Building a Career in Opera from School to Stage: Operapreneurship

CMS Emerging Fields in Music

AvJames Harrington

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Building a Career in Opera from School to Stage: Operapreneurship provides early-career singers with an overview of the structure of the opera industry and tools for strategically approaching a career within it. Today's voice students leave the conservatory with better training than ever, but often face challenges to managing their own careers after graduation. This book addresses what singers need to know in order to craft a career path in the contemporary landscape of opera.Readers learn about the opera industry's structure, common pathways and entry points, non-academic training programs, researching and evaluating opportunities, crafting professional documents and media, and what it means to be a professional opera singer. Written by a singer with recent experience in the industry—and particularly the emerging phase—this book is a practical guide for all singers embarking on a career in opera.The author's website, www.OperaCareers.com, hosts additional resources including databases of training programs, guides and templates for creating professional documents, as well as articles addressing current industry issues and interviews with subject matter experts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-15
Mått:138 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:CMS Emerging Fields in Music
Antal sidor:154
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367421519

Utforska kategorier

Opera inom Kultur
Media och underhållning inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

James Harrington is a professional operatic bass and Paul J. Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Fellow at the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he worked for several years in the music industry before deciding to train as an opera singer. He holds the Master of Music in voice performance from Florida State University and is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts in voice at the University of Wisconsin. As a singer, he has appeared with the Santa Fe Opera, Portland Opera, Nashville Opera, Teatro Nuovo, Sarasota Opera, and Opera Idaho, among others.

Innehållsförteckning

Series Editor's IntroductionList of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONPART I : The Industry from 30,000 FeetCHAPTER 1 : Opera CompaniesCHAPTER 2 : Other Performing Arts OrganizationsCHAPTER 3 : ManagementPART II : How a Young Singer PreparesCHAPTER 4 : Formal TrainingCHAPTER 5 : Non-Academic Training Programs: PTSs, YAPs, and RAPsCHAPTER 6 : Your TeamCHAPTER 7 : ResearchPART III : The Nuts and Bolts of Booking WorkCHAPTER 8 : Professional DocumentsCHAPTER 9 : Cultivating Your Online PresenceCHAPTER 10 : You, Inc. (Building Your Business)CHAPTER 11: Auditions, Rep Books, and PianistsCHAPTER 12 : Beyond #bookedandblessed: Working in an Opera HouseEPILOGUE: The Best of All Possible CareersGlossaryIndex