Opera Performance Master Class: “The Acting Singer” with Jay Lesenger

This talk brings the transformative art of the singing actor to the Hudson River’s most storied creative retreat, the Catwalk Institute; an ideal setting for an afternoon of song and string quartets on Tuesday, July 28 at 3:00pm. “The Acting Singer” is the acclaimed acting masterclass led by veteran opera director Jay Lesenger. It teaches vocalists to inhabit a role completely — to move beyond beautiful sound into honest, dramatically compelling performance. This program also features Mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley and pianist Tatiana Lokhina. Throughout the festival, participants present outreach concerts and master classes across the Berkshires, Hudson Valley, and Catskills, including a performance and master class partnership at Catwalk and Beattie Powers Place in Catskill, NY. Please register today; we expect this to fill quickly.