The Opera Studio Melbourne
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The Opera Studio Melbourne is a not-for-profit, independent training organisation for aspiring opera singers, and répétiteur
s based in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 2008 as The Opera School Melbourne, as of 2010 its staff include Linda Thompson (Artistic Director, former head of voice at Monash University
), Andrea Katz (Head of Music), and Cameron Menzies (Resident Director).
Following the closure of the Melba Conservatorium in late 2008, the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust offers some financial support for scholarships to The Opera School Melbourne. The school changed its name to The Opera Studio Melbourne in late 2010.
Répétiteur
Répétiteur , repetitore , or Korrepetitor / Repetitor , originally from the French verb répéter meaning "to repeat, to go over, to learn, to rehearse"....
s based in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 2008 as The Opera School Melbourne, as of 2010 its staff include Linda Thompson (Artistic Director, former head of voice at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
), Andrea Katz (Head of Music), and Cameron Menzies (Resident Director).
Following the closure of the Melba Conservatorium in late 2008, the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust offers some financial support for scholarships to The Opera School Melbourne. The school changed its name to The Opera Studio Melbourne in late 2010.
Productions
The school regularly presents opera to the public, including shorter works, "mini-festivals" and major productions.Major productions
- The Magic FluteThe Magic FluteThe Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue....
, 2009 - Hansel and Gretel, 2009
- Don GiovanniDon GiovanniDon Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...
, 2010