ID:
FLT030
Duration (hours):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
MUSICOLOGIA E STORIA DELLA MUSICA
Located in:
CHIETI
Url:
PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND LITERARY TRADITIONS/CORSO GENERICO Year: 1
PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND LITERARY TRADITIONS/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (01/03/2026 - 31/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The teaching contributes to the achievement of the learning objectives of the Degree course, with particular reference to the following abilities: Skills and understanding Knowledge of the features of the history of the opera and of the fundamentals of musical dramaturgy, with particular reference to the nineteenth century Italian opera and “Norma” by Felice Romani and Vincenzo Bellini. Knowledge of some issues concerning operatic philology (variants, genesis, tradition). Knowledge of the metric forms used in nineteenth-century opera. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding Acquisition of a method of analysis of the opera, as an integrated system of text, music and scene. Ability to recognize and reconstruct the metric form of an opera libretto, and more generally the morphology of a nineteenth-century opera, with reference to the opera in question. Ability to compare the libretto to the literary source, highlighting links and differences. Indipendence of judgment At the end of the course students will have acquired some technical notions, and the conceptual tools that will enable them to deal autonomously and critically with an operatic text, intended as a combination of poetry, music and drama. They will also be able to grasp the relationships that the librettistic text, as a "derivative" text, has with the literary or theatrical hypotext. Communication skills Students must know how to explain the course contents and key concepts with appropriate and clear terms. They will be able to report in a satisfactory way also the listening experiences, both in class and during their individual study. They will also be able to describe and analyse an operatic scene using the appropriate vocabulary.
Course Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required, apart from a basic knowledge of the Italian metrics. We recommend the following support and in-depth tools (optional). For the rudiments of Italian metrics and the relationship between music and versification: - Avviamento alla metrica italiana, ed. by T. BALBO, L. BIANCONI and N. BADOLATO (the document will be provided at the beginning of the course in PDF format). - P. FABBRI, Metro e canto nell'opera italiana, Torino, EDT, 2007, pp. 119-141 (chap. 10). For the melodramatic vocabulary and musical dramaturgy: - L. BIANCONI - G. PAGANNONE, Piccolo glossario di drammaturgia musicale, in G. PAGANNONE (ed. by), Insegnare il melodramma. Saperi essenziali, proposte didattiche, Lecce, Pensa Multimedia, 2010, pp. 201-263 (available online: https://www.academia.edu/6019551/Piccolo_glossario_di_drammaturgia_musicale_L_Bianconi_G_Pagannone_). NON-ATTENDING students, and students who have not taken the Storia della musica moderna e contemporanea (History of modern and contemporary music) exam in the triennial course are advised to read the following text: - F. DELLA SETA, “Italia e Francia nell’Ottocento”, Torino, EDT, 1991 («Storia della musica», 9), pp. 68-75 (“Morfologia dell’opera italiana”).
Teaching Methods
A mixed method. After a few introductory lessons aided by the use of slides and support materials, the course will take place in seminar form, with the involvement of the students in the analysis and discussion of the opera in question.
Assessment Methods
The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus, with the final mark expressed in thirtieth. The aim is to assess students’ skills and in particular, an understanding of the issues discussed during the course, an appropriate knowledge of the bibliography in the course programme, a correct command of the specific language as well as critical and methodological abilities will be evaluated. The grading scale goes from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.
Texts
On the 'libretto': L. BIANCONI, “Il libretto d’opera”, in “Il contributo italiano alla storia del pensiero. Musica”, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma, 2017, pp. 187-208.
On the musical dramaturgy:
- C. DAHLHAUS, Drammaturgia dell'opera italiana, Torino, EDT, 2005 (or alternatively: G. STAFFIERI, Un teatro tutto cantato, Roma, Carocci, 2012).
For a historical overview of Bellini and his dramaturgy: M. R. DE LUCA, Vincenzo Bellini, in Il contributo italiano alla storia del pensiero. Musica, Roma, Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana, 2018, pp. 408-420.
On “Norma” (INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY: the texts to be studied will be specified at the beginning of the course):
F. DELLA SETA, Bellini, Milano, il Saggiatore, 2022, pp. 17-31 (prologue) and 240-271 (chapter on “Norma”).
- G. STAFFIERI, Scrivere e riscrivere «Norma». Dalla pièce di Soumet al libretto di Romani, in V. BELLINI, «Norma», volume di sala, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, 2014, pp. 19-37.
- G. PADUANO, «Norma». La crisi del modello deliberativo, in ID., Noi facemmo ambedue un sogno strano. Il disagio amoroso sulla scena dell’opera europea, Palermo, Sellerio, 1982, pp. 152-177.
- V. BELLINI, Norma, theatre program, Venezia, Teatro la Fenice, season 2014-15.
- V. BELLINI, Norma, theatre program, Milano, Teatro alla Scala, season 2024-25.
NON-ATTENDING students are advised to contact the teacher for additional readings. To follow the lessons it is necessary to have the LIBRETTO of the opera. A copy of the libretto of the first performance will be made available at the beginning of the course. NB. Do not use other librettos available online or in CD booklets. The vocal score of the opera can be found at the following website: . NB. THE FULL LISTENING AND THE VISION of the opera in question is an INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAMME. NB. Material will be provided during the course. NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are required to find the study materials, which will be shared on the Moodle website (it is necessary to register on this website in advance). For any problems or doubts concerning the bibliography and the retrieval of the materials, please contact the teacher (giorgio.pagannone@unich.it).
Contents
A modern Medea (in Gaul): “Norma” by Felice Romani and Vincenzo Bellini (1831).
Course Language
Italian
More information
Regular attendance is strongly recommended, given the seminar-based structure of the course.
Degrees
Degrees
PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND LITERARY TRADITIONS
Master’s Degree
2 years
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