Opera Performance Practicum 3 (MUSI90171)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On 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 third of a suite of four 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 represents the third stage of development.
Students undertaking this subject will work on a large-scale 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 either vocational placement in a professional opera company or 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.
Through either vocational placement in a professional opera company or an in-house University production, repetiteur students will strengthen and consolidate their skills in conducting, coaching and managing, as well as their knowledge and understandings of the rehearsal process, as applicable to all aspects of the repetiteurs' craft.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate professional understanding of appropriate stylistic vocal performance;
- for the singer, demonstrate professional stagecraft skills, and for the repetiteur, understand relevant aspects of vocal score playing related to orchestral reductions;
- apply the appropriate professional principles of practice within an opera production context;
- demonstrate a professional 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 professional written capacity for critical, reflective and evaluative insight into the rehearsal and performance process.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- demonstrate the capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection;
- demonstrate skills in evaluative thinking, and in the application of theoretical / analytical criteria to 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
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI90169 | Opera Performance Practicum 2 |
September (On Campus - Southbank)
November (On Campus - Southbank)
|
18.75 |
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: 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 340 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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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
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Last updated: 4 March 2025