{"id":552,"date":"2018-10-16T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T17:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:57:31","slug":"opera-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/ensembles\/opera-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Course number: MU 270<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-553\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/OpShop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-553\" src=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/OpShop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/OpShop.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/OpShop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/OpShop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/OpShop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/OpShop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 85vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Weiner and Nicholas Tocci (both B.M. Performance, 2015)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1481 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2022\/05\/WW_MusicDeptVideoStills_01132020_25-1100x619.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 85vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Keene State Opera Workshop is a sequential class that encourages classical singing actors to find their true voice and physicality on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Fondly nicknamed &#8220;OpShop,&#8221; our program is the only college in New England linked to the Metropolitan Opera <em>Live in HD<\/em> in Schools initiative.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-829\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/1168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-829\" src=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/1168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/1168.jpg 4074w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/1168-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/1168-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/1168-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/1168-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 85vw, 304px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corinne Colgrove (B.M. Technology, 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Typically, fall semesters focus on building skills in Monologues, Songs, Arias, and Scenes from all periods. Spring semesters typically focus on a single opera project,which is performed not only for the public but in local schools.<\/p>\n<p>Recent full productions include\u00a0<em>Fairy Queen<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Brundibar<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Venus and Adonis<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The Little Sweep<\/em> in collaboration with The Colonial Theatre&#8217;s &#8220;Operatunity&#8221; program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-555\" style=\"width: 661px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/LittleSweep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-555\" src=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/LittleSweep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/LittleSweep.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/LittleSweep-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/LittleSweep-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/LittleSweep-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dept.keene.edu\/music\/files\/2018\/10\/LittleSweep-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 85vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katrina Feraco (B.A. Music, 2018), Molly McCoy (B.M. Performance, 2018), and Amy Lesieur (B.M. Performance, 2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course number: MU 270 Keene State Opera Workshop is a sequential class that encourages classical singing actors to find their true voice and physicality on stage. 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