Musical theatre : Il Trittico by Puccini

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Introduction

The stage director is the kingpin in this training session, which looks into the sometimes complex relationship between theatrical gesture and song, or the practical theatrical aspects of the sung gesture, depending on the repertoire. The study, undertaken with young singers is for the purpose of initiating them or allowing them to perfect their work in stage practice from a more theatrical angle, including role-building and preparation of the character as well as an understanding of the actor’s vocabulary and practices. The work, as its name Il Trittico shows, is a triptych made up of three works lasting 50 to 60 minutes each. They can be put on separately but when taken together give the history of Italian musical theatre from Commedia dell’arte to opera and melodrama. The training session will allow the singers to take play various roles in various situations, sometimes extremely different from each other. Specific work on Gianni Schicchi, the third part of the triptych, will be presented to the public as long extracts.

Schedule

Audition

May 2008 (to be specified)

Session

From Tuesday, August 12 to Tuesday,

August 26, 2008

i.e. 15 days of training

Public presentation

Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Coaching

Mariame Clément, stage director

Sabine Vatin, leader singer

Places available for

10 singers (soprano, mezzosoprano, tenor, baritone-bass)

Teaching

Theoretical teaching

Contextual study of the work, stylistic analysis.

Practical teaching

Study of the notion of a role being governed by situation, italian prosody, practice of the transition of musical theatre to opera, variations in role-building, complete study of a work.

Method

Alternating collective lessons, and private lessons (vocal preparation, study of sung works), workshops on structures specific to each of the three parts of the triptych.

Tariff terms

Financial participation consists of

	a mandatory entry fee
	mandatory membership in the Amis de Royaumont association
	training expenses and accommodation expenses

This training course is refundable under the AFDAS program.

Funding for training fees

for salaried workers (full or part-time): via employers’ ongoing training programs.

	for job seekers: please enquire at your local government employmentagency and related organisms.
	for intermittent entertainment workers: if funded by the AFDAS, the conditions are as follows: 2 years of work, 48 entertainment fees (days) in France, with Congés Spectacles and salary sheets as proof.
	for Rmistes: via the general councils. Please enquire at the corresponding departments.

If you are a funding beneficiary, you will need to pay a total amount of 360 €.

Financial assistance

The Amis de Royaumont association awards a bursary to artists less than 26 years of age who are not yet engaged in regular professional activity. These funds are awarded by a committee, upon presentation of a dossier (résumé, motivation letter).

If you are a beneficiary of this funding, you will need to pay a total amount of 360 €.

For participants not eligible for any other funding, the Foundation awards study bursaries upon request and presentation of a dossier.

If you are a beneficiary of this funding, you will need to pay a total amount of 710 €.