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Text Box:     The Anatomy of Opera      FALL 2007 ________________________   Wednesday Afternoons   1:30 – 3:30 p.m.   Sept. 26 - Nov. 14, 2007 ________________________    Auditorium O’Shaughnessy Educational Center University of St. Thomas St. Paul Campus       Sponsored by: Center for Senior Citizens’ Education       Text Box:     The Anatomy of Opera      FALL 2007 ________________________   Wednesday Afternoons   1:30 – 3:30 p.m.   Sept. 26 - Nov. 14, 2007 ________________________    Auditorium O’Shaughnessy Educational Center University of St. Thomas St. Paul Campus       Sponsored by: Center for Senior Citizens’ Education       Text Box:   The Anatomy of Opera   Throughout history, composers, producers, and patrons have interpreted opera to be a unique mixture of music and theater.  From the        Florentine Camerata to the modern day, opera has been reinterpreted to reflect the time period it was produced in.  Anatomy of Opera will look at where opera came from and how it has been constantly redefined to reflect the culture and  era that produced it.  Topics ranging from the role of women as patrons of opera in 17th      century Italy to how literature has inspired   composers, to the elements involved in          producing opera today, will be presented by    local and national opera experts.   ___________________________________   Speakers   Jamie Andrews, Community Education Director The Minnesota Opera   Marcia Aubineau, Language Arts Instruction School of Education, University of St. Thomas   Swen Friedrich, Curator of Wagner Archives Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, Germany   Kelly Harness, Associate Professor of Musicology University of Minnesota-Twin Cities   William Lutes, Opera Department University of Wisconsin-Madison; Metropolitan   Opera Radio Broadcast Quiz Panelist   Kevin Ramach, Technical Director The Minnesota Opera   Doug Scholz-Carlson, Actor, director         Text Box:   The Anatomy of Opera   Throughout history, composers, producers, and patrons have interpreted opera to be a unique mixture of music and theater.  From the        Florentine Camerata to the modern day, opera has been reinterpreted to reflect the time period it was produced in.  Anatomy of Opera will look at where opera came from and how it has been constantly redefined to reflect the culture and  era that produced it.  Topics ranging from the role of women as patrons of opera in 17th      century Italy to how literature has inspired   composers, to the elements involved in          producing opera today, will be presented by    local and national opera experts.   ___________________________________   Speakers   Jamie Andrews, Community Education Director The Minnesota Opera   Marcia Aubineau, Language Arts Instruction School of Education, University of St. Thomas   Swen Friedrich, Curator of Wagner Archives Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, Germany   Kelly Harness, Associate Professor of Musicology University of Minnesota-Twin Cities   William Lutes, Opera Department University of Wisconsin-Madison; Metropolitan   Opera Radio Broadcast Quiz Panelist   Kevin Ramach, Technical Director The Minnesota Opera   Doug Scholz-Carlson, Actor, director        

 

 

Corinthian

Correspondence:

A Window into the

Life of the Early Church

with

Dr. Catherine Cory

SPRING 2008
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 Monday Mornings
10:00 a.m. – Noon
March 31 - May 19, 2008
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 Thornton Auditorium
University of St. Thomas
Minneapolis Campus
1000 LaSalle Avenue

The New Testament contains two letters that were written by Paul and addressed to the early Christian church at Corinth.  This was a community that he established and one he knew quite intimately.  It was located in a cosmopolitan city and on an important trade route, thereby bringing it in contact with many diverse voices and ideas.  Additionally, the letter genre acts as a “window” onto the life of the early Christian church.  Thus, the Corinthian correspondence provides us with a wonderful opportunity to explore the cultural world of first-century Christians, discover what they valued in their shared life, and learn about their struggles to live the gospel in a complex and sometimes challenging society.

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Dr. Catherine Cory has been a faculty member of the University of St. Thomas since 1991 and is currently serving as the Director of the Master of Arts in Theology program at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity and the Director of the Murray Institute.  She received her M.A. in Theology from Saint John’s University in      Collegeville and her Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the University of Notre Dame.  Her area   of specialization is the Gospel of John, but she enjoys teaching all aspects of the New Testament and the history of the early church.  “These ancient texts never grow old,” she says, “because they speak to the heart of who we are and what we are called to be as Christians living in the world.”

1. March 31     Wisdom that confounds and foolishness that saves (1 Cor 1:1-4:21)

2. April 7          Lawsuits, marriage, and living as “temples of the Holy Spirit”  (1 Cor 5:1-8:13)

3. April 14        Whether to go to local banquets, what to do about female prophets, and how to
                        celebrate Eucharist (1 Cor 9: 1-11:34)

4. April 21        A Spirit-gifted church and what it means to be the Body of Christ (1 Cor 11:2-14:40)

5. April 28        Why Christians must believe in resurrection of the body and Paul’s concluding
                         remarks (1 Cor 15:1-16:24)

6. May 5          Paul’s ministry and his relationship to the community (2 Cor 1:1-6:10)                        

7. May 12        Making a place for Paul in their hearts, and what to do about money!                           (2 Cor 6:11-9:19)

8. May 19        The “tearful” letter? And what Paul thinks about the so-called super apostles
                        (2 Cor 10:1-13:13)

Recommended readings:

Collins, Raymond F. First Corinthians. Sacra Pagina Series. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1999.

Lambrecht, Jan.    Second Corinthians. Sacra Pagina Series. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1999.

Malina, Bruce and Pilch, John. Social-science Commentary on the Letters of Paul. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2006.

Pascuzzi, Maria A. First and Second Corinthians. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005. (Note: excellent for beginners.)

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All sessions will be held on the Minneapolis campus of the University of                St. Thomas, 1000 LaSalle Avenue, in Thornton      Auditorium.

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