openLYCOMING Course: 200 Years of Light Opera: from Pergolesi to the Student Prince

This multi-day evening course, meeting on Tuesdays, November 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2026, aims to dispel myths about opera being expensive, stuffy, and boring. Professor emeritus Gary Boerckel will explore 200 years of light opera, from Pergolesi to Romberg, with an emphasis on Offenbach, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Johann Strauss II. A streaming option is available for Lycoming College alumni only.