Blair School of Music — Fall Concerts 2012
Music on Film
Cecil B. DeMille-s Carmen (1915), starring soprano Geraldine Farrar
Why make a silent film based on an opera? Why cast a world-renowned singer in the title role if the audience can-t hear her sing? What did the audience hear when they attended this film in a movie house in 1915? Paul Young, Associate Professor of English and Film Studies, and Joy Calico, Associate Professor of Musicology, will introduce this screening of DeMille-s iconic film (63 minutes), and lead discussion afterward.
When: Sunday, September 9 at 7 p.m.
Where: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
Co-sponsored by the Film Studies Program and presented in conjunction with the Performing Arts Exhibit currently on display in the lobbies of Blair-s Ingram Hall and the Jean and Alexander Heard Library.
Copies of the DVD will be available for purchase after the screening.
Film presented by permission of VAI (vaimusic.com)
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