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AUTHOR
Thea Leavitt
sj-pdf-1-pom-10.1177_03057356211013504 – Supplemental material for The phantoms of the opera—Stress offstage and stress onstage
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pom-10.1177_03057356211013504 for The phantoms of the opera—Stress offstage and stress onstage by Anja-Xiaoxing Cui, Negin Motamed Yeganeh, Olga Sviatchenko, Thea Leavitt, Taylor McKee, Christina Guthier, Nancy Hermiston and Lara Boyd in Psychology of Music
sj-pdf-1-pom-10.1177_03057356211013504 – Supplemental material for The phantoms of the opera—Stress offstage and stress onstage
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pom-10.1177_03057356211013504 for The phantoms of the opera—Stress offstage and stress onstage by Anja-Xiaoxing Cui, Negin Motamed Yeganeh, Olga Sviatchenko, Thea Leavitt, Taylor McKee, Christina Guthier, Nancy Hermiston and Lara Boyd in Psychology of Music
The phantoms of the opera—Stress offstage and stress onstage
During opera performance singers deliver vocally demanding roles, follow a conductor, portray emotions of a musical work, act, dance, and engage with costumes, sets and props before an audience. Hence, opera performance is a stressful experience. This study examined different types of stress experiences by measuring the trajectories of 10 opera trainees’ heart rate variability (HRV) during two performances, covering onstage and offstage periods. We explored connections between HRV, self-reported stress measures, and expert-rated difficulty of the performed roles. We discovered that opera trainees had lower HRV and thus experienced greater physiological stress, while onstage compared to off…