quantitative results of the survey ‘getting into character
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Quantitative Results of the survey ‘Getting into Character’
April and May 2012
KEY STATS
•Survey between 23rd April – 31st May 2012
•48 respondents
•Respondents taken from Trinity Laban College and Facebook Group ‘Opera Talk’
1. What is the first thing you do when you have a new aria to learn ?
Watch the aria onDVD/youtube
Watch the wholeopera
Find out the plot
Learn the text of thearia
Translate the aria
Learn the music
Other
2. When learning new arias, how frequently do you watch the whole opera (live and/or DVD) from which they originate ?
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Sometimes
Never
3. In a concert setting, what techniques do you use to convey the character to an audience (ie when you have no other characters on stage, no costume and no props) ?
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35 I adopt a physicalityappropriate to thecharacter
I alter my facialexpressions
I use myarms/hands toshow meaning
I choose what I'mwearing carefully
I walk around thestage (in a concertsetting)
4. Do you prefer to sing arias in a staged format (ie costumed, with props and other characters) or in a concert setting ?
Staged format
Concert setting
5. What, if any, barriers do you find in performing an aria in a concert setting ?
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No other characters on stage to react to
Difficulty in switching from one character to another in quick succession
No costume to help me get into character
No director to help my movements/choreography
Lack of understanding of the character
Lack of knowledge of the whole plot