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Far from- being a club for
socializing ‘and-sipping-tea or
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tending club lectures, and
going to either or both the
Vancouver. and Seattle
operas, many Opera Club
members are enrolled in
SFU’s General Studies
course on opera and its
history, or on Richard
Wagner and “The Ring of
the Nibelung,” both taught,
of course, by Dr. Aberbach.
And the growing seriousness
of opera fans is evidenced
further by Aberbach’s new
class to be offered this spring
in downtown Vancouver —
Romantic Nationalism in the
Operas and Music Dramas of
Verdi and Wagner.

HISTORICAL REASONS

While the growth in the
popularity of opera is not an
overnight phenomenon, the
magic of opera has dawned
relatively late’ on the U.S.
and Canadian cultural scene.
The reason, says Aberbach,
is. that these . countries’

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opera originates.

- “Canada .and the U.S.
have. culture, but not in the
traditional European sense,”
he says. “These countries did
not evolve out of tradition, a
feudal system oor an
aristocracy, but rather from
a frontier.spirit. They are
countries carved by in-
dividuals.” He acknowledges
that this conclusion may be a
cliche, but says. “It's a
workable one.”

Aberbach’s classes fill in

that gap in many North
Americans’ cultural history,
providing those eager to
learn about opera with an
understanding of various
countries’ events, social and
political climates, and ethnic
traditions.

“History is the common
denominator behind all
opera,” says Aberbach,
explaining that these works

drama

music, Tiet mys: go.”

reflection of a time, and the
particular éthnic elements of
a country’s people.

For example, Wagner's
operas cannot be fully
appreciated without an
understanding of the
political and social climate
of mid-nineteenth century
Germany, as well as some
insight into Wagner's own
belief in the German spirit
and music as a tool for
changing society and its ills.

For Aberbach,_ the
growing interest of young
and old students alike in the,
world of opera, is

“tremendously exciting”.
And for Aberbach, it is a
world with music, fanguage,
drama, staging, scenery and
action, as well as_ the
complex reflection of history
— and not just a musical
form.

“History has kept me
sober,” he says. “But with

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