--- In vocalist-temporary@egroups.com, Tako Oda <> wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Sep 2000 snide76258@a... wrote:
> > Is there a music program that you know of where opera is allowed
to
> > count as an "ensemble" instead of choir?
>
> Just to clarify, do you mean opera roles or opera chorus? When I
was
at
> Indiana Bloomington to fulfill my theory requirements, I was
required as a
> music student to take an ensemble class. I auditioned for the
chorus
in
> Rigoletto, and it counted. The only soloists who were getting
"ensemble"
> credit were in rotating casts that were singing in the chorus on
> off-nights or were in roles that allowed them to sing with the
chorus in
> most cases.
I actually meant anyone who enrolls in opera. I went to
IU-Bloomington, and the "Opera Chorus" was considered a vocal
ensemble. (Coincidentally, I sang Marullo while a member of the
chorus, so I suppose I got credit for it!)
-Jeff Snider
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