Summer Program - Russian Opera Workshop

Repertoire

The Maid of Orleans
Tchaikovsky
June 2-26, 2014
Philadelphia Premiere
Performance week June 23-26
Helen Corning Warden Theater at AVA
Artists Roster June 2014

Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky
July 7-31, 2014
Performance week July 28-31
Helen Corning Warden Theater at AVA
Artists Roster July 2014

Watch The Maid of Orleans
Bolshoi TV Production

CAST - The Maid of Orleans

Sopranos
Joan of Arc - (range to high C)
Agnès Sorel
Angel

Tenors
King Charles VII
Raymond, Joan's betrothed

Baritones
Dunois, a French knight
Lionel, a Burgundian knight

Basses
Thibaut d'Arc, Joan's father
Archbishop
Bertrand, a peasant
Soldier

CAST - Eugene Onegin

Tatyana - Soprano
Olga - Contralto or Mezzo-Soprano
Larina - Mezzo-Soprano
Filipyevna - Mezzo-Soprano
Lensky - Tenor
Onegin - Baritone
Gremin - Bass
Zaretsky - Bass
Triquet - Tenor

RACHMANINOFF SONGS
RUSSIAN ROMANCES
ARIAS

Process for Singers

Singers accepted into the summer program will require advance preparation.

Upon commitment, singers will get access to electronic files for self guided preparation of operas.

1. Transliterations
2. Translations
3. Pronunciation sound files

Advanced & Young Singers

We encourage both advanced and young singers to audition for the program.

Young singers, undergrads, will be assigned songs and arias according to voice and level, and will understudy full roles. This will ensure a healthy entry level experience into Russian repertoire.

Advanced singers including master's degree and professional levels will add important roles and arias to their repertoire.

Master Class Repertoire

Both vocal and audition/professional development master classes are on standard (non-Russian) opera repertoire. Singers can sing any aria, in any language.

Memorization

We perform operas in concert format and on book.

Memorization is optional for concert opera performances. Our goal is to get the roles into the voice.

Russian Classes

- Conversational Russian
- Coaching
- Master Classes

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Evenings and weekends are off -- explore Philadelphia and enjoy Jersey shore.

Concerts

FREE public concerts are in the final week of each opera session

7:30 p.m. at the Helen Corning Warden Theater at the Academy of Vocal Arts

Location

Russian Opera Workshop is an independent program in summer residence at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia

Housing

Applicants are responsible for securing their own housing.

In the past, Russian Opera Workshop Artists took advantage of the following specially arranged option:

International House Philadelphia
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Local AVA and Curtis student sublets are also available.