Types of Course Materials

  • Video Lectures

    All Metropolitan Opera Guild online courses include a variety of lecture video footage to help bring our in-person programming to our online learners.

  • Handouts

    Each lesson includes a handout with additional information, providing the opportunity to engage deeply with topic.

Instructor

Matthew Timmermans

Lecturer

Matthew Timmermans is a PhD student in musicology and a Public Fellow at The Graduate Center, CUNY, in New York City. He also teaches music history at CUNY. He has published on a variety of topics including philosophy of music, performance practice, age studies, and diva worship. His current research explores representations of identity in opera, musical theatre, and their recordings. He has been featured as a lecturer at the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Canadian Opera Company, and on the Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast. As a freelance writer, he has written editorials and reviews for Opera Canada and Ludwig van Toronto.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • About this Course

    • Introduction
  • 2

    Operatic Antecedents and the Birth of Film

    • About this Lesson

    • Lesson 1: Operatic Antecedents and the Birth of Film

    • Lesson 1 Handout
  • 3

    Opera in Hollywood

    • About this Lesson

    • Lesson 2: Opera in Hollywood

    • Lesson 2 Handout
  • 4

    Opera as Film

    • About this Lesson

    • Lesson 3: Opera as Film

    • Lesson 3 Handout
  • 5

    The Met: Live in HD

    • About this Lesson

    • Lesson 4: The Met: Live in HD

    • Lesson 4 Handout

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