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So You Want to Sing Light Opera is a concise handbook for singers, teachers, and performers who want to learn more about the magnificent genre of light opera. This resource provides information on the history of light opera and offers advice on auditions, style, performances, and skills, including dissections of select operas and their characters.
List of contents
Chapter 1 - Defining Light Opera, Matthew Hoch
Chapter 2 - Singing Light Opera
Chapter 3 - Acting and Dialogue
Chapter 4 - Dance and Movement
Chapter 5 - Stylistic Considerations
Chapter 6 - Auditioning for Light Opera
Chapter 7 - Directing Light Opera
Chapter 8 - Zarzuela, Christopher Webber
Chapter 9 - Singing and Voice Science, Scott McCoy
Chapter 10 - Vocal Health for the Light Opera Singer, Wendy LeBorgne
Appendix A - Light Opera Repertoire Lists
Appendix B - "Top 10" and "Top 40" Lists of Light Opera
Appendix C - Audition Aria Lists by Voice Types
Appendix D - Selected Discography and Bibliography
Appendix E - Where to Sing (and See) Light Opera
About the author
By Linda Lister - Foreword by Keith Jameson
Summary
So You Want to Sing Light Opera is a concise handbook for singers, teachers, and performers who want to learn more about the magnificent genre of light opera. This resource provides information on the history of light opera and offers advice on auditions, style, performances, and skills, including dissections of select operas and their characters.
