Courses
Academic Courses
Opera
- MUS R391 Acting Technique for Opera Singers I (2 cr.) P: Four semesters of MUS-V 400 or permission of instructor. Basic techniques for the singing actor. Movement, use of body language, use of props, techniques of interpretation, and analysis of text and music.
- MUS R392 Acting Technique for Opera Singers II (2 cr.) P: R391 Acting Technique for Opera Singers I. This course will focus on mastering the implementation of the acting and stage deportment skills taught in R391 with a specific focus on applying those skills to opera. Role preparation and rehearsal etiquette and techniques will be taught and applied in the process-oriented final recitative rehearsals and presentation.
- MUS R474 Opera Workshop (3 cr.) P: Four semesters of MUS-V 400 or permission of instructor. This class will include basic stage movement for opera singers, audition preparation, acting exercises, and work on how to research and build a character. Students will be assigned repertoire (approved by their studio teachers), and prepare operatic scenes and arias for a public performance at the end of the semester.
- MUS R571 Opera Workshop (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Staging and interpretive exploration of operatic arias and ensembles. Class work culminates in staged public performance.
- MUS R572 Opera Workshop (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Advanced work in movement and role characterization for the opera stage. Class work culminates in a public performance of staged arias and scenes.
- MUS R591 Acting Technique for Opera Singers I (2 cr.) Basic techniques for the singing actor. Movement, use of body language, use of props, techniques of interpretation, and analysis of text and music.
- MUS R592 Acting Technique for Opera Singers II (2 cr.) P: R591 Acting Technique for Opera Singers I. This course will focus on mastering the implementation of the acting and stage deportment skills taught in R591 with a specific focus on applying those skills to opera. Role preparation and rehearsal etiquette and techniques will be taught and applied in the process-oriented final recitative rehearsals and presentation.