Michael Burden

Opera Studies

Opera Studies

The Visiting Professorship of Opera is funded by New College, and invites leading figur...

Staging History, 1780 to 1840

Staging History, 1780 to 1840

In this series, Michael Burden, David Kennerley and Susan Valladares from the Universit...

Title	Description	People	Date	Captions
Making a Contemporary Opera: in conversation with Michael Burden	In this episode Katie talks in depth about her experiences of creating new and contemporary opera.	Katie Mitchell, Michael Burden	10 May, 2017
Woman. Alone: Directing Opera	Katie Mitchell talks about her time directing Opera.	Katie Mitchell, Elaine Kidd, Michael Burden	14 February, 2017
Staging History: favourite objects and concluding thoughts	The series concludes with each of the contributors discussing an object that particularly stands out for them from the exhibition items and what it reveals about staging history in this period.	Michael Burden, David Kennerley, Susan Valladares	14 December, 2016
History on stage	In this episode, the contributors discuss why history so frequently featured on stage in this period, and the significance of the historical events that these dramas staged for contemporary audiences.	Michael Burden, David Kennerley, Susan Valladares	14 December, 2016
Experiencing the late Georgian theatre	This episode explores what it was like to experience theatre in this era, including how theatres were laid out and designed, what it was like to be in the audience, and how plays were written, advertised and staged.	Michael Burden, David Kennerley, Susan Valladares	14 December, 2016
Theatre in the ‘Long Regency’ era	This episode gives a brief introduction to the history of this period, beginning with the American War of Independence and culminating in the early years of the reign of Queen Victoria.	Michael Burden, David Kennerley, Susan Valladares	14 December, 2016