Vocal Music and the Voice: A Guide to Research and Resources: Books & Catalogs

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Helfgot proposes that performers develop a "third line" that naturally derives from the interaction of the two lines provided by the librettist and the composer. This third line includes subtext, focus, movement, facial expression, and vocal inflection.

An indispensable resource for stylish singing from every period, by our very own Professor Martha Elliott. A must-read for all classically-trained singers.

Discusses character development, stagecraft, characterization, historical styles, and aria and scene analysis. Also available as an e-book.

A practical workbook to performing many of the most commonly produced operas, drawing on examples from 24 operas ranging in period from Gluck and Mozart to Britten and Tippett.

Provides detailed descriptions of the structures and movements necessary for healthy and efficient body awareness, balance, breathing, phonation, resonance, articulation, and gesture; and gives practical exercises and detailed illustrations.

Focusing on music from the 17th and early 18th centuries, this book offers guidance on style and ornamentation, working with vocal and instrumental colleagues, reading manuscripts and edited editions of scores.

An essential read for undergrad singers that covers technical, physical, and mental role preparation, as well as covering business aspects of opera.

This book supplies a soprano with nearly everything she may need to perform the operatic arias discussed. The 28 arias included are chosen from among those that are more popular and most widely studied and performed.

Offering a multi-disciplinary perspective embracing the arts and humanities, physical, social and clinical sciences.