Auditions for Bel Cantanti Summer Opera Festival

Joint Bel Cantanti Opera and Catholic University of America

2011 Summer Opera Festival

An intensive two week pay-to-sing program for young professionals

June 3-19, 2011

Although the main auditions were in January, there are still some spaces available, especially for basses and baritones.

PLEASE SHARE with anyone who might be interested!

To schedule an audition, please contact General and Artistic Director of Bel Cantanti Opera, Dr. Katerina Souvorova at auditions@belcantanti.com.

Materials: Application fee $36.50 (PayPal), Application (download from website), headshot, current resume, mp3 recording or DVD if available sent to auditions@belcantanti.com.

Housing for out of town singers will be provided as needed.

Food: Bel Cantanti Opera provides a full dinner for the students and faculty every night and lunch (selected days).

Aid: Limited scholarships are available.

DETAILS AT http://www.belcantanti.com/education/festival/2011/

Singers will have workshops, master classes and individual attention from some of the leading teachers, coaches and professionals in the area. A variety of classes will be offered in such areas as vocal technique, acting in opera, Italian, Russian and German diction in opera and art song, audition technique, Italian recitative and more. The purpose of this valuable workshop is to focus on developing the singing actor. The singer, their dramatic intentions and their voice will be the primary focus in each opera. We hope this opportunity will be of interest to you and we encourage all to apply.

Rossini’s La Cenerentola

Rachmaninoff’s Aleko

Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario)

All operas are completely staged, in costume.

Katerina Souvorova: BCO director, producer, opera coach; Rick Christman: voice technician; Fabiana Bravo: voice lessons, Italian Diction; Sharon Christman: voice lessons; Nicholas Olcott: acting; Henriette Lund: German diction, coachings; Francois Loup: Italian recitative; Debbie Grossman: stage director; Kathleen Scott: vocal coachings, style, interpretation; Vicki Gau: vocal coachings; Nicholas Catravas: rehearsal pianist, coach; David Ballena: coach, accompanist; Kayme Henkel: coach, accompanist; Giovanni Reggioli: Italian Bel Canto; Katerina Souvorova: Russian Diction.