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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA resource for directors and student performers, this work provides guidance on staging four of Mozart's most popular operas, including concrete suggestions for blocking, characterization and costuming. The author, a professor and opera director himself, surveys basic concepts of opera acting and offers step-by-step instruction for the rehearsal process. * OPERA America *
Table of ContentsList of Costume Design Illustrations Introduction Part I: Organization and Preparation Chapter 1: Organizing the Class Chapter 2: The Job of the Director Chapter 3: The Rehearsal Process Chapter 4: Preparing the Scene: Five Assignments for Actors Chapter: 5: An Actor’s Vocabulary Part II: Staging Scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro Introduction Chapter 6: Le Nozze di Figaro, Act I, Scene 1 Chapter 7: Le Nozze di Figaro, Act II, Scene 1 Chapter 8: Le Nozze di Figaro, Act II, Scene 1 Chapter 9: Le Nozze di Figaro, Act III, Scene 1 Chapter 10: Le Nozze di Figaro, Act III, Scene 1 Chapter 11: Le Nozze di Figaro, Act III, Scene 4 Part III: Staging Scenes from Don Giovanni Introduction Chapter 12: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2 Chapter 13: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2 Chapter 14: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2 Chapter 15: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2 Chapter 16: Don Giovanni, Act I Scene 2 Part IV: Staging Scenes from Così fan tutte Introduction Chapter 17: Così fan tutte, Act I, Scene 2 Chapter 18: Così fan tutte, Act I, Scene 2 Chapter 19: Così fan tutte, Act I, Scene 3 Chapter 20: Così fan tutte, Act I, Scene 4 Chapter 21: Così fan tutte, Act II, Scene 1 Chapter 22: Così fan tutte, Act II, Scene 2 Part V: Staging Scenes from Die Zauberflöte Chapter 23: Die Zauberflöte, Act I, Scene 1 Chapter 24: Die Zauberflöte, Act I, Scene 2 Chapter 25: Die Zauberflöte, Act I, Scene 3 Chapter 26: Die Zauberflöte, Act II, Scene 2 Chapter 27: Die Zauberflöte, Act II, Scene 3 Chapter 28: Die Zauberflöte, Act II, Finale, Scene 1 Chapter 29: Die Zauberflöte, Act II, Finale, Scene 3 Conclusion Further Reading About the Author and Illustrator
