Fall 2006

“Sight and Sound of the Operatic Voice in Film”
Jeongwon Jo, University of Cincinnati (in collaboration with the UI Sound Research Seminar)

“‘Fat and Lazy Gods’: Religion in Puccini's Operas”
David B. Rosen, Cornell University

“Hands On: Bringing The Tender Land to the Stage”
Valorie Goodall, Rutgers University

Spring 2006

Opera in America

“The Crucible: Then, Now, and Right Now”
Gary Race, University of Iowa Opera Theater Director

“The Crucible: The Role of the Stage Director in Modern Opera Productions”
Robert Ward, composer of The Crucible

“Whitman and Opera: A Paradoxical Pairing”
Denise Gallo, Library of Congress