Acting for singers [[electronic resource] ] : creating believable singing characters / / David F. Ostwald
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| Autore: |
Ostwald David <1943->
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| Titolo: |
Acting for singers [[electronic resource] ] : creating believable singing characters / / David F. Ostwald
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : New York ; Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 792/.071 |
| Soggetto topico: | Acting - Study and teaching |
| Singing - Instruction and study | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Believability : the territory and the tools. The divine marriage : combining believable acting with expressive singing -- To become or not to become : using yourself to create a believable character -- Playing in the moment : using improvisation to be believable -- Judgements and trust : improving your concentration -- Creating your character. Neither right nor wrong : making believable character choices -- Your character's universe : analyzing the dramatic structure of music-theater pieces -- Your character's world : fashioning a theme statement -- Your character's heart's desire : fashioning super-objectives -- Motivating your character's actions : fashioning objectives and acting beats -- Your character's inner voice : fashioning subtext and an internal dialogue -- Preparing for performances. Being believable in any role on any stage : heightening -- Getting the part : auditioning -- Getting good : rehearsing -- Delivering a believable character: performing. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Explains how to analyse a script of libretto, shows how to develop a character building on material in the score, and gives the singing performer the tools to act believably. This book addresses the problems of concenration, trust, and projection, among others, and includes concrete examples from opera and musical theatre. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Acting for singers |
| ISBN: | 1-280-53185-1 |
| 1-4237-4576-0 | |
| 0-19-803325-7 | |
| 1-60256-745-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457976203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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