Acting for Opera Performance 1 (MUSI90183)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject explores the holistic performance elements required by professional opera singers. Combining text analysis and movement principles, this subject is designed to build skills of dramatic interpretation and individual expression required for professional opera performance opera performance.
Students are encouraged to integrate imagination and physical skills with their vocal skills to develop characters and interpret text.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, student will have expanded and built upon specific skills necessary for high calibre, theatrical characterization in operatic performance through:
- Developing an appreciation of the significance of text in the operatic art-form
- Application of kinesthetic awareness exercises and movement skills (as opposed to vocal) to produce honest, theatrical characterization
- Embarking upon analysis and discussion of scenes using selected existing play-scripts
- Developing the capacity for autonomous analysis and interpretation of dramatic context, character and text/script, and to apply this knowledge to operatic performance
- Developing collaborative skills necessary for the ensemble nature of the art-form
Generic skills
On completion of this course, students will be:
- skilled in applying movement with the specific skills of character, text and scene analysis to produce excellent theatrical characterization and performance
- able to demonstrate a high level of autonomy and resourcefulness in evaluation of dramatic context, character deconstruction and analysis, and interpretation of text/script in operatic performance by orally explaining their methodology.
- creative in the application of self-directed learning generating high quality performance
- able to demonstrate knowledge of the ethics and expectations of theatrical characterization in collaborative operatic performance
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Performance assessment of movement, character, text and scene analysis
| 30% | |
Performance and oral analysis of self prepared work
| 30% | |
Ongoing assessment of the processes required for characterization and performance development | Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
| Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance and active collaboration is expected. Less than 80% attendance will result in a fail. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jane Davidson Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours comprising of, eight 3-hour workshops delivered in intensive mode. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Time commitment details
136 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Last updated: 3 November 2022