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For the Small Opera of San Diego, the Lazarideus Academy of Sound & Music presents
Character Development
for the Musical Stage
Techniques for analyzing, developing, and portraying characters in songs, arias, and operatic or musical theater roles
- Improvisational exercises
- Story and text analysis
- Use of subtext
- Character analysis
- Sensory exercises
- Aria, song, and scene preparation
As singers develop their voices, they are accustomed to daily practice of vocal scales. These exercises provide a structure for encouraging relaxed and pure vocal timbre, extensive range, flexibility, and the ability to utilize dynamic nuances. Singers realize that vocal scales are a necessity if they want to refine their craft. Yet many of these same singers, so conscientious with vocal technique, often lack equivalent reliable techniques to enable them to develop the skills necessary for bringing vitality and truthfulness to characters.
The goal of the class is to present strategies and skills that will guide singers in creating dependable and individualized methods for realizing characters on stage.
Day and time: Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., beginning May 27th
Place: Academy of Sound and Music, 3554 Kettner Blvd.
Cost: 12 weeks for $320
Instructor: Dianne Cawood, M.F.A.
More information: Pandeli Lazaridi - (619) 725-0777
Dianne Cawood - (619) 287-8422
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Dianne
Cawood has performed widely in New York, Pennsylvania, the Rocky
Mountain region, and Southern California. In addition to more than
twenty operatic roles, she has performed in musical and dinner
theatres, concertized, and presented workshops. As an
artist-in-residence for the Wyoming Council on the Arts, Ms. Cawood's
diverse audiences included students (K-college), senior citizens, and
even prison inmates. In 1991, Ms. Cawood received her Master of Fine
Arts from San Diego State University's Department of Theatre.
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Opera Workshops
Auditions for two opera workshops in July:
- Sunday, June 29, 4 p.m. at the ARK Center
- Sunday, July 6, 4 p.m. at the ARK Center
Workshops start July 13 and July 27 and meet every Sunday at 7 p.m. for 5 weeks. Recitals follow on August 17 and August 31. All workshops and recitals include professional piano accompaniment by John Danke.
Workshops gives singers the chance to do the following:
- Gain valuable musical experience
- Learn about various singing styles
- Sharpen their ability for sight reading
- Enrich their knowledge of opera repertoire
- Learn more about the types of arias that match and complement their voices the most
Singers of all ages and levels, polish your material to performance level with professional coaching and accompaniment. Auditions are every Sunday from 6-7 p.m. Five consecutive three-hour sessions take place at 7 p.m. at the ARK. The singers perform a recital on the sixth Sunday. In addition to voice, simultaneous side classes include opera roles training, analysis and study of role, language and pronunciation, and tutoring in language accents.
Qualified singers can reserve a place in the next workshop series with a $125 deposit. When starting a worship series, the balance of $125 is due. The $250 covers all teaching and professional accompaniment.
Awards will be given for the best opera workshop singers of the year in different categories.
Music Workshops
Fulfill your potential as a musician! Whether you are a beginner or already have experience, music theory will deepen your understanding of music.
Music Theory -
Advanced, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m
Beginning, Tuesdays 7-8 p.m., Wednesdays 5-6 p.m.
- Reading music
- Musical notation
- Intervals and chord types
- Introduction to harmony
- Basic conducting skills
Orchestration and Instrumentation
- Learn more about the singer's interaction with the orchestra
- Understand the ranges of the different instruments
- Appreciate different conducting styles and interpretations of a score
Music History
- Understand the musical styles in different historical periods
- Learn more about the different types of operas
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