"Opera." . . "Operas Analysis, appreciation." . . . . . "\"This course is designed as a methodology, a guide to listening and understanding opera\" -- Guide book." . . . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . . . . "The history of opera is traced from its beginning in the early 17th century to around 1924. The lectures examine landmark operas; musical, cultural, and social developments that influenced opera's growth; and the influence of national languages and cultures on opera." . . "How to listen to and understand opera" . "How to listen to and understand opera"@en . "Nonfiction films"@en . . . . "32 lectures on the history of opera is traced from its beginning in the early 17th century to around 1924. The lectures examine landmark operas; musical, cultural, and social developments that influenced opera's growth; and the influence of national languages and cultures on opera." . "Opera"@en . "Professor Greenberg invites us to discover the remarkably powerful world of opera and its extraordinary evolution over four centuries-- a period during which opera gave composers the opportunity to raise to new heights the dramatic and expressive potential of music."@en . . . "Educational films"@en . . . . . . "Robert Greenberg, professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, presents 32 lectures on opera, explaining the history and exploring 8 particular operas in detail."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Filmed lectures"@en . . . . . "History" . . . .