Voice and Opera Studies - SUNY College at Purchase

Voice and Opera Studies from SUNY College at Purchase is a Campus Bachelor Music and Instruments degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The Department of Opera Performance/Vocal Studies in the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College is a highly selective and unique program designed especially to train and mentor serious young singers in their pursuit of a career in professional classical singing and opera. The Chair of the program, Jacque Trussel, is a world- renowned operatic tenor, concert singer and award winning Stage Director. Since his appointment as Chair of the Department of Opera Performance/Vocal Studies in 1998, Professor Trussel has led in the creation of one of the finest training programs for young singers in the nation. This program is a highly disciplined and completely integrated curriculum taught by a talented, passionate, committed and caring faculty, all of whom were or are active, first class performing artists. Classical Singer Magazine awarded faculty members Joan Krueger, Best Vocal Coach (2004), and Jacque Trussel, Best Stage Director (2005). The departments working mantra is ???learn to perform by performing and every class has a performance component. The program is widely acclaimed for its instruction of vocal technique and musical styles with a strong emphasis in languages studies, stage technique and movement. The operas, which are performed primarily by undergraduates, are routinely praised for their inventiveness and high level of professional quality, and are only one of the performing opportunities provided for students to combine these disciplines. Others include out-reach programs, public performances of opera scenes, chamber opera, art song evenings, solo recitals and choral concerts. Our students have the opportunity to perform in the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, which houses four of the most outstanding and acclaimed theaters in the world, recognized for the high level of their acoustical properties and often used by professional artists and recording companies. View more details on SUNY at Purchase College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music and Instruments courses.