BOWQC
presents
Monteverdi’s Musical Theatre
Julianne Baird, Baroque Vocal Style
Christa Patton, Musical Director
Guillaume Bernardi, Stage Director
Dongmyung Ahn, Baroque String Specialist
Dorothy Olsson, Baroque Dance Specialist
July 20-26, 2025
BOWQC will offer a one-week intensive Baroque opera training program for Singers, Continuo players, and String players, culminating in a performance of staged works by Claudio Monteverdi, including Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Il Ballo delle ingrate, Tirsi e Clori, and selections from his operas L'Orfeo, L'incoronazione di Poppea, and Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria.
Classes include:
• Daily masterclasses in Baroque vocal style with Julianne Baird,
Daily coachings with our vocal faculty
• Daily classes in stage gesture and theatre craft for opera singers - Guillaume Bernardi
• Historical Dance with Dorothy Olsson
• Study of Baroque repertoire and ornamentation for strings with Dongmyung Ahn, violin; also offered is viola da gamba & cello
• Improvisation for players of basso continuo based on 16th and 17th century sources for Baroque harp, with Christa Patton, Baroque keyboards with Ben Katz and theorbo & Baroque guitar
¨ Daily music rehearsals with full continuo led by Music Director, Christa Patton
TUITION: • Singers: $725 • Strings and continuo instruments $625 • Auditors: $65 per day
HOUSING: On-campus housing: $75 per night
To Apply:
The Baroque Opera Workshop at Queens College uses the YAP Tracker application process for our program. YAP Tracker Application Form
You do not need to be a paying subscriber to YAP Tracker to use the application form, although you will need an account (guest accounts are available; see the website for details). Registration can be completed at http://www.yaptracker.com.
Deadline for Singers – April 15, 2025 , Deadline for Instrumentalists & Dancers - April 30, 2025
All classes take place at:
Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College – CUNY
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
For further information, email: baroqueoperaworkshop@gmail.com.
Concerts
Faculty Soirée
Our stellar teaching artists offer a blend of music and insightful commentary
in a relaxing atmosphere with wine and cheese.
Wednesday July 24, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Choir Room 264
************
Final performance
Monteverdi’s Musical Theatre
Saturday, July 26, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
LeFrak Concert Hall
All events take place at the
Aaron Copland School of Music Queens College CUNY
65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367
Tickets: $20 - $15 seniors and students