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MUSCLG 35

Introduction to Opera

Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of history of opera from its origins in Florentine Camerata in Italy in early 17th century, through ages of Enlightenment and Romanticism, and ending with modern era of early 20th century. History of opera, biography of composers and singers, operatic conventions, dramaturgy, plot, stagings, hermeneutics of opera, and musical style, with focus on learning appreciation of music of opera within rich context of its compelling history. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.60
n = 230 · 3 terms · ± 0.035
A range
76%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
8%
90% of those passed
D / F / W
2.6%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 7822S
  • 6123F
  • 11225W
Enrolment by term: 22S 78, 23F 61, 25W 112
Peak 112 Most recent 112 in 25W 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 118 · 47.0%
  • A 39 · 15.5%
  • A- 17 · 6.8%
  • B+ 14 · 5.6%
  • B 6 · 2.4%
  • B- 13 · 5.2%
  • C+ 5 · 2.0%
  • C 8 · 3.2%
  • C- 4 · 1.6%
  • D 1 · 0.4%
  • D- 1 · 0.4%
  • F 4 · 1.6%
  • P 18 · 7.2%
  • NP 2 · 0.8%
  • I 1 · 0.4%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
BROWN, KRISTI ANN 3.59 3.59 230 3 76%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term