High School Program

A great opportunity for young appentice Artist.

NEW FOR 2010!

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

PERIOD : July 5 - July 22

$3000 includes an apartment with kitchen in downtown city with roommate, a walking distance from the Theater and rehersal room, but does not include airfare and meals.

$3500 includes hotel with a double room, breakfast, but does not include airfare and meals.

$3800 includes hotel with a single room, breakfast, but does not include airfare and meals.

The Tuscia Opera festival in Viterbo, Italy hosts the International Lyric Academy. The academy offers young emerging vocal artists the opportunity to study and perform with internationally acclaimed teachers, coaches, directors and singers from theaters such as La Scala, Arena di Verona and the Metropolitan opera. Faculty from leading conservatories and Universities offer master classes and lessons. Full scale operatic productions and concerts are held in beautiful Piazza San Lorenzo an outdoor stage among the ruins of Viterbo which is situated approximately 1 ½ hours north of Rome. The Tuscia Festival will also travel to Dana Point California in August 2010 in a sister city opera festival.

The academy holds auditions in the fall in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Montreal. Programs vary according to vocal level and experience. Advanced singers are cast in the Full opera program, Main stage productions, soloists program, and concert opera program. Younger singers are engaged in the ensemble program (ensemble of the main stage opera), and the specialized high school program. There is also a technical intern program for college students interested in the back stage, costuming, box office and publicity aspects of the festival. The instrumentalists program brings American instrumentalists as part of the Tuscia Festival orchestra and chamber orchestra with an international array of musicians.

All vocalists programs offer weekly voice lessons, master classes with faculty from many of the leading music colleges in the US, Italian diction/language, repertoire coaching (concert opera program), Art song class (for high school and college level singers) and for select students rehearsals for the main stage production (ensemble program requires an extra week). The midnight concert series hosts singers in an evening of arias and songs at “Caffeina” in Piazza San Carluccio. Concerts are also held in outside surrounding provinces of Viterbo.

Tuition includes the program details mentioned above, housing and access to the festival performances. Airfare is not included. Teachers bringing 6 or more students can chaperone at no charge - required airfare only. Students under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or adult chaperone.

The 3 - week program includes:

* Housing

* 3 one - hour private voice lessons with renowned artists and conservatory faculty

* 4 – 6 Master Classes with renowned artists, conservatory faculty and directors.

* Weekly French / Italian art song class

* Weekly sessions in Italian diction and language

* 2 – 3 concerts highlighting high school students in beautiful outdoor stages…

* Convenient Bus transportation to surrounding towns and sites