Post Graduate Performance course: «The Art of Vocal performance »

Pre-Requisite Requirements:
 

  • Specialist diploma/ Master diploma in Vocal performance (Voice)
  • Library-research paper (summary, review) on the professional topic 3500-4000 words in length (19-20 pages). A standard research paper format should be used for the paper.



Entrance examinations requirements:

Academic singing

Solo singing performance

  • Performing the programme: Four opera arias of different styles and from different historical periods.
  • Presentation of the library-research paper (summary, review) on the professional topic. Interview with faculty on the topic of the paper.

Chamber singing performance

  • Performing the programme:
    1. XVII-XVIII centuries aria from an opera or oratorio
    2. German romantic style song (Lied)
    3. Romance by a French composer of XIX-XX centuries
    4. Romance by a European composer of XX-XXI centuries
    5. Romance by a Russian composer of  XIX century
    6. Romance by a Russian composer of XX-XXI centuries
  • Presentation of the library-research paper (summary, review) on the professional topic. Interview with faculty on the topic of the paper.


Russian language

1. Written test
2. Reading and retelling professionally oriented text (1, 5 pages)
3. Answering text dependent questions, one question for written answer
4. Free conversation with the board on the professional topics

Knowledge of Russian at the Upper-Intermediate level (Test of Russian as a Foreign language. Second Certification level).