Description
Book SynopsisA practical guide to the integration of voice, acting, and movement in opera performance.
Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents:
Contents
Foreword: A Message from Tito Capobianco
List of Interviews
Using the Guidebook
I. PREPARATION
1. Body Awareness: Stretching For Flexibility and Power
2. Postural: Aligning the Body
3. The Expressive Face: Communicating Emotions Onstage
4. Character Study: Decoding the Clues to Character
5. Environment: Setting the Stage
II. INTEGRATION
6. Elements of Stagecraft: Learning the Language
7. Historical Etiquette: Bowing to Tradition
8. Improvisation: Unlocking the Imagination
9. Monologues: Talking Opera
10. Physical Analysis: Moving in Character
III. APPLICATION
11. The Aria: Making Choices
12. The Scene: Putting it all Together
13. The Opera: Preparing a Role
14. Performance Anxiety: Facing Fear
15. Careers in Opera: Stepping Out
Appendix A: Attitude Chart
Appendix B: "Postural Alignment" by Emily Bogard
Appendix C: Literary Background of Selected Operas
Appendix D: Stage Manager's Handbook
Appendix E: Stage Combat: Faints, Falls, and Fights
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