Aleko Sergei Rachmaninoff Romeo & Juliet Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
June 6-30, 2016 Performance week June 27-30, 2016 Helen Corning Warden Theater at AVA
Aleko Opera Roles Aleko - Baritone Young Gypsy - Tenor Zemfira - Soprano An old man, Zemfira's father - Bass Gypsy woman - Mezzo/Contralto
Aleko Synopsis Rachmaninoff's opera Alekois based on Pushkin's poem The Gypsies. It tells a tragic love story between Aleko, a Russian, and a free-spirited gypsy girl Zemfira. read more ...
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo - Tenor Juliet - Soprano Juliet's Nurse - Mezzo Soprano
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JULY 2016
Mazepa Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky July 11 - August 4, 2016 Performance week August 1-4, 2016 Helen Corning Warden Theater at AVA
Opera Roles
Ivan Mazepa, hetman - Baritone Kochubey - Bass Lyubov, his wife - Mezzo Soprano Mariya, their daughter - Soprano Andrei - Tenor Orlik, henchman - Bass Iskra, a friend of Kochubey - Tenor A drunken Cossack - Tenor
Mazepa Synopsis Based on Pushkin's poem Poltava, Tchaikovsky's opera Mazepa focuses on a tragic love story between a young woman Maria and a much older Mazepa, a Ukrainian commander allied with Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. read more ...
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Russian Romances All summer artists participate in a Russian Romances concert.
RACHMANINOFF SONGS RUSSIAN ROMANCES ARIAS
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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:
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 Classes
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.
