ACTING FOR SINGERS

MUSIC 463

Course Description

Acting and stagecraft skills, including text-targeted work, with a focus on the dramatic aspects of the operatic craft. Text work in will involve a step-by-step process designed to facilitate the assimilation of English and foreign-language texts in rehearsal and performance. Work in these areas will be applied to arias and scenes from the operatic and theatrical repertoire.

Prerequisties

MUSPERF 144 , MUSPERF 205 , MUSPERF 505 or concurrent enrollment in MUSPERF 505 , or MUSPERF 705 or concurrent enrollment in MUSPERF 705

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

1.89% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

100%

12.5% from Historical

Class Size

33.33% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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