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MUSC 332 Opera Performance Units: 3.00
Exploration and discussion of historical and contemporary performances as well as theories of acting, character development, staging and other topics related to Opera performance. Knowledge will be applied and expanded through live performance of scenes from the repertoire. Course may focus on a specific work, composer, or theme.
NOTE Students enrolling in this course should have previous classical singing experience.
NOTE Students enrolling in this course should have previous classical singing experience.
Learning Hours: 120 (12 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above.
Equivalency MUTH 332/3.0*.
Course Equivalencies: MUSC 332/3.0, MUTH 332/3.0*
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- List, compare, and critique historical and contemporary approaches to singing and acting.
- Apply professional performance etiquettes and practices through varied preparation, rehearsal, and performance situations of operatic repertoire ranging from Handel to Livingston.
- Follow given models and re-interpret and/or adapt them to the creation of individual audition materials.
- Survey and report on the literature on decolonization in the arts, and anticipate ways that materials, relationships, and productions in the field might be adapted to integrate this knowledge.
- Summarize engagements with industry professionals to integrate practical innovations in their own practice.
- Employ personal and holistic ways of knowing through deep reflection on individual artistic practice and goals.