CONTENTS -- Foreword: A Message from Tito Capobianco -- List of Interviews -- Using the Guide -- Part I. Preparation -- Body Awareness -- Postural -- The Expressive Face -- Character Study -- Environment -- Part II. Integration -- Elements of Stagecraft -- Historical Etiquette -- Improvisation -- Monologues -- Physical Analysis -- Part III. Application -- The Aria -- The Scene -- The Opera -- Performance Anxiety -- Careers in Opera -- Appendix A. Attitude Chart -- Appendix B. Postural Alignment -- Appendix C. Literary and Historical Background of Selected Operas -- Appendix D. Stage Manager's Handbook -- Appendix E. Stage Combat: -- Bibliography -- Index.