Exploring Opera
Fri 6 Jun 2025, 10:00 am - Fri 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 pm
Using a combination of talk, live and recorded musical examples and video, this
course will steer you through the joyous experience of opera whether you are already
experienced, a complete novice, or somewhere in between. The emphasis is on
enjoyment of each work and many of them will be available to watch in the ‘Met. Live’
and ‘Royal Opera Live’ performances screened at the Broadway Cinema, Letchworth during the course of the year.
Summer term
6 Jun – Madama Butterfly
13 Jun – Dido and Aeneas
20 Jun – Die Walküre
27 Jun – Turandot
4 Jul – Die Zauberflöte
Event Information
Price: £75.0
Course Weeks: 5
Room: Kincaid Hall
Campaign: Summer Term 2025
Your Tutor
Name: Derek Blyth
Bio: Derek was born near Edinburgh and was educated there and at the Universities of Aberdeen and Durham. As well as teaching music, he is also a performer, lecturer and keen audience member of a wide range of musical styles. He regularly lectures for SKAG, U3A, The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, The Manchester Wagner Society, of which he is president and many other educational and learned organisations.
Department: Humanities
