Mar
17
2025
Events
Opera 101
Monday, Mar 17, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Sandcastle, Kiawah Island SC
Opera 101 welcomes both the uninitiated and experienced lovers of classical western opera from its inception in Italy over 400 years ago to the present, and is open to all Kiawah residents. Contact Susan Wright Sullivan at [email protected] to be included in email communications for related reading materials and suggested videos.
Verdi’s Rigoletto: How to Analyze Key Musical Element by Ear
Kim Sauberlich, PhD – Assistant Professor of Music, Affiliate Faculty: Latin America & Caribbean Studies – College of Charleston
Dr. Sauberlich will talk about Rigoletto, one of the most influential and widely performed works in the operatic repertoire. She will also examine the opera’s complex history and its significance in the present day.
Using operas from the Met’s Opera catalog, she will help us to focus on listening to and analyzing key musical elements by ear and watching various Met productions.
Location
The Sandcastle