Geneva

Period of the EOA module in 2024-2025:

From 02 December 2024 to 02 March 2025

Open for:

1, max. 3 vocal students

Content:

Water in music – immerse yourselves in the magical world of mermaids, sailors, ships, rivers, lakes and sea monsters! A fully staged production built around the theme of water in operatic scenes.

This module will allow singers and pianists to explore and expand their repertoire, especially in the French language. The participants will receive tuition in both sung and spoken French and familiarize themselves with its phonetic approach. Masterclasses and role study coaching complete the module, as well as an audition training course and a seminar on recording a professional video.

Pianists are most welcome to join this module. They will receive coaching from our teachers of collaborative piano and actively participate in the rehearsals of the scenic project.

Kinds of voice and role:

All voices

Speciality of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe:

Intensive and condensed module to give a quick insight to the art of auditioning.

Name(s) of the professor(s) of this module:

Clémence Tilquin, vocal studies in French repertoire
Sacha Michon, French phonetic coaching
Nina Uhari and James Alexander, French Art Song repertoire and role studies for singers and pianists
Yves Coudray, stage director

Possible extras:

Possibility of filming an audition video

Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module:

30-36

Number of ECTS within master accreditation:

3 ECTS

Entrance examination: Required repertoire:

If the participant wants to do the production of the scenic project, he/she should send a high quality video containing at least one opera aria by 1st of May 2024.

Description of the final examination:

Progress examination

Total expenses of the EOA module per student and what is included/ excluded in this price:

Full-time module: free for students in Erasmus Programme (Swiss Mobility Programme)

Communication language:

French and English

Deadline for application:

1^st deadline: March 2024
2^nd deadline: N/A

Date for expected answers:

1^st deadline: May 2024
2^nd deadline: N/A

GEN 1. So knusprig!

Period of the EOA module in 2024-2025:

From 06 January to 17 April 2025; or
From 17 February to 17 April 2025

Open for:

Min. 1, max. 3 vocal students

SINGERS + PIANISTS

Description:

The witch has moved to Lake Geneva and is looking for some tasty singers to join her in a fully-staged production of Humperdinck’s opera “Hänsel und Gretel “.

This module addresses coaching in German repertoire as well as tuition in German phonetics within the framework of the opera production. There will be a possibility to participate in a master class on Lied and German opera provided by our German-speaking faculty members of the HEM.

The module covers also an audition training course and a seminar on recording a professional video if the inbound date is the 6^th of January 2025.

Pianists are most welcome to join this module. They will receive coaching from our teachers of collaborative piano and actively participate in the rehearsals of the opera project.

Kind of voice and role:

All voices

Speciality of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe

Possibility to perfect German language and repertoire skills as well as skills in French language.

Names of the professors of this module:

Heidi Brunner, vocal studies
Susanne Schimmack, vocal studies
Sacha Michon, phonetic coaching in German
Nina Uhari and James Alexander, collaborative piano
Cédric Dorier, stage director

Possible extras:

Possibility to assist to rehearsals at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Number of ECTS within master:

24 ECTS

Entrance examination:

Required repertoire:
- If the participant would like to audition for the production/scenic project, he/she should send a good quality video with a French aria by 01 May 2024.