Litaliano Con Lopera: Lingua, Cultura E Conversazione

Litaliano Con Lopera: Lingua, Cultura E Conversazione by Noe, Daniela. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780300091540.

Imagine learning Italian through opera. Litaliano con lopera: Lingua cultura e conversazione is a book to help students do just that. Designed to supplement intermediate level programs the book is rich enough to be used in courses emphasizing language conversation and/or culture. Six operas are examined: Il barbiere di Siviglia La Bohème Pagliacci Otello Tosca and La traviata. Litaliano con lopera offers serious fun for students familiarizing them with great operas through discussion of well-known characters plots settings themes criticism and interpretation while they acquire vocabulary accuracy and fluency. Each richly detailed opera unit contains interactive speaking activities reading comprehension contemporary vocabulary grammar and writing activities as well as a focus on a specific aria or duet. Students are encouraged to tell stories interpret characters express and react to opinions use appropriate vocabulary and analyze themes using modern Italian. The book includes recommended lists of high-quality opera recordings on videocassette DVD audiotape and CD. Units of study are designed to be used with excerpts from English-subtitled opera videos or DVDs.