Don Carlo Music Lesson Focus: Opera is an art form that connects music to other Fine Arts. TEKS: Music, Grade 5: 5A, 5B, 5E Music, Grade 6: 5A, 5B, 5D Music, Grade 7: 5A, 5B, 5D Music, Grade 8: 5A, 5B. 5D High School Music, Levels I-IV: 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D Objectives: 1. The students will identify the musical style and historical period of Verdi’s Don Carlo. 2. The students will identify and describe the uses of opera in society and culture. 3. The student will identify music-related vocations and avocations related to opera. 4. The student will define the relationships between the content, the concepts, and the processes of other fine arts, other subjects, and those of music. Materials Needed: Summary of Don Carlo “About Verdi” “A Brief History of Opera” Internet access and visual/audio projection system Background Information: See “About Verdi” See “A Brief History of Opera” Setting the Stage: Carlo and Rodrigo (the Marquis of Posa) sing a duet, “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor,” in the beginning of the opera, establishing their strong friendship, as well as their intense desire to fight for liberty. They sing a prayer in the middle of the piece, which contains a musical theme that returns during key moments between the two friends in the opera. English translation of the Italian lyrics: Oh God, who wished to instill love and hope in our souls, Thou must kindle within our hearts a desire for liberty; Thou must kindle within our hearts a desire for liberty.
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Don Carlo
Music Lesson
Focus: Opera is an art form that connects music to other Fine Arts. TEKS: Music, Grade 5: 5A, 5B, 5E Music, Grade 6: 5A, 5B, 5D Music, Grade 7: 5A, 5B, 5D Music, Grade 8: 5A, 5B. 5D High School Music, Levels I-IV: 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D Objectives:
1. The students will identify the musical style and historical period of Verdi’s Don Carlo. 2. The students will identify and describe the uses of opera in society and culture. 3. The student will identify music-related vocations and avocations related to opera. 4. The student will define the relationships between the content, the concepts, and the
processes of other fine arts, other subjects, and those of music.
Materials Needed: Summary of Don Carlo “About Verdi” “A Brief History of Opera” Internet access and visual/audio projection system Background Information: See “About Verdi” See “A Brief History of Opera” Setting the Stage: Carlo and Rodrigo (the Marquis of Posa) sing a duet, “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor,” in the beginning of the opera, establishing their strong friendship, as well as their intense desire to fight for liberty. They sing a prayer in the middle of the piece, which contains a musical theme that returns during key moments between the two friends in the opera. English translation of the Italian lyrics: Oh God, who wished to instill love and hope in our souls, Thou must kindle within our hearts a desire for liberty; Thou must kindle within our hearts a desire for liberty.
Don Carlo
Music Lesson Teaching Suggestions: The students will:
1. Read and listen to information provided about Verdi and Don Carlo. 2. Read and listen to information provided about the history of opera. 3. Listen to a performance of “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor” while watching the
musical score at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrdL5UlclcY Begin at minute 4:10 to hear the main friendship/liberty theme.
4. Listen to a performance of “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor” while watching a Metropolitan Opera stage production of DON CARLO at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMuYV23d42U Begin at minute 3:45 to hear the main friendship/liberty theme.
Reflection: 1. Compare and contrast the two musical experiences.
Which one helped you understand the story better? How and why? Which one helped you understand the music better? How and why? What are some skills necessary to become an effective opera singer?
2. Create a list of jobs necessary to produce an opera.
How is opera connected to subjects other than music?
3. Explain how other Fine Arts that are connected to opera. What purpose does opera serve in society and culture?
Extension Activities: Attend Austin Lyric Opera’s production of Don Carlo at The Long Center for the Performing Arts on November 16, November 21, or November 24, 2013. Compare and contrast the experience of watching an excerpt online to watching the entire story in person.
Was it what you expected? What was your favorite part? What would you have done differently if you were the director?
Additional Resources: See The Metropolitan Opera Educator Guide for Don Carlo: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/about/education/educatorguides/content.aspx?customid=13868