The publication and exchange of pedagogical information on opera singer training has traditionally been anecdotal and not derived from empirical investigation. There appears to be a lack of communication or understanding between the educators who train aspiring opera singers and others who work with them in professional performing environments…

This study aims to examine how and why students transform in terms of learning motivation in learning the Cantonese opera with a teacher-artist partnership approach in Hong Kong schools. An artist and seven teachers from four schools collaborated to teach the genre for eight weeks. Students' learning motivation changes in Cantonese opera was…

In the context of debates on place, space, and identity in a period of globalisation, this article asks whether collaborative arts projects are a means to identity formation for participants. This is of interest, not least, because such projects are outside consumption, the latter more often discussed in work on identity in sociology. Situated…

The bibliography is intended to assist librarians and others interested in learning something about the opera and for students needing material for papers. (94 references) (NH)

Article reviews Rudolf Bing's accomplishments as general manager of New York's Metropolitan Opera and outlines changes planned by his successor, Goeran Gentele. These include staging contemporary operas in a smaller theater, appointment of a musical director, hiring top orchestra conductors, new sets and tapping new sources of funds. (PD)

The author considers Kierkegaard's use of Mozart's Don Juan as an illustration of his concept of man living in the aesthetic sphere of existence, particularly in its erotic aspect. (Author/RK)

The list of operas contained in this article continues a series of selected works of American music--for chorus, for band, for orchestra, for the elementary school, and opera--prepared by the MENC Bicentennial Commission. (Editor/RK)

How one company tapes the conductor/orchestra to tour opera in schools. (Author)

How one company tapes the conductor/orchestra to tour opera in schools. (Author)