PRODUCTIONS : WORKSHOPS

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Baroque Vocal Workshop with Le Nouvel Opéra
June 25th to 29th, in Montreal
Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, artistic director

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The main focus of the course will be Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Intermedi for Molière’s “Le Malade Imaginaire”. This repertoire will be studied musically as well as in the context of historical staging. You can also bring an air de cour, an excerpt of a French cantata or French Opera. Each day will include a session on Feldenkreis technique, a private singing lesson or coaching, historical French pronunciation, baroque dance, gesture and staging. As a complement to the practical side of the course, you will attend four lectures on related topics.

TEACHERS 
Valérie Guillorit [Singing]                                                   
Suzie LeBlanc [Singing]                                       
Noam Krieger [Coaching]                                          
Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière [Feldenkreis, Baroque dance and staging]           
Mickaël Bouffard [Historical pronunciation, Physical gesture and demeanor]
                       
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FEE  
$700 Canadian + taxes

Five $200 scholarships are available. Please include a letter with your application if you wish to be considered for a scholarship.

APPLICATION DEADLINE :
Please send in your application by May 30th, 2011

Your application must include:
• an mp3 or CD recording
• your CV

The audio material should include two different works with at least one in French. If you can, please send arias from the 17th century.

Once you have been accepted, we will send you an enrolment sheet and will require a $100 deposit to hold your place.

The participants are responsible for their travel and lodging. However, there is lodging available at the University of Montreal’s residences. The Music Faculty does not have food catering in the summer so you must bring your own food. Microwave ovens will be available. Please bring confortable, loose clothing and a Yoga mat or blanket for the morning warm-up. We will have a few yoga mats available for those who don’t have any.

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PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO :
By e-mail :
alaframboise@lenouvelopera.com

By post :
Andréanne Laframboise
800 Marin
Montréal, Québec
H4C 2H2

The workshop will take place at the Music Faculty of the University of Montreal: 200, Avenue Vincent D’Indy, Montreal
(5 minutes walk from Edouard-Montpetit metro station)

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MONTREAL BAROQUE FESTIVAL   
June 23 to 26

The Montreal Baroque Festival is making a special offer to participants. All evening performances may be attended for a total fee of $50. Please visit their website for info on the various concerts:
www.montrealbaroque.com

Lully’s “Ballet de l’impatience”, directed by Noam Krieger and Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière will be presented on June 23rd as part of the Montreal Baroque Festival.

LECTURES  

June 25
Le Ballet de cour : a social and artistic view
(François Filiatraul, in French)

June 26
Le Ballet de l’Impatience : from 17th century ms.score to 21st century performa nce practice
(Noam Krieger, in English)

June 27
Physical demeanor or bearing  
(Mickaël Bouffard, in French)

June 28
Comédie et ballet dans l’oeuvre de Molière : un marriage force? (Philippe Gervais, in French)

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LE NOUVEL OPERA
Under the artistic direction of Marie Nathalie Lacoursiere, Suzie LeBlanc and Alexander Weimann, Le Nouvel Opera is dedicated to the production and teaching of repertoire from the baroque and classical periods in the form of operas, serenatas, intermezzi, singspiel and other art forms where dance, theatre, commedia dell'arte, visual arts and singing all have a role to play in the performance.

While deeply committed to an understanding of performance practice, part of the company's mandate is to make this repertoire relevant to a modern audience by providing as many connections as possible to contemporary life and culture.

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SCHEDULE

9:00 am- 9:50 am
Feldenkreis warm-up for singers

10:00 am- 10:55 am
Historical Pronunciation or private classes

11:00 - 12:30 pm
Baroque dance or private classes

12:30 pm - 13:30 pm   
Lunch

1:30 pm -2:25 pm
Historical Pronunciation or Baroque dance

2:30 pm - 3 pm
Private classes

3 pm -4:30 pm ( 5: 30 June 29th)
Staging of “Le Malade Imaginaire”

16H30-17H45 (June 25 - 28)
Lectures

June 29th, 7:30 pm
Students’ presentation

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