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Coaching Excerpts

"Now I fully realize the importance and legacy of your classes. You offer wisdom and practical experience achieved through musical, artistic and body awareness.”

- Karla Pineda, Mezzo-Soprano

What is OperaVoice&BodyWork?

Maestro Peter Mark & Karin Fantus

in conversation with

Sarah Stephens, Artists Manager

EXAMPLES OF OVBW COACHING TO RESOLVE COMMON VOCAL ISSUES:

Soprano Jenny Rivera (Fiordiligi recitativo) (1:41)
Objectives:

-To connect full body to vocal tone:
-to apply airflow-shaping for phrasing
-to use higher diction with inner smile to keep airstream high

Soprano Julie Duerichen  (Musetta’s aria) (2:11)
Objectives:

To negotiate the passaggio (E natural) at the start of the aria:
-using narrower placement behind the nose with longer pursed upper-lip cover
- by dropping the jaw to allow access to the back space for a free blooming tone.

Octavio Rivas, Tenor  (Rodolfo's Che gelida manina) (9:36)
Objective:

To create an efficient warmup, to prepare for a specific aria:
- vocalize on a closed “ee” vowel
- find comfort and evenness-of-tone by anticipating and feeling the placement
- balance the air stream
- engage the palate - top and bottom (in the nasal folds) - to allow the even and expressive tone the
aria demands

Full introductory masterclass session with basic information and sample coaching:

Introductory Session

0:54 Peter's Background

2:19 How OperaVoice&BodyWork was born

3:38 Karin's Background

7:02 Peter & Karin start working together

7:58 Impact of Body posture on Singing, with tenor Eduardo Niave

21:28 Refining the Vocal line, with baritone Daniel Sandoval

29:24 Negotiating the higher passaggio, with tenor Octavio Rivas

53:27 Connecting the lower register, with mezzo-soprano Linda Baird

1:13:47 Tenor Eduardo Niave coaches "Ah! lève-toi, soleil!"

1:25:12 Baritone Daniel Sandoval coaches "Largo al factotum"

1:37:11 Mezzo-soprano Linda Baird coaches " Voi lo sapete, o mamma"

1:47:40 Tenor Octavio Rivas coaches "O souverain, ô juge, ô père"

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