It takes two!
In this online Opera Course we will explore some of the outstanding collaborations between composers and librettists. By focusing on some of the greatest operas and oratorios that resulted from the cooperation of Monteverdi with Striggio, Lully with Molière, Purcell with Dryden, Handel with Charles Jennens, Mozart with Da Ponte, Verdi with Boito and Strauss with Hofmannsthal, among others, we will be delving into the perennial question of what comes first: words or music?
