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Why You Should Understand the Context of the Works You Perform
Juliana Gondek
Juliana Gondek is Professor of Voice and Chair of the Vocal Studies Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. A soprano/mezzo-soprano, she has had a distinguished career on the operatic stage in roles such as Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda, Bizet's Carmen, Handel's Alcina, Theodora, Rodelinda, and Ginevra, Puccini's Mimi, Rosalinde ("Die Fledermaus"), many Mozart heroines, and Pat Nixon ("Nixon in China"), as well as dozens of world premieres and symphony appearances. She is also a highly regarded master teacher who lectures and leads workshops in the USA and worldwide, and frequently judges some of the nation’s foremost vocal competitions. |
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Description: Juliana Gondek, Professor of Voice and Chair of the Vocal Studies Department at UCLA, discusses why she requires that her students understand the social, political, religious and cultural context of the works they perform – for example, being familiar with how eighteenth-century Viennese nobility dressed, sat and interacted when interpreting a Mozart aria.
Shoot Date: November 2007 |
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