Shakespeare and Musical Interpretations of Shakespeare
Channel: MacaulayHonorsCUNY
Date: 09/03/2018

Taught by: Professor Steve Monte
Offered by Macaulay Honors College 

This seminar focuses on six Shakespeare plays and on adaptations of them ranging from musical theater to opera. It is designed as an upper-level course in English, Music, or Humanities; Macaulay students in all majors are welcome.

The seminar’s general aims are to promote understanding and appreciation of different but related art forms and to develop a cross-disciplinary dialogue about literature and music. More specifically, the Shakespeare plays will be examined in relation to their performance history and to current theater practices; the musical adaptations will be discussed as both interpretations of Shakespeare and as artworks responding to their own cultural moments.