Basses! Here are all the resources you need to go From Couch to Chorus…
Below you can find scores for your weekly sessions and a specific bass playlist for each opera piece to help you practice at a time that suits you.
How to use
Find single and piano part recordings to test how you hold your own part, as well as full chorus recordings of each piece to help you progress.
Track 1 – Basses only: Build a good foundation and practice singing your part along with Bass members of our chorus.
Track 2 – Piano only: Improve your independence and sing your part without any help from our singers. Check you are really confident with your part and that you can come in in all the right places!
Track 3 – Full Chorus (Tutti): For the full effect sing along with members of the Opera North Chorus to feel what it’s like to sing as part of this choir. You’ll need to be strong on your part so as not to get distracted by the other harmonies!
We recommend printing out the pieces before attending the sessions but if you aren’t able to, don’t worry – it will also come up on the screen. If you have any problems accessing the resources, contact our team at lifelonglearning@operanorth.co.uk and we’d be happy to help.
Weekly Zoom Recordings
Catch up with our playlist of weekly Alto session recordings.
'Chorus of Enchanted Islanders' - Alcina
All the resources you need to help you progress with ‘Chorus of Enchanted Islanders’ from Handel’s Alcina.
'La cloche a sonné' - Carmen
All the resources you need to help you progress with ‘La cloche a sonné’ from Bizet’s Carmen.
'Toreador Song' - Carmen
All the resources you need to help you progress with ‘Toreador Song’ from Bizet’s Carmen.
This piece is nearly entirely sung in unison (all voices are singing the same notes), until each voice part splits to different notes for a short section at bar 117. Listen to the ‘Bass only’ track to perfect those few final bars, or choose the ‘Tutti’ track to hear the piece in full.
'Come Away' - The Emerald Isle
All the resources you need to help you progress with ‘Come Away’ from Sullivan’s The Emerald Isle.
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