BOWQC
presents
Monteverdi’s Musical Theatre
Christa Patton, Musical Director, Baroque harp
Peggy Murray, Baroque Gesture, Stage Director
Julianne Baird, Baroque Vocal Style
Drew Minter, Baroque Vocal Style
Dongmyung Ahn, Baroque String Specialist
Dorothy Olsson, Baroque Dance Specialist
Lisa Terry, Baroque Cello and Viola da Gamba
Adam Cockerham, Theorbo
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 and Drew Minter
Daily coachings with our vocal faculty
• Daily classes in stage gesture and theatre craft for opera singers - Peggy Murray
• Historical Dance with Dorothy Olsson
• Study of Baroque repertoire and ornamentation for strings with Dongmyung Ahn, violin; and viola da gamba & cello with Lisa Terry
• Improvisation for players of basso continuo based on 16th and 17th century sources, with Christa Patton, Baroque harp, Ben Katz, Baroque keyboards and theorbo & Baroque guitar, with Adam Cockerham
¨ 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
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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