Intensive Introduction to Opera
Intensive Introduction (suitable for beginner to advanced students)
Taught by Marla Volovna.  Click here for Marla's profile.

Join us as we venture into the world of opera in all of its glory, exploring every aspect of this amazing art form, from musical composition, singing, acting, and directing, to proper opera critique.  This is a hands-on workshop involving student participation (on a voluntary basis) in such activities as scripting, directing, and dramatization.

This course will take us on a fascinating journey through the magic of the music, the storytelling, and the dramatization, to the symbolic nature of operatic narrative and theme.  On the more technical side, we will focus on scene-work and the principles of staging, sets, costumes, and lighting.

Students will develop the listening faculty while gaining a through knowledge of opera's rich history, from its origins through the most-important periods (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical Romantic, late Romantic and Modern).  We will also view excerpts from major works on DVD for discussion and analyses that are both entertaining and informative.  Everyone will come away from this course with a deep insight into the creation and production of opera as well as an excellent knowledge of the art form overall.

Course Title: Opera
Tuition Fee: RMB 3200

Fall Session: October 6th to December 8th

Section C: Monday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from October 6th to December 8th (Course Code: OP107)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section D: Monday afternoons (1:00 PM - 3:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from October 6th to December 8th (Course Code: OP108)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

THERE IS CURRENTLY NO AVAILABILITY FOR THIS COURSE

Registration Procedure:
Please register online first to reserve your place.  You will then receive a confirmation email with further details.  Next, payment must be made on site at the ELC Learning Annex during the payment dates shown below (you can come in person or send someone).

Tuition payment for the Winter Session will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 7th and 8th, 2009, at the ELC Learning Annex between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m..  Click here for map.

Please note: classes are kept small for the students' benefit (generally between 6 and 12 people).  Register early to reserve your place.  Payment must be received on time to complete your enrollment and maintain your reservation in the class(es) for which you have registered.  (Any course that does not meet sufficient enrollment may be cancelled and a full refund provided upon presentation of your original receipt.)
 

For detailed information, please feel free to contact one of our program coordinators: Telephone: 55889133 Fax: 55889133 EMAIL: inquiry(at)shanghai-classes.com
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