Steve Swayne, the Jacob H. Strauss 1922 Professor of Music and Director of the Montgomery Fellows Program
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If you had to teach a class on opera, what might you do on the very first day?
Steve Swayne, the Jacob H. Strauss 1922 Professor of Music and Director of the Montgomery Fellows Program, takes his students to the movies. Even if you are a newcomer to the world of opera, you have probably heard opera’s best-known music through popular and award-winning films. Professor Swayne will explore the impact that filmmakers create by using classical music in a film.