Re Christine's comment about undergraduate singers and stage opportunities,
one of my colleagues son is a grad student at Julliard, and was an
undergraduate pianist there also. He says that the students at our little
school (50 majors about 30 of them voice) with no grad program have many
more opportunities to sing in opera (and musical theater) than do the young
singers at Julliard. We had a soprano graduate last year who had sung
Despina, Edina and Amdahl in full productions as well numerous scene
appearances during her undergraduate years. We use a very small theater for
these productions so the young voices are not pushed, and I think that our
students are very well prepared to go to large graduate programs as many
have done. We also have very fine instructors, if NATS and other competition
results are any indication, so I think that Christine's points are well
made.
James Glass
-----Original Message-----
From: Christine Thomas [mailto:Mezzoid@w...]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:16 AM
To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vocalist] How good is Juilliard?
I think both Juilliard and IU best serve the grad student, as do most of the
major conservatories. They're the ones who will get the most performing
experience. I read an article in CLASSICAL SINGER a few years ago that
quoted an undergrad as saying that the closest she got to the opera stage in
4 years was ushering.
I tell my students that there are 4 things to look for in a school
(undergrad):
1. The best teacher you can find
2. The most performing opportunities you can find
3. Can you afford to go there?
4. If #s 1 & 2 are there, can you NOT afford to go there?
(Forgive me if I've said this before.)
Christine Thomas,
Mezzo Soprano
"I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a!"
----- Original Message -----
From: Camila Ribeiro
To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [vocalist] How good is Juilliard?
Dear Matthew and list,
I've heard that Julliard is great, but Manhattan
School of Music, for singers, is better. As for
Indiana University, it has a wonderful program
(actually I'm considering to apply to Indiana myself)
and it has one of the greatest singers of all as a
teacher there, which is Virginia Zeani. I've had
classes with her here in Brazil already, and she's
just wonderful! She's married to the conductor
Rossi-Lemeni and has sung with the best in the world.
Camila.
--- "westernactor <matthewmurray@m...>"
<matthewmurray@m...> wrote:
> I have a friend who is considering returning to
> school to complete
> his vocal performance degree, and is facing the
> prospect of having to
> choose a school with a good vocal performance
> program. A lot of good
> people come out of Juilliard, but is it really that
> great a program?
> What makes it different from other vocal programs?
> He's also
> considering Indiana University, so if anyone knows
> anything about
> that program, that would be great as well. He is
> very talented, has
> been out of high school for a number of years, and
> is far from
> inexperienced, but is looking for an environment
> that will provide
> him the opportunity to continue to develop his
> skills in a way that
> his current lifestyle does not allow him.
> If anyone has any suggestions of directions in which
> I might be able
> to point him, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
>
> --Matthew
>
>
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Camila Ribeiro
c_ribeiro78@y...
Singing is the most legitimate of arts; no one else can put in a touch
with brush or pensil for one - one must face it alone. (Lillian Nordica)
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