Opera therapy: Creating and performing a new work with cancer patients and professional singers

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-96

  O’rien, Emma ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Community; Inaugural project; Opera; Performance; Songwriting; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009577164     PISSN: 08098131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08098130609478153     Document Type: Article

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