Course Description
Designed for students assigned to major roles in opera productions. Includes general principles of opera production, as well as coaching in singing and acting appropriate to the selected production.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will master selected directing techniques and
will demonstrate these by assisting with rehearsals.
Athena Title
OPERA THEATER
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will demonstrate: * Ability to perform assigned roles in a major opera production; * Historical knowledge of musical style and performance practice related to the production; * Knowledge of staging, acting, and movement.
Topical Outline
1. Requirements of professional opera 2. Elements of stagecraft 3. Gesture, Movement, and Dance 4. Blocking Techniques 5. Musical style and performance practice related to the selected production
Syllabus
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