Intensive Introduction to Opera
Intensive Introduction (suitable for beginner to advanced students)
Taught by Marla Volovna.  Click here for Marla's profile.

Join us as we venture into the world of opera in all of its glory, exploring every aspect of this amazing art form, from musical composition, singing, acting, and directing, to proper opera critique.  This is a hands-on workshop involving student participation (on a voluntary basis) in such activities as scripting, directing, and dramatization.

This course will take us on a fascinating journey through the magic of the music, the storytelling, and the dramatization, to the symbolic nature of operatic narrative and theme.  On the more technical side, we will focus on scene-work and the principles of staging, sets, costumes, and lighting.

Students will develop the listening faculty while gaining a through knowledge of opera's rich history, from its origins through the most-important periods (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical Romantic, late Romantic and Modern).  We will also view excerpts from major works on DVD for discussion and analyses that are both entertaining and informative.  Everyone will come away from this course with a deep insight into the creation and production of opera as well as an excellent knowledge of the art form overall.

Course Title: Opera
Tuition Fee: RMB 3200

Summer Session: May 28th to July 30th

Section A: Monday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
10 weeks from May 28th to July 30th (Course Code: OP103)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section B: Monday afternoons (1:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
10 weeks from May 28th to July 30th (Course Code: OP104)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

Registration Procedure:
Please register online first to reserve your place.  You will then receive a confirmation email.  Next, payment must be made on site at the ELC Learning Annex during the payment dates (you can come in person or send someone).

Please note: Our classes are kept small for the students' benefit (generally between 5 and 10 people), so please register early to reserve your place.  Your place in the class cannot be guaranteed until payment has been received.  Any course that does not meet sufficient enrollment may be cancelled and a full refund provided upon presentation of your original receipt.
 

For detailed information, please feel free to contact one of our program coordinators: EMAIL: info@beijing-classes.com Telephone: 8580 3111  
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