Baroque Opera Workshop
For singers, continuo players, & string players
Baroque Opera Workshop at Queens College (BOWQC) is a one-week intensive training program in Baroque opera for singers, continuo players, and string players. Drawing from 16th and 17th century sources, renowned and committed teaching artists help budding professionals discover how to enrich their performances with authentic Baroque stylistic nuance.
for singers
Daily masterclasses and coachings in ornamentation and Baroque style based on 16th- and 17th-century sources, with Julianne Baird and Christina Kay.
Daily classes in Baroque gesture and theatre craft for opera singers.
for string players
Study of Baroque repertoire and period ornamentation with Dongmyung Ahn, Baroque violin and Lisa Terry, viola da gamba and Baroque cello.
for continuo players
Improvisation in accompaniment based on 16th- and 17th-century sources.