The beginner's guide to opera stage management : gathering the tools you need to work in opera /

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Includes index.Foreword by Dean Anthony -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Opera background -- What is opera? -- Brief history -- Top ten operas to know -- Chapter 2: Document design -- Who is the document going to? -- How is my document prepared and where is it stored? -- Color and shading -- What's in a name? -- The breakdown on headers and footers -- Continuity -- To PDF or not to PDF, that is the question? -- Chapter 3: Prep week -- Resources to begin with -- Who does what -- PSM prep -- ASM prep -- Scores and translations -- Putting together your book -- Questions to ask -- Chapter 4: Rehearsal -- Setting up the rehearsal room -- Crash course on taping -- Adding the finishing touches -- Types of rehearsal -- Who's who in the room -- In the room -- Chapter 5: Rehearsal paperwork -- Stage management paperwork -- Assistant director paperwork -- The anatomy of a cheat sheet -- Assistant stage management paperwork -- Chapter 6: Tech -- Designer run -- Paperwork -- After the final room run -- Loading into the theater -- Rehearsal during tech week -- What about the ASM calling stations? -- Lighting and cuing -- Types of cues and their names -- Cue lights -- Placing cues in the score -- Maestro cam -- Rehearsal reports during tech -- Days off -- Chapter 7: Performance -- Finalizing the pre-show routines -- Performance schedule and calls -- Opera and subs -- Working with front of house -- Top of show sequence -- Performance report -- Passing the baton -- Brush ups and cover rehearsals -- Emergency plans -- Bows -- Opening night -- Chapter 8: Archiving -- Archived checklist -- Why archive your work? -- What to archive? -- Final advice."The Beginner's Guide to Opera Stage Management is the first book to cover theatrical stage management practices specifically for opera productions, providing an invaluable step-by-step guide. Beginning with a brief history of opera and detailing its difference from musical theatre, the book covers stage management best practices through prep, rehearsals, tech, performance, and wrap up. From the moment a manager accepts a contract, right through to archiving paperwork, this essential toolkit covers each step of a stage manager's journey. Working with a score, reading music, working with singers, conductors, and musicians, basic duties of a stage manager versus an assistant stage manager, and other tasks specific to opera are also included in this comprehensive guide. This book is full of tips and tricks, as well as the good, bad, and ugly stories from opera stage managers, sharing both their experiences and mistakes. This is the perfect how-to book for the professional or emerging stage manager looking to work in opera, or to expand their existing stage management skillset." --