Richard Leppert, a musicologist from the University
of Minnesota,
will give a public lecture on “Water Music, or Caruso in the Jungle” on Monday, Oct. 25, at 8
p.m.
in the F.W. Olin Center Auditorium.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Leppert, who comes to Union
as the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, will address the theme of opera and soundscape
in Werner Herzog's film “Fitzcarraldo.” The plot of the 1982 film develops
the concept of building an opera house in the Peruvian jungle for the benefit
of the native populations, together with the grand idea of having Caruso
inaugurate the theatre.
Leppert
has written extensively on music, representation, and visual art.
The
College's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is sponsoring the event.
For more
information, call 388-7095.