OPERA STUDIO
All singers will study and perform roles in fully staged productions of Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro at Prague's historic Estates Theatre, accompanied by the festival orchestra. Each singer receives three voice lessons and three coachings from Prague Summer Nights resident faculty and will have opportunities to participate in masterclasses by esteemed visiting guest artists. Studio members attend a week of acting and movement classes and receive regular Italian diction coachings. Other performance opportunities include a staged opera scenes program featuring works by Czech composers, and even a cabaret performance at the legendary Reduta Jazz Club.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Perform a role from Le nozze di Figaro or Don Giovanni in the Estates Theatre
Professional photography and HD video recordings of Estates Theatre performance
Coachings and lessons from PSN Faculty in Residence
Week-long acting seminar with Dietlinde Maazel
Individual coachings and masterclasses with with Jelena Noskova of the Czech National Opera
Opportunity to perform in Czech Opera Scenes concert in Tábor
Cabaret concert in the world famous Reduta Jazz Club
HOW TO APPLY
Prepare two contrasting arias of your choice. Applicants who would like to be considered for principal role should prepare an aria from that role.
Submit tapes via an online audition or sign up for a live audition.
Apply before December 1 for a reduced application fee of $35
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