Organization of the Opera Operation 1
- Course unit code:
- 108OOP1
- Course unit title:
- Organization of the Opera Operation 1
- Mode of delivery:
- zápočet
- Range:
- 2/T
- Type of course unit:
- compulsory subject
- Level of course unit:
- Year of study
- 2nd year
- Semester when the course unit is delivered
- letní
- Number of ECTS credits allocated:
- 1
- Garant předmětu:
- Ingeborg RADOK ŽÁDNÁ
- Name of lecturer(s):
- Ingeborg RADOK ŽÁDNÁ
- Study Objectives:
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1. Introduction to the particular environment of Opera
2. Introduction to the structure and organization of an opera house.
3. Introduction to the economic operation of Opera and various types of financing
4. Introduction to running of an opera institution in relation to the prepration and implementation of an opera staging.
5. Enable students to get an overview of opera institutions in the Czech Republic and abroad.
- Mode of delivery:
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lectures, moderated discussions, analyes of opera performances attended, analysis of a model budget.
- Prerequisites and co-requisites:
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No knowledge requirements necessary.
- Recommended optional programme components
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No elective requirements.
- Course contents:
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The organization of an Opera is a complex process which must respect artistic, economic and practical viewpoints vertically and horizontally.
1. Opera - The genre of Opera and its particulars
2. An opera house's structure - artistic and non-artistic professions, management.
3. Opera house organization
4. Opera ensembles in the Czech Republic - brief characteristics, artistic direction, finance, mulit-ensemble theatre, perspectives in theatre with opera.
5. Opera houses in Europe and the USA - function, financing, repertoire
6. Opera festival in the Czech Republic and abroad
7. Artistic elements of an opera ensemble
8. Non-artistic professions and elements
9. Opera house dramaturgy - criteria, requirements, dramaturgic plan
10. Planning - production, weekly and monthly planning, year plans, multi-year plans.
11. Economic aspects - budget, income and expenditure, sefl-sufficiency, professional fees
12. Labor and monetary relations.
- Study materials:
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Bing Rudolf. 5000 večerů v opeře. Editio Supraphon, Praha, 1988.
Johnová Radka. Marketing kulturního dědictví a umění. Grada, 2008.
Kaiser M. Michael. Strategické plánování v umění: praktický průvodce. Institut umění - Divadelní ústav, 2006.
Nekolný Bohumil a kol. Divadelní systémy a kulturní politika. Edice Box, Divadelní ústav, 2006.
Orrey Leslie. A Concise History of Opera. Thames and Hudson, LTD London, GB, 1972.
- Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Assessment methods and criteria
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Credit is awarded based on activity in lectures and development of the course paper.
During the semester independent readings are required. The overal grading is comprised of 20% for activity in lectures, 30% for the written and 50% for the oral exam sections.
- Language of instruction:
- Czech
- Work placement(s):
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Nejsou.
- Course web page:
- Note:
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Nejsou.
- Schedule for winter semester 2010/2011:
- The schedule has not yet been prepared
- Schedule for summer semester 2010/2011:
- The schedule has not yet been prepared
- The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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- Obor Hudební management (Bc) (next compulsory subject)