TSM Opera Workshop

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The Toronto School of Music Canada Opera Centre proudly presents...

The 2000-2001 Opera Workshop (September 11, 2000 to May 30, 2001).

This is a one year Professional Opera Training Program offering personal and concentrated attention in acting, languages, role preparation, movement, and historic styles. Voice Lessons and Master Classes are provided weekly.

Each singer admitted into the program will then be chosen from this program to participate in major production and to present programs of scenes during the season. Public performances throughout Toronto and Canada. Audition is required.

All classes will take place at the Toronto School of Music Canada Opera Studio at 349 Queen Street West, Suite 201. For registration, please contact us with the information below.

Here are some operas that we are planning to pursue if there are suitable voices from the auditions:

B. Puccini's:

La Rondine

La Boheme

Tosca

Turandot

Madama Butterfly

Gianni Schicchi

G. Verdi's:

La Traviata

Rigoletto

Otello

Aida

Il Trovatore

W.A. Mozart's:

Don Giovanni

The Marriage of Fiagro

The Magic Flute

R. Leoncavallo's:

Pagliacci

J. Massenet's:

Manon

Thais

G. Bizet's:

Carmen

Master Classes with:

Maureen Forrester - World renowned singer
Kenneth Merrill - Music director of Juilliard Opera Theater
Dixie Ross Neil - Metropolitan Opera Company; Director of Musical Studies for the Canadian Opera Company
William Neil - World renowned Voice Teacher at the University of Toronto
Gabor Carelli - Leading Tenor with Metropolitan Opera, N.Y.; World renown Voice Teacher in Manhattan School of Music

Music Director:

William Shookhoff

Vocal Coaching:

Mary Liu

Vera Kaushansky

Music Coaching:

Adolfo De Santis

Edita Morkunas

Workshop:

Vocal Coaching

Music Coaching

Acting Classes

Solo and Ensemble

French/German Diction Classes

Dress Rehearsal

Performances

Costumes

Casting:

All roles available (double cast).

All roles will be auditioned.

Résumé and photo required.

Audition:

Every Friday 5:00PM - 8:00PM.

Call: (416) 260-1882 for your audition time.

$15 application fee for audition.

Fees:

Fee depends on the role acquired and it will be announced at the audition.

*Note: For the application and a Adobe Acrobat version (PDF file) of this information about the Opera Workshop, please click here. To obtain the Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the hyperlink.

For more information and registration, please contact: Toronto School of Music Canada

Downtown Campus
349 Queen Street West, Suite 201: Toronto, ON M5V 2A4
Telephone: (416) 346-6963 or (416) 260-1882
FAX: (416) 222-8928
North York Campus: One Bowan Court, North York, ON M2K 3A8
Electronic mail: General Information: [email protected]