Course Details
Inside The Operatic Voice: Both Male & Female
Dates will be avalible shortly
Personal Interest
Music
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
Level 2, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington City
After Hours
Saturdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm
$90.00
Early Bird Payment Fee 04/06/11 $81.00
Early Bird Payment Fee 04/06/11 $81.00
This course will define the special characteristics of the individual operatic voices of both men and women. Discover why and how the voice types are different, and investigate how composers have capitalised on these vastly different characteristics in their compositions.
Target Audience:
For all lovers of opera and those who would like to know more about how voices are used in opera. This course may also appeal to professional and amateur singers, although no singing experience is required.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course students will have learned to:
* appreciate the vocal range, colour, technical capacities of different operatic voice types
* understand the ways composers have utilised the different voices in their compositions, and
* compare past operatic voices with contemporary performances
Course Outline:
Using DVDs and audio CDs, watch and listen to how great performers do their own thing. You will hear famous operatic voices from the past, like Maria Callas (1923-1977) and tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), and be able to compare them to contemporary performances.
This course will include short demonstrations of vocal and breathing exercises, so you can see how each singer produces their own personal sound.
Course Format:
The first of the two course sessions will focus on female operatic voices, and male voices will be covered in the second session.
Relevant Links:
New Zealand School of Music
Instructors: Peter Baillie
Schedule:
Saturday, 18 June 2011 2:00pm - 5:00pm Lecture
Saturday, 25 June 2011 2:00pm - 5:00pm Lecture
Target Audience:
For all lovers of opera and those who would like to know more about how voices are used in opera. This course may also appeal to professional and amateur singers, although no singing experience is required.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course students will have learned to:
* appreciate the vocal range, colour, technical capacities of different operatic voice types
* understand the ways composers have utilised the different voices in their compositions, and
* compare past operatic voices with contemporary performances
Course Outline:
Using DVDs and audio CDs, watch and listen to how great performers do their own thing. You will hear famous operatic voices from the past, like Maria Callas (1923-1977) and tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), and be able to compare them to contemporary performances.
This course will include short demonstrations of vocal and breathing exercises, so you can see how each singer produces their own personal sound.
Course Format:
The first of the two course sessions will focus on female operatic voices, and male voices will be covered in the second session.
Relevant Links:
New Zealand School of Music
Instructors: Peter Baillie
Schedule:
Saturday, 18 June 2011 2:00pm - 5:00pm Lecture
Saturday, 25 June 2011 2:00pm - 5:00pm Lecture
Teacher(s):
Peter Baillie is a well-known Wellington tenor who has had a long and distinguished career in Europe and Australia. He continues to sing and teach opera in New Zealand and internationally.
Peter Baillie is a well-known Wellington tenor who has had a long and distinguished career in Europe and Australia. He continues to sing and teach opera in New Zealand and internationally.