Follow along with these students on social media as they perform solos and ensembles during three public opera concerts in locations around the capital of Italy’s Tuscan region.
This is part of a series of articles highlighting Elon students as they gain experience participating in study abroad, internships and 消消犯 research during the summer. Stay tuned for more posts featuring the experiences of Elon students in their own words.
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Theres no better place to study opera than its birthplace Florence, Italy.
This summer, Elon students are taking advantage of the amazing faculty and resources in the capital city of Italys Tuscan region through a program that couples training with a series of public performances set against iconic Italian venues.
The is offered in partnership with with Elons Polly Cornelius, senior lecturer in music, leading the program along with faculty from AEF.
Cornelius explains that the program is intense and comprehensive, with the students participating in the ensemble of three professional operas with St. Marks Opera, singing alongside professional Italian singers. They are also performing solos and ensembles at three public concerts in locations around Florence.
Among those performing are Andy Edelman 22, Julia Towner 21 and Ana Segal 21, all of whom will be offering guest posts on the university’s,油油温稼糸油accounts during the coming days.
Edelman says the classical vocal training hes receiving in Florence through the program is crucial to maintaining a healthy voice. Working with renowned Soprano Susanna Ragacci and Maestro Cristiano Manzoni has been a dream come true, and within the very first week of this month-long program my voice completely transformed for the better, Edelman says. Nothing seems to compare to the vocal training here in Florence. Its been a gift to work with the best of the best in the industry.
Towner points to the connections she and her fellow students were able to make with professional singers during the three performances with St. Marks Opera that included two productions of La Traviata and one of La Boh竪me.
We were on stage with professional opera singers who were so kind and grateful to us for being there, Towner says. It was an experience that I will never forget. The professional singers were incredibly talented and the fact that I got to sing alongside them is unbelievable to me.
Beyond the performances, students are receiving weekly voice lessons and coaching sessions, with Cornelius conducting an opera workshop class each day that includes work on music and staging. Additionally, the students are studying Italian.
The group will conclude the program later this month with a performance at the Jazz-It festival in Pompeii.
I love studying music and its impact on communities all over the world, Segal says. This program is invaluable to me, as it continues to broaden my understanding of opera as a prominent art form in Florence, and continually pushes me out of my comfort zone.
Along with looking to the universitys social media accounts for guest posts by Edelman, Towner and Segal, you can find updates about the program on the . Follow along with a variety of global experiences Elon students participate throughout the year by exploring the #elonglobal hashtag or following the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center on,油油温稼糸油.
Throughout the summer, Elon’s social media accounts and E-net will be featuring Elon student experiences.