the game: a contemporary opera in one act

<p>My opera entitled “the game: a contemporary opera in one act” began as a project in my undergraduate composition lessons. My vision for this opera is to make it accessible and easily performed by singers with minimal “operatic training.” This is an opera for developing singers, and a great introduction to the style of opera without long, draining arias, or complicated ensembles. This opera was performed on April 2nd, 2022 in Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall as a partial fulfillment for my degree requirements. Long-term, I envision The Game performed by singers in high school, undergraduates, or even community theaters. I utilize the leitmotiv technique throughout the opera, as well as incorporating specific keys and harmonic language to represent the different locations - Tygon and Earth.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Music (MM)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Erwin, Kailey

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Mueller, Robert K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gepfer, Henry
• Park, Joon

• opera
• performance
• music composition
• Composition
• Music Performance

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4549

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uark.edu:etd-6099