural context. Relationships between Italian opera, politics and the concept of “national identity”. Transnational history and opera studies. Guided visit to Historical Archive of Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.