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Opera Division
This division is for advanced singers that are ready to begin or have already started a professional career as an opera singer. The rehearsals will be run on a professional level. Each participant will receive up to 20 hours of Italian per week, two half-hour weekly coachings with Rossini Opera Festival Coaches, two forty-five minute voice lessons per week and weekly masterclasses with resident faculty. The opera will be double cast. Those participants cast in roles will perform two of the four fully stage performances with a professional orchestra under the direction of Maestro Joseph Rescigno.

Performing
La Bohème
Giaccomo Puccini

Dwight Coleman
(stage director)

Joseph Rescigno
(conductor)

Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart

William Shomos
(stage director)

Joseph Rescigno
(conductor)

Men's Measurement Chart
Women's Measurement Chart

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YOUNG ARTIST program: Headed by Robert Breault, Director
This division is for advanced singers that are ready to begin or have already started a professional career as opera singer and performer. They will be asked to perform on a regular basis in venues and opera houses throughout the Le Marches region. There will be weekly and an opportunity of additional concerts in additional venues with the faculty of La Musica Lirica. Two performances of the opera Il Campanello di Notte and a scenes program will take place at theaters in the region with costumes and piano. Each participant will receive up to 20 hours of Italian per week, two half-hour weekly coachings with Rossini Opera Festival Coaches, two forty-five minute voice lessons per week and weekly Masterclasses with resident faculty.

 Rita
Gaetano Donizetti

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Studio Division: Headed by Carroll Freeman
This division is for students that are still developing their vocal and stage technique and are ready for a very challenging experience to further aid them in their development as singing actors and performers.  Studio artists will begin weekly concerts after the first week. There will be an Opera Workshop class twice weekly, and additional weekly Masterclasses specifically for the Studio artists. Each participant will receive up to 20 hours of Italian per week, two half-hour weekly coachings with Rossini Opera Festival Coaches, two forty-five minute voice lessons per week and weekly Masterclasses with resident faculty.

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Each participant must be approved by their La Musica Lirica instructor before being permitted to perform in any concerts. Preparation is mandatory prior to arriving in Italy. All participants cast in roles must be memorized before arriving to Italy. Failure to do so will result in their being replaced.


vocal division faculty:

Brygida Bziukiewicz
Dwight Coleman
Kathryn Hartgrove
Joseph Rescigno
Linda Hirt
Robert Breault
Julia Faulkner
Christy Lee
Jeffrey Price
Daniel Solberg
Robert Ashens
William Shomos
Brian Leeper
Mary Anne Spangler Scott
John DeHaan
Michael Dean