Wozzeck – Alban Berg / Dramatic interpretation workshop

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Interpretation of a major modern operatic repertory work with study of the actor’s playing, the dramaturgical comprehension of the work, and pronunciation of German.

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Faculty

André Engel, stage director

Associate artist at the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, Director of the Centre Dramatique National de Savoie from 1996 to 2004, André Engel has done stage direction of operas for the most important houses (Salomé, Paris Opera 2011 ; The Rake’s Progress, Lausanne Opera 1999 ; Siegfried, La Scala in Milan 1997…)

Irène Kudela, musical direction

Her varied competencies have brought her to the major theatres and concert venues, sought out as much for her musical as her linguistic qualities, as she speaks seven languages. She also teaches at the l'Atelier Lyrique of the Paris Opera, the National Opera Studio in London, the Opernstudio in Munich and the Hochschule in Frankfurt. She is frequently the guest of musical initiation programmes on radio and television.

Ruth Orthmann, staging assistant

Actress and then assistant for stage direction at the Théâtre du Châtelet, La Scala in Milan, the Maggio Musicale in Florence with directors such as André Engel, Jonathan Miller, Adolphe Dresen, Jean-Louis Martinoty, Ruth Orthmann has also translated into French the plays of Heinrich von Kleist for the publisher Actes Sud…

Places available for

7 singers (soprano, mezzo-soprano or alto, baritone, 3 tenors, bass), and 2 vocal coaches

Presentation

Wozzeck, Berg’s opera premiered in 1925, is arguably the operatic work that left the strongest mark on the 20th century, as the beginnings of modernity.
The opera is adapted from Woyzeck by Büchner, a fragmentary play for which the plot sequence intended by the author is not known.

The fable is based on a humdrum event: Wozzeck, a soldier, living out of wedlock with Marie with whom he has had a child, discovers that she is being unfaithful and kills her before committing suicide.
But Wozzeck is a fairly complex character, serving as a guinea-pig for a doctor, with enigmatic visions and fits of delirium, living in a cruel world in which “superiors” crassly make fun of the poor.

Director André Engel staged Büchner’s play several years ago and at present would like to further explore Berg’s work with operatic singers.
This is an opportunity for young artists to work on a major staple of modern repertory and to perform it within exacting examination of the stage acting.
The various spaces at Royaumont Abbey will serve as a setting for this exciting itinerary.

Irène Kudela, long-standing accomplice of André Engel in Fondation Royaumont workshops, will take on the musical interpretation of this opera, leading the singers toward enhanced self-sufficiency with respect to the conducting.
In addition, this will be an opportunity for two vocal coaches to come to grips with the specificities of this work as well as to perfect their approach to coaching singers.

Ruth Orthmann who for many years has collaborated with André Engel for his stagings, will as well be German coach to see to comprehension and perfect pronunciation of the text.

Method

Work within the spaces specially laid out within the abbey, as will as other, more unusual ones, such as the Royaumont park.

Practical instruction

Study of the concept of role as determined by the situation
Placing the work in an overall perspective in order to experience a full role of the major modern repertory from a dramatic and musical standpoint.

Theoretical instruction

Contextualization of the work to be studied.
Stylistic analysis.
Work on pronunciation.

Calendar

Audition

Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January 2012
For singers: a 20th century opera aria, in any language, and a lied in German.
For pianists: play and speak the text simultaneously from pages 164 through 173.

Session

From Monday 21 to Thursday 24 May, musical work
From Sunday 1st through Friday 20 July 2012
for 24 days of instruction

Public presentation

Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Friday 20 July 2012 at 6 pm

With the support of Arcal

Fee Information

The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee (including membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont and access to the François Lang Music Library), tuition, and boarding expenses.

The Royaumont Foundation takes over expenses for accomodations (room, board and breaks) during the entire duration of the training.

An AFDAS agreement is pending for this session.

Financial aid for tuition

› for casual workers in the entertainment field (intermittents du spectacle): through the AFDAS under the following conditions: 2 years in activity, 48 fee units (days) within France, as attested by Congés Spectacles certificates and payslips.

› for salaried employees (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local funds or Pôle emploi.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil Général) – contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, only the enrolment fee remains at your expense, that is in the amount of 174 €.

Scholarships

The Association des Amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to singers born after the 1st January 1984 and instrumentalists born after 1st January 1987 who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made during Board meetings of the Association on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for financial aid from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.

For participants who cannot qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 414 € remains at your expense.