ROLE PREPARATION SHEET

(Please bring this completed sheet to your lesson when presenting a new aria).

· TITLE OF OPERA; ACT/SCENE # ______________________________

· COMPOSER (w/dates): ______________________________

· COMPOSITION DATE/PLACE: ________________

· LIBRETTIST: ______________________________

· ORIGINAL SOURCE (story/drama/poem): ______________________________

· KEY: __________ TEMPO: __________

(major/minor) (metronome marking)

· List and translate any musical terms found in the score (ie largo/con moto):

· List 3 singers of this aria which you’ve listened to; which one did you like best…why?

· Write the IPA and TRANSLATION (word-for-word) in your score; circle the words (nouns and verbs) that you want to highlight in your musical phrases

· BRIEF SYNOPSIS (what has happened immediately before this scene, and what will happen immediately after)

· Answer the following dramatic questions (pertaining to the type of person being portrayed; age, nationality, state of mental and physical health, social status, character, mood, etc):

WHO am I?

WHAT am I doing?

WHAT is my relation to every other character on stage?

WHEN is this taking place?

WHERE is this taking place?

WHY am I singing this scene/aria?