Opera Performance Practicum 1 (MUSI90160)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1 (Extended)
Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 (Extended) |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This practicum is the start of a suite of subjects that focus on different productions, in different languages, which take place in a range of contexts. While the assessments are necessarily very similar across all 4 practicums, each will vary according to the demands of the practical work undertaken and the student’s place in the sequence. This practicum representing the foundational experience.
Students undertaking this subject will work on a practical project, through rehearsals and culminating in a performance, in order to develop, consolidate and apply the individual skills required for an opera production.
Through involvement with an opera production through an in-house University production, vocal students will strengthen and consolidate a breadth of skills and knowledge regarding stylistic vocal delivery, stagecraft and movement training, role development and characterisation, and ensemble work. Students will receive the technical and artistic training to cope with all interpretive demands of the production.
Through involvement with an opera production through an in-house University production, repetiteur students will strengthen and consolidate their skills in orchestral reduction and vocal score realisation, as well as their knowledge and understandings of the rehearsal process, as applicable to all aspects of the repetiteurs' craft. Students will receive the technical and artistic training to cope with all interpretive demands of the production.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate foundational understanding of appropriate stylistic vocal performance;
- for the singer, demonstrate foundational stagecraft skills, and for the repetiteur, understand relevant aspects of vocal score playing related to orchestral reductions;
- apply the appropriate foundational principles of practice within an opera production context;
- demonstrate a foundational knowledge of the historical and stylistic conventions, correct lyric diction and interpretative framework of the opera constituting the work performed during the study period;
- demonstrate foundational written capacity for critical, reflective and evaluative insight into the rehearsal and performance process.
Generic skills
- demonstrate the capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection
- demonstrate skills in achieving practical outcomes
- demonstrate analytical skills in the context of artistic performance
- plan effectively to meet rehearsal and performance deadlines
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Previous experience in opera scenes/production would be useful.
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Direct translation of role written above part, with IPA
| During the teaching period | 10% |
Respond to and apply set tasks during performance rehearsal as directed
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Final studio run-through of opera production
| During the teaching period | 25% |
Final performance
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Written reflection on learning stages and outcomes
| End of the assessment period | 5% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes and submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Extended)
Coordinator Jane Davidson Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 150 hours, comprising daily coaching, music and staging rehearsals Total time commitment 255 hours Teaching period 17 February 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 28 February 2025 Census date 31 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025 Assessment period ends 4 July 2025 Semester 1 (Extended) contact information
Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
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Additional delivery details
Audition
Students will be cast into a role for the opera in this subject. It will be expected that students will have studied this musical material prior to commencing the subject.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Students must meet the course entry requirements in order to be considered for a CAP enrolment in this subject. That is, students must be made an offer to the MC-MUSOP Master of Music (Opera Performance) before seeking enrolment in this subject.
Last updated: 4 March 2025