Opera Workshop
AMF Institute Opera Workshop provides a unique opportunity for singers to perform opera, oratorio, chamber music, and art songs with artists of the Atlantic Music Festival. The program is lead by internationally recognized mezzo-soprano Carla Rae Cook (Metropolitan Opera), baritone Anton Belov (University of Massachusetts and Longy School of Music), and vocal coach Arlene Shrut (Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music) with a goal of staging important scenes at the end of each session. Singers prepare daily with courses in performance seminar, diction, singers repertoire, vocal/dramatic presentation, audition preparation, movement for singers, rehearsal techniques, performance preparation.
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PERFORMANCE SEMINAR
Exposure to vocal and dramatic presentation is an essential component of the program. Performance Seminar prepares singers for performance, audition, competition, and recording, by giving singers the opportunity to have daily performances of opera repertoire, arias, art songs, and chamber music.
DICTION CLASSES
Opera Workshop provides diction classes in Italian, German, French, English and Russian. Students focus on understanding diction form the vocalist’s perspective and work towards a natural delivery.
MOVEMENT CLASSES
Understanding posture and movement directly affects one’s ability to handle performance. Open to all AMF participants, Movement Classes are designed to help singers stretch, strengthen and tone the body. Alexander Technique will also be discussed.
VOCAL TECHNIQUE FOR MUSICIANS
Vocal Technique for Musicians is a unique course that brings together composers, instrumentalists, and vocalists to explore the most natural instrument: voice. Participants will learn about human anatomy, voice, voice types, range, limitations, passages, breath control, vowel positions, writing, setting words to music.
Those interested should complete the online application and submit a DVD recording of one operatic aria and two songs in each of three different languages (3 works total; e.g. French, Italian, and English). Be sure to label audition recordings with your name, voice-type, and audition repertoire
Submission Address:Little Feather Works
228 Park Ave S #31975
New York, NY 10003
If you would like to inquire further about the program, please send an email to the program director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it