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Acting for Opera Performance 1 (MUSI90183)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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Overview

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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 this subject, students should be able to:

  • 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: 31 January 2024

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: 31 January 2024

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Performance assessment of movement, character, text and scene analysis

  • 37.5 hours (of work required)
During the teaching period30%

20-minute performance and oral analysis of self prepared work

  • 37.5 hours (of work required)
During the assessment period30%

Ongoing assessment of the processes required for characterization and performance development

  • 50 hours (of work required)
Throughout the teaching period40%
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 periodN/A

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorJane Davidson
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Southbank)
    Contact hours24 hours of workshops delivered intensively
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024
    Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024
    Census date 2 September 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail20 September 2024
    Assessment period ends15 November 2024

    Semester 2 contact information

    Jane Davidson: j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au

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Last updated: 31 January 2024

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Music (Opera Performance)

Last updated: 31 January 2024