{"id":220249,"date":"2025-10-05T01:40:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T05:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/?page_id=220249"},"modified":"2025-10-05T15:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T19:44:16","slug":"emma-masons-internship-in-a-musical-about-greek-myths-in-sicily-summer-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/opportunities-for-students\/reawakening-gods-international-collaboration\/risveglio\/emma-masons-internship-in-a-musical-about-greek-myths-in-sicily-summer-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Mason&#8217;s Participation in a Musical about Greek Myths in Sicily (Summer 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220263\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/emma-masons-internship-in-a-musical-about-greek-myths-in-sicily-summer-2025\/teresa-19\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Teresa-19.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Teresa-19.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>Emma Mason, who earned her BM in Voice in the Cali School of Music at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, joined the Savatteri musical theater company in Agrigento, Sicily in summer 2025 to be part of a magical show about Greek myths set in the enchanting Valley of the Temples, a World Heritage site (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/2025\/08\/15\/performing-arts-students-speaking-italian-debut-musical-valley-temples-sicily\/\">recap<\/a>). <span class=\"gmail-s1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: 2025 International internship for Risveglio degli dei Musical Performance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Jn94RiLNjo?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis experience allowed me to be part of a foreign company full of young talent and their original site-specific shows. Mostly, it made me believe in my ability to do things that I did not think I was capable of: it made me more independent precisely because I had to navigate a place whose language I am not familiar with. In the process I learned a bit of Italian, and felt very lucky because the company was very welcoming with translating at the beginning. Overall, I realized that knowledge of the language allows you to be fully part of this experience and opens more doors.&#8221; Emma stated. &#8220;I loved living in a quiet town with breathtaking views, rich historical sites, gorgeous beaches for two months: I was part of the local routine, and liked it so much that I invited friends and family members over for visits over my two-month stay!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220258\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/emma-masons-internship-in-a-musical-about-greek-myths-in-sicily-summer-2025\/emma-tree-act\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Emma-Tree-act-rotated.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Emma-Tree-act-rotated.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220268\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/emma-masons-internship-in-a-musical-about-greek-myths-in-sicily-summer-2025\/teresa-4\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Teresa-4.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Teresa-4.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p><p><span class=\"gmail-s1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gmail-s1\"><em>Emma performing on the Via Sacra (Sacred Road) leading to the Temple of Concordia, and in front of it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Emma&#8217;s vocal extension and high-pitched tone made her ideal for several chorus parts: besides playing an unforgettable coquettish nymph playfully harassed by the Faun in <em>Il Risveglio<\/em>, she performed in <em>Scopri il teatro!<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Cavalleria Rusticana<\/em>, the latter presented at the Teatro Classico of Taormina.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220275\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/events\/2024-25-events\/risveglio\/emma-masons-internship-in-a-musical-about-greek-myths-in-sicily-summer-2025\/emma-in-pirandello\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Emma-in-Pirandello-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Emma performs in Scopri il teatro, an interactive show about the history of the local theater entitled to Noble-Prize-winning writer Luigi Pirandello, originally from Agrigento (Photo by Colin Keys)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220267\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/emma-masons-internship-in-a-musical-about-greek-myths-in-sicily-summer-2025\/teresa-5-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Teresa-5-2.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/Teresa-5-2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>&#8220;Emma gave lightness and good spirit to this project with her high-pitched notes and creative flair. She interpreted a nymph with classical dance touches in <em>Risveglio<\/em>. She showed versatility in the several roles she was assigned in other shows during a stay of over two months, which gave an opportunity to develop friendships within the company.\u201d Marco Savatteri, creator and director of <em>Risveglio<\/em>, remarked.<span class=\"gmail-s1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Teresa Fiore, designer and co-organizer of the internship program with Prof. McCann, coordinator of the Voice program at MSU, became aware of the impact of this international initiative not just on the MSU students but also on the local context in Agrigento. \u201cWe often look at the enrichment of the students, as we should, but any program of this nature is truly inter-national when it benefits both sides. Emma&#8217;s curiosity about artistic sites as well open-air markets, stores, restaurants, etc. made her into a local to a degree: by the time she was about to leave, she was a truly reliable source for suggestions about the best pizza in town!\u201d Fiore stated.<\/p>\n<p>As a student who had already graduated, Emma could only embark on this beautiful adventure as part of a partially self-supported independent agreement with the company (non-matriculated students are not eligible for the scholarships provided at MSU).<\/p>\n<p>Marco Savatteri is about to visit our campus this Oct. to relay the Summer 2025 internship experience with Emma and other students, and present the Summer 2026 edition as well as a Reading on campus designed to acquaint students with <em>Il Risveglio <\/em>(see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/opportunities-for-students\/summer-internships\/international-internship-summer-2026-in-italy-musical-in-agrigento-sicily\/\">program of events<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Short link: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/EmmaRisveglio\">tinyurl.com\/EmmaRisveglio<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220045\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/2025\/08\/15\/performing-arts-students-speaking-italian-debut-musical-valley-temples-sicily\/risveglio-msu-gruppo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/08\/Risveglio-MSU-gruppo.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/08\/Risveglio-MSU-gruppo.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Risveglio MSU gruppo\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220283\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/events\/2024-25-events\/risveglio\/brianna-coppolinos-internship-in-sicily-summer-2025\/142a9915\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/142A9915.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/10\/142A9915.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p><p><span class=\"gmail-s1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This internship is the perfect example of how to &#8220;combine business with pleasure,&#8221; or as the Greeks would put it \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f21\u03b4\u03cd (to chr\u0113simon kai to h\u0113dy), which in Italian is &#8220;l&#8217;utile e il dilettevole&#8221;\u00a0 (MSU students\u00a0 &#8211; Brianna Coppolino, Emma Mason, and Mia Grizzuti &#8211; at the Temple of Concordia with MSU professors Lori McCann and Teresa Fiore, along with Maestro Savatteri, and then at the natural park beach of Torre Salsa with Prof. Fiore)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u201cThis experience allowed me to be part of a foreign company full of young talent and their original site-specific shows. 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