An introductory course to explore and understand the wonders of opera will be running until January 12 in Santiago, Chile. The Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago and the Institute of Advanced Studies (IDEA) of the University of Santiago have jointly organized the course, which is dedicated to a form of art that brings together music, poetry, dance, and literature. It will offer a journey across the whole history of opera, from its origins in Florence between 1570 and 1580, through the Baroque, Romantic and Realist eras all the way to the 19th century.