25th Anniversary HARROWER OPERA WORKSHOP

June 2 - June 22, 2008

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Harrower 2008 Brochure (pdf file)

Download our application here(pdf file)

Visit the GSU School of Music Community Music Programs website

For more information, please call the
Community Music Programs office at 404-413-5902.

Mail Applications to:

Georgia State University
School of Music
Harrower Summer Opera Workshop
P.O. Box 4097
Atlanta, GA 30302

WORKSHOP FEATURES

  • Daily acting classes
  • Private coaching with staff coached
  • Daily movement classes
  • Instruction in stage makeup and stage combat
  • Seminars and master classes with international artists
  • Three performances of fully staged and costumed operas and scenes
  • Concert performance in operatic gala
  • Masterclasses in voice and acting with artist-in-residence
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Application Deadline: February 29, 2008

Repertoire: Three operatic arias, one of which must be in English.

A non-refundable fee of $50.00 must accompany each application (if accepted, this fee will apply to tuition). Make check payable to Georgia State University.

For further information, call the Community Music Programs office at 404-413-5902.

Live Auditions (An accompanist will be provided):

New York: Monday, March 3, 2008
New York City Opera, NYC, New York

Atlanta: Saturday, March 15, 2008
School of Music, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Audition by Videotape:
Out-of-town applications may audition by videotape. The videotape must be received by March 15, 2008, and should contain the three arias.

 

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2008 WORKSHOP FACULTY (Partial Listing)

  • W. Dwight Coleman, artistic director/stage director; Georgia State University School of Music; resident stage director, La Musica Lirica, Italy.
  • David Grabarkewitz, acting teacher/stage director; New York City Opera, Georgia State University
  • Copeland Woodruff, acting teacher/stage director; Oberlin Conservatory, New York City Opera, Chautauqua Opera.
  • Reed Woodhouse, musical director/coach; The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, Chautauqua Opera.
  • Peter Marshall, musical director/coach; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Georgia State University.
  • Christy Lee, musical director/coach; Knoxville Opera, University of Tennessee.

    MASTER CLASS CLINICIAN
  • Irene Callaway Harrower, co-founder of the workshop and a nationally recognized voice teacher and diction coach.
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PAST GUEST ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE:

  • George Shirley, internationally acclaimed tenor, known for his work as a performer, teacher and lecturer .
  • Marnie Nixon, American soprano known as "The Voice of Hollywood" - the singing voice of Audrey Hepburn, Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood, Jeanne Crain and Marilyn Monroe.
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TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

  1. Participants wishing to perform may enroll in the opera workshop after successfully completing the audition requirements. The fee for performing participants is $900.

  2. Participants not wishing to perform but interested in techniques of coaching, stage direction, acting or music education may enroll. The fee for non-performing participants is $500.

    3. A non-refundable fee of $50.00 must accompany each application (if accepted this fee will apply to tuition). Make check payable to Georgia State University.
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DIRECTING INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE

This internship is designed for a collegiate voice teacher who directs opera or an aspiring stage director. The $1,500 award will be applied toward tuition, with the remainder going to housing and transportation. Please apply through the regular application.

The intern will participate in the workshop, assist the directors and coaches, and will have possible directing responsibilities supervised by workshop staff.

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