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Master Class
Master Class (1995), a play by Terrence McNally. [John Golden Theatre. 601 perf.; Tony Award.] The play takes the form of one of opera diva Maria Callas's famous master classes in voice in 1971. While Callas ( Zoe Caldwell) makes snide comments about other opera singers and demands passion and fervor from three student vocalists ( Karen Kay Cody, Audra McDonald, and Jay Hunter Morris), the action sometimes shifts to reveal the secrets in her heart: her ugly duckling childhood, an abortion, a failed marriage, and intimate conversations with her lover Aristotle Onassis. Although the script met with mixed reactions in the press, the production (co‐produced by Robert Whitehead) was praised for Caldwell and McDonald's performances and both won Tony Awards.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Master Class." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Master Class." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-MasterClass.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Master Class." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-MasterClass.html |
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Master Class
Master Class. Form of teaching in which celebrated performer instructs a group of pupils in front of other pupils or a paying audience. Master classes have become a popular feature at festivals and on television, but there is sometimes doubt as to whether the pupils benefit from what can, in effect, become a solo perf. by the teacher.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Master Class." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Master Class." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MasterClass.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Master Class." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MasterClass.html |
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