Back in the late 60's when I attended The American University in Washington, D.C. we had special Opera Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshops that met on Saturdays. They were 1 credit acting classes in which we learned how to act while doing musical scenes. At that time I don't believe Musical Theatre as a Major existed anywhere. I learned so much about the acting side of Musical Theatre and Opera from that teacher..I was a Theatre Major at the time and 6 years later I became a voice major at a different school. What am I trying to say here? I'm not sure. Could it be that a Musical Theatre major attracts students who might be frightened by the word "opera". Anne
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