Beyond Opera

Encompassing a vast range of situations and relationships both serious and comic, Italian Operas are filled with colorful phrases that can have surprising relevance to our lives today. Be they terms of endearment, barbed insults or poetic descriptions, these phrases enliven any discussion of grammar, vocabulary or musical language.

Each week we will consider some aspects of the Italian operatic repertoire, focusing on composers, singers, recordings, theatrical seasons and use them to trigger discussions on topics from the inlfuence of this genre in the Italian/American community in one's to your favorite books or plays.