German for opera lovers (intermediate and advanced) x mas special
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- Start Date: 11 Dec 2025End Date: 11 Dec 2025Thu (Daytime): 10:30 - 13:00In PersonFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00
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What is the course about?
This fun workshop aims to give you the opportunity to communicate in the context of German operas at an intermediate and higher level.
What will we cover?
Conversation about opera related topics.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- talk more fluently about German operas
- talk more fluently about topics related to opera.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Students should have studied German for at least 3 years recently or have an equivalent knowledge of the language B1. This is a mixed ability intermediate to advanced German language course.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
All material supplied by the tutor.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Other intermediate or advanced German courses as well as specialist courses such as German for opera lovers, German for art lovers, German for Germany lovers, German for history lovers.
Katja is a native German speaker. Having trained as a teacher specialising in phonetics, she has worked for universities, music colleges and opera houses in both Germany and Great Britain, and has coordinated the German programme at City Lit for over 20 years. She has a special passion and interest for opera and Lieder. Katja teaches the German for opera lover courses. Outside the City Lit, she has been the German language coach for prestigious companies like ROH, Garsington, BBC and LPO as well as worked internationally. Katja is the chief editor of Alban Berg's Wozzeck "A Translation and Phonectic Transcript for Musicians", which was published by Pendragon Press in January 2020. “I love sharing my love for the German language with students and see them develop.”
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.