Methodology: Improvisation, Movement, Vocality, and E-Motion Arousal as a Body and Vocal approach to Opera Singing and Opera Making
Period of the EOA module in 2025 – 2026:
08 October 2025 to 28 January 2026
Open for:
1-3 vocal students
Description of the module:
a. Vocal Performance with Technical Supervision
This section of the module aims to facilitate vocal improvement through improvisation, movement, emotional arousal, and accurate vocal technique by preparing and performing specialized operatic repertoire (from Baroque to Contemporary repertoire). Special attention will be given to technical problems, vocal characterization, style and interpretation, and performance practices. This module will also focus on vocal improvement and vocal technique within the preparation and performance of operatic roles. The emphasis is on artistry and the process of vocal training through preparing operatic roles). Other genres of vocal repertoire, such as Lied, Song, and Chanson, may also be part of a specialized vocal study. This module aims to enable student autonomy, both in achieving methodological processes and consolidating a vocal and artistic identity.
Names of the professors of this module:
- António Salgado
- Rui Taveira
B. Acting for Singers in the Preparation of Operatic Roles
This section of the module aims to facilitate the student’s artistic autonomy in methodological processes and the consolidation of an artistic identity. By organizing their knowledge and skills (creative, sensory, and cognitive), the student will be able to develop interpretative operatic roles, taking into account previous dramaturgic assumptions for live performance.
- Master a variety of techniques of movement and acting.
- Develop somatic and emotional body-mind approaches to performance practice
- Increase awareness of the poetic universe of the performer
- Develop the singular nature of each opera singer during live performances and collective interaction.
This module’s primary purpose is to consolidate the performer’s skills, focusing on the work on stage and interactions with the director and maestro. Issues of scenic presence on the scene/stage will also be explored. Scenic experimentation through body movement, improvisation, vocality, and emotional arousing will give the student a new approach to Opera and Opera making. This module will enable the student to experience a live performance in front of an audience.
Names of the professors of this module:
- Claire Bynion
- António Salgado
- Claudia Marisa
- António Durães
Minimum and maximum number of EOA students
1-3 vocal students
Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module
10-12 hours of individual tuition & 45 hours of group work
Number of ECTS within master accreditation
20 ECTS
Entrance examination
Video recording or link to video recording
Description of the final examination
Public performance on stage with piano
Teaching language
English – level 3
- This module is only available within Erasmus exchange (Master´s level), during the academic year 2025/26.
- Students must provide their accommodation, meals, and traveling cost
