Le métier de chanteur lyrique au Québec (2000-2020) : médiation de la musique et nouvelles modalités du concert
This master thesis proposes to explore how the music mediation and the new modalities of the concert fit into the careers of lyric singers in Quebec. The corpus of my research is made up of a documentary analysis of mediation activities in North American lyrical institutions and the analysis of the singer’s training, as well as a qualitative survey of 12 Quebec singers. This study draws up a portrait of the mediation activities and the new modalities of the concert which are used to make opera accessible, then to highlight the contribution of the singers by the functions they occupy within the mediation of lyrical art. Even though all the singers we met have done mediation activities in their career, there are many factors that influence the continuation of mediation activities. There are social constraints which are linked to the notoriety of the singers influenced by the lower reputational value of the mediation activities compared to the performance as a soloist. But also economic constraints, which oblige the singers to have several activities to make a living from their art. It emerges from this study that music mediation is an additional tool for singers, as they become versatile if they mediate alongside a concert. It can also be a way to diversify their activities if the singers decide to create mediation workshops and concerts that are presented in new modalities. On the other hand, mediation can become an obligation in the career of singers, despite the fact that they were not trained for it during their studies.
Music mediation Modalities of the concert lyric singer musician career