VOCAL STUDIES - Solo Singing and Acting, first-cycle

The Department provides young artists with vocal and acting training, preparing them for work at operas, operettas and musical theatres, as well as for concert stage activity, in song and oratorio repertoire. The curriculum covers subjects aimed at developing vocal technique (solo singing), working on the vocal repertoire in different forms and styles (work with a pianist, study of opera roles – cooperation with Teatr Wielki – the Polish National Opera, the Warsaw Chamber Opera, Teatr Syrena), classical recitative, performing of Early music, chamber music, vocal ensembles), as well as extended stage training (acting, diction, prose and verse, dance, style and gesture, stage make-up – cooperation with the Theatre Academy in Warsaw, the Department of Dance at the FCUM and the School of Make-Up in Warsaw ). The Department offers general music training, humanities courses and other subjects necessary for developing skills and widening knowledge. The studies give the opportunity to acquire practical skills thanks to participation in opera productions, concerts and music events presented at the UMFC and other institutions, among others Gorzów Philharmonic, Kielce Philharmonic, Rzeszów Philharmonic, Culture Terminal in Warsaw, Musicakademie Rheinsberg, Paderewski Symphony Orchestra in Chicago, Jan Kiepura Festival in Krynica, Conservatorio „Santa Cecilia” in Rome.