So you want to sing light opera

"So You Want to Sing Light Opera is a concise handbook for performers, teachers, and directors who want to learn more about light opera, including Viennese operetta, English comic opera, French opéra bouffe, and Spanish zarzuela. Award-winning opera director and singer Linda Lister brings clarity to this often misunderstood and overlooked category of music with detailed information on how to prepare and perform roles with stylistic and musical sensitivity and to deliver spoken dialogue and choreography with confidence. Lister focuses on the attributes of a light opera performer, light opera singing style, historical references, audition advice, directing insights, and extensive repertoire recommendations. Singing professionals, teachers, students, conductors, stage directors, coaches, and choreographers will find this book an ideal resource for the style"--Back cover.