Coda Clash: Macbeth and Elektra

Join Daniel Balsam and Chris Stacey for the first in their six-part musical series: Coda Clash. Coda Clash is part educational, part entertainment, and entirety fun. Dan and Chris present their analysis of a composer and musical form around the evening’s theme. Through the use of argumentation, and audio and video clips, they try to persuade audience members to vote for their composition and presentation as the winner of the evening’s Coda Clash.

Musical Compositions: Giuseppe Verdi, Macbeth and Richard Strauss, Elektra, Op. 58

Theme: Violence

Coda Clash: Which opera most persuasively encapsulates violence as an expressive term?

Presenter: Daniel Balsam, Giuseppe Verdi, Macbeth

Presenter: Chris Stacey, Richard Strauss, Elektra, Op. 58

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Time: 6:30PM CST

Cost: Free

Location: Zoom Video Conference