Opera Atelier (MUSI90243)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 2 (Extended)
Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 (Extended) |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The Opera Atelier elective offers students in the Master of Music (Opera Performance) an immersive two-week experience.
This subject will focus on continuing the development of high-level performance-ready skills in acting and singing for opera. Students will engage in a daily program of specialist studio-based workshops, working with a diverse range of the world’s best opera performance teachers. Additionally, students will attend a production by a leading professional opera company.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- effectively engage in practical workshops and classes, demonstrating commitment to the development and application of skills in studio tasks and self-directed practice;
- critically evaluate their own learning, independent practice and performance;
- examine professional expectations and practices of opera performance;
- articulate the contribution of professional perspective and cultural context to the development of a personal operatic performance practice.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate skills in evaluative thinking;
- demonstrate the application of analytical criteria to practical outcomes;
- communicate effectively, in oral, written and presentational forms;
- plan effectively to meet deadlines.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
20-minute oral presentation on student experience
| Late in the teaching period | 40% |
Reflective learning journal on the atelier experience
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Written analysis of an opera performance attended
| During the assessment period | 20% |
| Hurdle requirement: Participation in 2-week intensive. 100% full attendance is expected. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must successfully complete all elements of assessment to be eligible to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Extended)
Coordinator Jane Davidson Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 72 hours, comprising preparatory coaching and tutorials and a 2-week fully immersive atelier in a variable mixture of class, tutorial coaching and individual settings Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 2 November 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 28 November 2025 Semester 2 (Extended) contact information
Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
Last updated: 4 March 2025