(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s CoOPERAtive program for young singers will be presented in a virtual format once again this year. Luckily friends of the program and opera lovers who usually attend in-person recitals with CoOPERAtive participants will be able to view them on the web.
Five recitals, each featuring music focusing on a central theme, will be presented by CoOPERAtive participants. All are at 7:30pm. Details about each event with links for viewing are at rider.edu/arts. Recital schedule is:
Thursday, July 15: This Life Waxes and Wanes: Prayers, Dreams and Departures — Songs & Arias in English and German
Friday, July 16: La Vie en Chanson, L'air, et L'amour — Songs & Arias in French
Wednesday, July 21: Since You Love Me and I Love You — Songs & Arias revealing all aspects of love
Thursday, July 22: Magic, Manipulation & Marriage — Just another night in the Opera House!
Friday, July 23: An Evening of Opera Spanning the Centuries — Handel to Bernstein, 1685-1990
Directed by Susan Shiplett Ashbaker, the CoOPERAtive program provides three weeks of intensive training for the young singer. The program is presented in cooperation and consultation with professionals in the field to help young singers build and strengthen their artistic toolbox. Participants receive private voice lessons, music, language and drama coaching, as well as classes in body work, diction, and drama. The program focuses on musical style, performance techniques, dramatic presentation, language, diction and body awareness.
CoOPERAtive graduates have been successful in many important competitions and have been invited to participate in renowned young artist programs, such as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, Aspen Music Festival and Washington National Opera.
