Opera Vocal Master Class with Dr. Michela Bertagnolli

The master class program is for professional,  amateur singers or advanced students. Age limit for participants to Group Master Classes is 25 years old for ladies and 30 years old for men.

 

Photo credits to Adam Ong

 

The master class program is for professional, amateur singers or advanced students; Age limit for participants to Group Master Classes is 25 years old for ladies and 30 years old for men. No age limit for individual master classes. Since space is limited, younger students will be given priority.

The program is for opera singers who wants to enhance the traditional Italian vocal techniques, based on natural intercostal breathing, proper tongue and larynx positioning, mask placement of the sound, pure tone emission and vowel pronunciation and improve on their diction and phonetics, particularly in the Italian and French languages.

Individual Master Class
Duration: 1 Hour.
Fee: RM250 per class/ RM450 for 2 classes.
Sessions: 9 July (Monday) – 12 July (Thursday) 9:00AM – 4:00PM; Limited sessions.
Format: 20 minutes of vocalization and coaching on vocal techniques; 40 minutes singing one or more arias/songs. It is highly recommended that participants enroll in minimum 2 classes.

Group Master Class
Duration: 3 Days, 4 Hours per session.
Fee: RM800 per participant.
Sessions: Group 1: 9 & 11 July, 2012 4:00PM – 8:00PM; 13 July, 2012 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Group 2: 12 4:00PM – 8:00PM & 13 July, 2012 10:00AM-1:00PM & 4:00PM – 8:00PM
Participants per group: Limited to 6-8.
Format: 1 hour of vocalization in a group or individual; Individual coaching on repertoire, 3 hours for entire group. Participants are also required to perform in a recital on 14 July 2012.

These sessions are open to public audiences. Family and friends are welcome to watch. Admission is by a minimum donation of RM30 for each session.