Operatunities: the Development of an Opera Education Program.

Abstract

Many young singers begin their collegiate musical studies with little or no exposure to opera and scant knowledge of the skills and training required for a career in vocal performance. The goal of this project was to create and implement lesson plans for a series of six after-school workships that introduced high school student to such topics as operatic literature, stage movement, character creation, language, poetry, and auditioning skills.