The History Of Opera

A fascinating lecture of how opera began, developed, and spread worldwide from 1600 to the present day. The lecture, illustrated with musical examples and excerpts of opera productions from around the world, looks at the development of opera from its baroque beginnings right up to the modern-day Hamilton. Jamie Hayes highlights the major changes through each century and the movers and the shakers, focusing upon the greatest operas by the greatest composers. This lecture is suitable for the operatic novice or expert.