Music: Performance: Opera Workshop

Duke Opera Workshop

The Duke Opera Workshop, directed by Susan Dunn, presents staged chamber operas and operatic scenes. Recent performances have included the one-act opera A Game of Chance by Seymour Barab, a fully-staged production of The Marriage of Figaro, and staged portions of The Magic Flute, The Ballad of Baby Doe, and Fidelio. In 2006, the ensemble presented the premiere of The Gift of the Magi, a new one-act opera by Duke University graduate student, Caroline Mallonée.

In fall 2007, the workshop will be preparing and presenting a revue of Leonard Bernstein's works for Broadway, including selections from On the Town,
Candide, West Side Story and Wonderful Town. In the spring, the workshop will again present a program of operatic excerpts staged and with costumes.

Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. To join the Duke Opera Workshop, come to the first meeting on Wednesday, August 29 at 4:30 pm in Baldwin Auditorium. Please bring something to sing.

For more information contact Professor Susan Dunn at 660-3323.

Additional information about vocal performance classes, resources for singers, and performing opportunities at Duke and in the community can be found on the voice division information webpage.