Opera Performance Practicum 2 (MUSI90169)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
Contact information
September
Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
November
Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | September November |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This practicum is the second 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 second stage of development.
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 confident and competent understanding of appropriate stylistic vocal performance;
- for the singer, demonstrate confident and competent stagecraft skills, and for the repetiteur, understand relevant aspects of vocal score playing related to orchestral reductions;
- apply the appropriate principles of confident and competent practice within an opera production context;
- demonstrate a confident and competent 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 confident and competent written capacity for critical, reflective and evaluative insight into the rehearsal and performance process.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI90160 | Opera Performance Practicum 1 | Semester 1 (Extended) (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 to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- September
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 27 September 2025 to 7 November 2025 Last self-enrol date 6 October 2025 Census date 10 October 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 31 October 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 September contact information
Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au
- November
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 November 2025 to 14 December 2025 Last self-enrol date 21 November 2025 Census date 28 November 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 December 2025 Assessment period ends 26 December 2025 November 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