We Showcase Her Highness Soprano. In a Wealth of Colors – Family Workshop for Ages 9+

Soprano – you can’t deny that it naturally stands out above other voices: from Italian “sopra” it literally means “above.” For many people, the highest female voice is the first association with opera. Sopranos most often became primadonnas – the leading female singers in the theatre. Over time the term gained some negative connotations (primadonna = star, a capricious person), but this did not change the high place sopranos occupy – for example in musical harmony.

We will listen to sounds in soprano registers in several arias, and later our sopranos will briefly descend from their heights to be close to the workshop participants. Soloists of the Polish Royal Opera – Gabriela Kamińska and Justyna Stępień – will talk about the secrets of voice emission and operatic challenges. The diverse characters of both artists’ voices will serve as an occasion to present the richness of soprano sounds and to learn terms such as lyric soprano, dramatic soprano, pants role, coloratura, and leggiero.

During the meeting we will also activate our bodies and voices. We will check how breathing and muscle work, body posture and mood affect sound. We will examine where the voice actually arises and create some “acoustic layers” for working with sound waves. We do not plan group singing in soprano, but we might hum a few sounds together against which the sopranos will shine.

The workshop is intended for children aged 9 and up.

The media patron of the event is POLSKIE RADIO DZIECIOM.

Performers:

• Justyna Stępień — soprano
• Gabriela Kamińska — soprano
• Dagmara Dudzińska — pianist
• Anna Szawiel — script and host

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Teatr Królewski w Starej Oranżerii, Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie w Warszawie

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Workshop duration: approx. 45 min.

Note: access to the Teatr Królewski in Łazienki from Agrykola Street.

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+48 500 309 424 (Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00)