Training

VAL 5. Experience in an opera production: assistant stage direction

(Title to be announced)

Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

  • From 26 January 2026 to 08 May 2026 (Easter holidays from 02 April to 13 April 2026)

Description of the EOA module:

Professional training and preparation for an opera role, concluding with the performance of a fully staged opera production (title to be announced).

This includes:

  • Spanish language training
  • Working with the scenic director, set designer, costume designer, lighting designer, and producer, as well as the singers, pianists, and the choir
  • Ensemble rehearsals with the orchestra, stage director, conductor, choir and singers
  • Dress rehearsal with the orchestra, stage director, conductor, choir, and singers
  • Opera performances in our Auditorium and other venues

The specialty of this module in comparison with other courses:

Valencia is a major cultural center and encourages immersion into the professional opera and music scene:  Palau de les Arts Opera House, concerts, and presentations by prominent international musicians.

In addition, there are many events and festivals throughout the year (i.e., Las Fallas). With a rich history in modern architectural masterpieces (City of Arts and Sciences), Valencia’s deep, multicultural roots, cosmopolitan flavor, and warm climate make it a true Mediterranean gem.

Also, Valencia is one of Spain’s (and Europe’s) most affordable cities for student accommodation.

Names of the professors of this module:

  • Stage director: Eugenia Corbacho, Jaume Martorell
  • Costume designer: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
  • Producer: TBA
  • Set designer: TBA
  • Lightning designer: José Cebrián

Possible extras besides the module

Masterclasses

Participation in other projects:

  • “Ópera sofá”: Concerts of highlights from operas performed in other venues.

Attending opera performances at Palau de les Arts

Exchange and collaboration with other students of the Conservatory working on the same production

Minimum and maximum number of EOA students

Open to 1-2 students

Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module:

Teaching: The first 4 weeks

  • Spanish language training
  • Working with the scenic director, set designer, costume designer, lighting designer, and the producer, as well as the singers, pianists and the choir

Production: The following 4 weeks

  • Ensemble rehearsals with piano, stage director, conductor, choir and singers
  • Ensemble rehearsals with the orchestra, stage director, conductor, choir and singers
  • Dress rehearsal with the orchestra, stage director, conductor, choir and singers

Opera performances in our Auditorium and other venues.

Number of ECTS within master accreditation:

25 ECTS

Entrance examination:

Contact the coordinator:

Charo Vallés

master.opera@csmvalencia.es

The materials to submit with your application are:

  • CV
  • Two Videos (it can be a link to YouTube or any other platform) 

Deadline:

  • 1st deadline: 01 June 2025
  • 2nd deadline: 15 September 2025

Date for expected answers:

  • 1st deadline: 15 June 2025
  • 2nd deadline: 30 September 2025

Description of the final Examination:

Public performance of a fully staged chamber opera at the Concert Hall of the Conservatory Superior of Music

Teaching language:

Spanish, English, Italian, French and German

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

  • Free for students in Erasmus Programme
  • Module is available within an Erasmus exchange
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PAR 4. Piano Accompaniment and Opera Coaching (pianists, training)

Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

ERASMUS students (SMS) may choose mobility within one semester (or both)

  • Winter Semester: 01 October 2025 –  2nd week of February 2026
  • Spring Semester: 3rd week of February 2026 – 30 June 2026 

Content:

This module guides the student to master the complex and challenging art of piano accompaniment in opera.

  • Performance practice and repertoire (individual lessons on specific operas according to student’s needs and choices, main opera repertoire, analysis, study and practice on chosen opera scores, different (vocal) accompaniment techniques according to different music styles)
  • Répétiteur and coach techniques (theoretical and practical lessons on the basso continuo, as a stage-rehearsal accompanist, how to play under direction)
  • Specialized practice (vocal repertoire: chamber music and opera scores)
  • Score playing (reading piano- and orchestra opera scores)
  • Little practical internship in Singing lessons and Scenic Art lessons (different needs, different skills)
  • Possible participation in Masterclass(es), rehearsals, and concerts as a piano accompanist.

Lessons will be held in Italian and English.

ERASMUS students have to choose other courses from those annually proposed by the Conservatory to reach the total number of required credits.

The specialty of this module, in comparison with other courses in Europe

This module represents a perfect opportunity to get to know and experience the tools to become an Opera accompanist in a welcoming atmosphere of exchange and collaboration with the other students of the Conservatory from all over the world.

A unique chance to fully immerse themselves in the rich operatic music culture of the territory, attending places of exceptional musical interest within the Conservatory (Musical Section of Libreria Palatina, Boito’s Studio, and Toscanini’s Studio) or the immediately nearby it (the Library of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani, specialized in 19th-century opera and music in general, with particular emphasis on the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi, the Museo dell’Opera, the Casa della Musica, Teatro Regio, etc).

Names of the professors of this module:

  • Nicola Mottaran (Coordinator of Piano accompaniment) Riccardo Mascia (Erasmus Coordinator)
  • Teaching staff (Piano Accompaniment Teachers)  from the Conservatory’s Singing and Music Theatre Department.

Possible extras in addition to this module:

Upon request a little tour of the main “music treasures” of Verdi’s land: the birthplace of Verdi and Villa Sant’Agata, the Toscanini Museum, the worldrenowned Teatro Regio, the beautiful Teatro Farnese (17th century), the Casa del Suono, etc. Opportunity to join Italian Course lev. A2+B1 in the first semester or English Course level B1 or B2 in second semester. October is the month of the Parma Verdi Festival. Facilities are offered to enrolled students who want to experience a show at the Teatro Regio and/or other planned locations.

Minimum and maximum number of EOA students

max 2

Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module

  • ca 60 ho of total teaching per semester

Number of ECTS within master accreditation

min 24 ECTS / semester (but possibly increasing according to the Learning Agreement)

Entrance examination:

Online examination through the Application, which needs to include

  • CV
  • Repertoire
  • Videos
  • Motivational letter (optional)

Final examination:

30-minute performance in piano accompaniment of voice (and/or opera scenes).

Teaching language/Required level of language

Italian (min A2 to be improved) and English (B2)

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

Erasmus students (SMS) only. No extra fees.

Deadline for applications:

  • 1st deadline: 30 April 2025
  • 2nd deadline: 15 October 2025

Date for expected answers:

  • 1st deadline: 30 June 2025
  • 2nd deadline: 15 December 2025
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LOD 1. C.P.L. – Contemporary Performance Laboratory

Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

  • Winter Semester 2025-2026: October-January

Description of the EOA module

This module allows to use all of the potential of vocal and kinaesthetic art in the area of contemporary music, including performative arts like improvised singing, dancing and acting. The module helps expand the ability to use voice and body in the process of an artistic creation. Inspired by the postulate of Jerzy Grotowski and his Laboratory Theater, the module will show the young artist an extraordinary way of creating a role by using all the range of stage expression. The module is dedicated to singers and dancers and it is based on discovering an archetypical primeval intentions and visions as a main factor in creating an artistic performance.

The module includes singing and dance lessons, musical improvisation, movement and dance improvisation, performative arts laboratory, working with piano coach, full breath & body & mind workshop, history of modern music educational programme.

Names of the professors of this module:

  • Urszula Kryger, Beata Zawadzka-Kłos, Anna Werecka-Gryć, Piotr Miciński, Przemysław Rezner, Adam Kamieniecki, Agnieszka Łuczyńska, Martyna Henke, Beata Redo-Dobber

Possible extras besides the module:

  • Early Music Program – supplementary seminars devoted to Theory of the Affects and Baroque Ornamentation
  • All concerts and events produced by University of Music in Lodz (free admission for EOA students)
  • Participation in selected concerts and activities of Vocal Department (upon your choice)
  • Polish language lessons
  • Yoga and Dance Theater

Minimum and maximum number of students:

  • 2 – 6 max

Open to:

  • Every kind of voice.

  • Every type of a dancer (classical, modern).

Specialty of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe

  • The module gives a possibility of acquiring specialized training in the area of contemporary music: individual solo singing lessons and dance lessons, contemporary song workshop, performative actions including improvised singing, dance and acting in the area of contemporary music.

Possible extras besides the module:

  • Baroque Program – supplementary seminars devoted to Theory of the Affects and Ornamentation
  • All concerts and events produced by the University of Music in Łódź (free admission for EOA students)
  • Participation in selected concerts and activities of Vocal Department (upon your choice)

Description of the final examination

  • Public performance of opera fragment/s

Number of teaching / Production hours

  • From 270

Number of ECTS:

  • 17-20 ECTS

Entrance examination:

  • Contact the coordinator:

Adam Kamieniecki

adam.kamieniecki@amuz.lodz.pl

The following attachments shall be submitted with the application:

  • CV
  • Repertoire list
  • Two videos (for example via YouTube) 
  • Repertoire for the application:
    1. one opera aria,
    2. one song upon your choice.

Description of the final Examination

Public performance.

Student: 

  • Singer, Dancers

Language: 

  • English, Italian, German

Activity:

  • Training / Operatic practice / Performance

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

  • Module is available within an Erasmus exchange.

Note! Please, contact your Erasmus office as early as possible to be qualified in time for the Erasmus scholarship. All qualified Erasmus candidates must be first nominated by the Erasmus office of the sending institution – international@amuz.lodz.pl

Deadline for applications

  • 1st deadline: 08 May 2025
  • 2nd deadline: N/A

Date for expected answers

  • 1st deadline: 30 June 2025
  • 2nd deadline: N/A
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FLO 1. A room with a view on the Italian Belcanto

Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

  • 02 February 2026 – 04 May 2026 (TBC)

Meet the Italian Belcanto tradition in the town that hosted the first operatic creation. An all-Italian experience on the operatic repertoire from Baroque to Verdi and Puccini. Voice lessons on style and technique, repertoire study with vocal coaches, Italian language and diction class, Opera class with acting and staging seminars, final concert with semi-staged performance of full operatic scenes.

Study repertoire:

  1. One leading role from an Opera in Italian
  2. A group of 3-4 arias in Italian, including recitativos and/or cabalettas if present and full scenes and ensembles from operas (duos, trios, quartets, concertato finale, etc.)

Participants:

All voice types

Specialty of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe

We give the participants the possibility to develop their skills in the Italian language and diction in a very practical approach. We will concentrate on interpretation and performance of the most important Italian belcanto styles, from the early baroque “recitar-cantando”, the classic recitativo secco, accompagnato and virtuoso arias, to the Romantic “solita scena” (scena, aria and cabaletta) until the declamatory style of the late 19th century composers (Verismo), depending on each singers vocal and musical needs. Our teachers and coaches have a long experience in the tuition of international students, as in our Vocal studies Faculty more than 50% of singers are from all the continents. Being in Firenze (Dante’s home town) allows you to absorb the good “reference” Italian diction directly from our academy but also from the people you will meet in every day life, as the Florentine language is the basis of the modern Italian language.

Additionally, a production on stage (with piano and/or small instrumental ensemble accompaniment) of HAYDN’s “Il mondo della luna” / GALUPPI “Il mondo della luna” (both on a libretto by Carlo Goldoni) at Villa Favard di Rovezzano (Firenze) and /or another stage in Tuscany (to be confirmed), with the participation of both Conservatorio Cherubini and the 2026 EOA students as either soloist or choir (singers). 

Date of performances: May 2026 (to be confirmed).

Please, if you interested to participate, make sure to include in your application the link of a video performance of at least one 18th century recitativo and aria in Italian. 

We will award extra 6ECTS to soloist participants and 3CTS to choir members. If the performance should be put off in late May or June or even in Fall 2026, we will arrange to extend Erasmus mobility (upon acceptance of your home Institutions) and/ or fund the extra travel /accomodation expenses, if you need to come back to Firenze.

Both operas have a cast of:

  • 2 – 3 sopranos
  • 1- 2 mezzos
  • 2 tenors
  • 1- 2 (high) baritones
  • 1 basso (bass-baritone) buffo
  • 8 voices choir.

Both soloist casts could be double, in the presence of a sufficient number of selected participants. There could be also some “covers”. 

Calendar: 

  • Easter break April 02 – 07 2026 / National holidays: April 25 & May 1, 2026.
  • We give lessons from Mondays to Saturdays. Welcome day February 02 2026, at 2pm

Names of the professors

  • Voice teachers: Ester Castriota, Donatella Debolini, Gianni Fabbrini, Nemi Bertagni, M. Constanza Nocentini, Roberta Invernizzi (Baroque singing)
  • Repertoire coaches: Antonella Bellettini, Elisabetta Benvenuti, Ulla Casalini, Daniela Freschi, Elisabetta Sepe, Andrea Severi, Anna Toccafondi
  • Opera class / Acting: Francesco Torrigiani
  • Italian Diction: Francesco Torrigiani, Leonardo De Lisi
  • History of Opera: Guglielmo Pianigiani
  • Barroque vocal ensemble: Santina Tomasello
  • Chamber music & vocal ensembles: Leonardo De Lisi

Possible extras:

Masterclass with renowned singers, agents, conductors or opera directors.

Free entrance to rehearsals at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

Observing all classes at the Conservatorio Cherubini and attendance at all various events. 

Minimum and maximum number of EOA students:

4/12

Number of teaching / production hours:

Up to 20-24 hours/week

Number of ECTS within master:

3 months Module will award 24 ECTS

  • “Voice lessons 1-to-1” lessons, 6 ECTS
  • “Repertoire coaching with pianist” 1-to-1 lessons, 3 ECTS
  • “Opera class” (opera scenes staging) 3 ECTS
  • “Italian Diction for singers” lecture 3 ECTS
  • “History of Opera” 3 ECTS
  • “Chamber music & vocal ensemble” group, 3 ECTS
  • “Baroque vocal ensemble” group, 3 ECTS
  • “Other activities” (performance of concerts and / or attendance to seminars/masterclasses), 2 ECTs
  • “Opera production” (upon selection), soloist 6 ECTs / choir 3 ECTs

Erasmus mobilities for Studies or Traineeship and any other participants from EOA partners (within the consortium) will get preferred selection.

Participants from outside the EOA consortium will be accepted only if we have any left over spot after selecting the Erasmus participants. The non-Erasmus participants not from the EOA consortium will be asked to enroll three “corsi singoli”, two for 1-to-1 lessons (Voice lessons and repertoire coaching) and one for groups activities (Opera class and Italian diction). The tuition fee will be calculated after the end of selections.

Entrance examination:

Apply through the EOA site platform and make sure that you upload at least:

  • two video links with two arias in Italian (possibly with recitativo) of contrasting styles
  • A brief CV in Italian or in English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese
  • A short list of repertoire that you would like to study in Firenze.

We accept both Erasmus mobilities for study or traineeship (including recent graduated participants), ask you Erasmus office at your academy.

Applications deadline: 

  • 1st deadline: 05 May 2025 (selection results due by 21 June 2025)
  • 2nd deadline:  01 September 2025 (be aware that the open spots for students in our classes will be greatly reduced, since we do not use a 2 semesters calendar).

         If you need more information, write to Prof. Leonardo De Lisi l.delisi@consfi.it 

Description of the final Examination:

  • Module: Semi-staged operatic scenes and recital with arias/songs in public concerts at the end of the module
  • Erasmus mobility : each class will award a note of evaluation by the teacher and ECTs

Teaching language/ Required level of language:

  • Italian (main)
  • English (secondary)
  • We require that EOA students have a minimum B1 Italian language level. The best way to enjoy the full experience comes from a basic knowledge of Italian language, that will also be necessary during group classes and production, when teachers and conductor will speak Italian only.

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

Erasmus mobility:  Paticipants from EOA consortium institution: no tuition fee / only €4,50 for insurance

Non-Erasmus mobility / Participants from outside the EOA consortium: tuition fee for 3 “corsi singoli” to be agreed upon after selection (June 2025) + €4,50 for insurance

Contact person:

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GEN 2. So French!

Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

  • From 13 April 2026 to 28 June 2026

Open for:

  • 1, max. 3 vocal students

Content:

This module gives the opportunity for singers to build up and perfect their repertoire in French language, both operatic as well as in French mélodie with a particular focus on The Dialogue des Carmelites by Poulenc – a fully-staged opera production which takes place in June 2026.

This module gives a specific stress to the stylistic aspects – what actually makes French vocal music so uniquely French?

The participants will receive diction tuition in both sung and spoken French and will become familiar with the phonetic approach of the language. They can additionally participate in a master class of French repertoire and receive coaching in role studies in French repertoire.

This module is also open for pianists.

Kinds of voice and role:

All voices – roles to be distributed are mainly for mezzo-sopranos, tenors and barytons.

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

French language

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

  • Clémence Tilquin, Stephan MacLeod, Marius Brenciu, Heidi Brunner, Susanne Schimmack, Andreas Wolf, Marcin Habela – vocal studies
  • Sacha Michon, French phonetic coaching
  • Nina Uhari and Emmanuel Olivier, Juliette Journaux – 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:

To be discussed with HeMGenève

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 2025.

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:

  • 1st deadline: 01 May 2025
  • 2nd deadline: N/A

Date for expected answers:

  • 1st deadline: June 2025
  • 2nd deadline: N/A

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GEN 1. So Commedia dell’arte!

Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

  • From 05 January to 02 April 2026

      Open for:

      Min. 1, max. 3 vocal students

      Description:

      The vocal department of the HEM of Geneve offers singers a journey back to the origins of theatre with a module concentrating on Commedia dell’arte. Rafael Bianciotto, a specialist of this art form, accompanies the singers to the universe of Pantalon, Harlequin, Pulcinella and other characters of commedia dell’arte.

      Participants in this module will be familiarized with the theatrical work with masks and build up scenes with spoken and sung texts.

      This module ends with a staged concert on 14-15 February 2026 for which the participants prepare operatic repertoire with connection to Commedia dell’arte characters.

      To complete the module, the participants have the possibility to take part in a concert version of Ravel’s l’Enfant et les Sortilèges with the Orchestre de Suisse Romande in January and in March in a concert version of Meyerbeer’s Prophet with Orchestre de Chambre de Genève.

      Kind of voice and role:

      All voices

      For Ravel we are mainly looking for tenors and barytons.

      We will specify the information on the Meyerbeer production later in the spring 2025.

      Speciality of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe

      French language.

      Names of the professors of this module:

      • Clémence Tilquin, Stephan MacLeod, Marius Brenciu, Heidi Brunner, Susanne Schimmack, Andreas Wolf, Marcin Habela – vocal studies
      • Sacha Michon, French phonetic coaching
      • Nina Uhari, Juliette Journaux – French Art Song repertoire and role studies
      • Rafael Bianciotto, stage director

      Possible extras:

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

      Number of ECTS within master:

      To be checked with HeMGeneva

      Entrance examination:

      • If the participant wants to do the production of the scenic project and the concert projects he/she should send a good quality video with a French aria by 1st of May 2025.

      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 the Erasmus Programme (Swiss Mobility Programme)

      Communication language:

      English and French

      Deadline for application:

      • 1st deadline: May 2025
      • 2nd deadline: N/A

      Date for expected answers:

      • 1st deadline: June 2025
      • 2nd deadline: N/A

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      FLO 2. The Maestro Collaboratore (Vocal coach)

      Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

      • 02 February 2026 – 09 May 2026

      Meet the Italian Belcanto tradition in the town that hosted the first operatic creation. An all-Italian experience on the operatic repertoire from Baroque to Verdi and Puccini. Voice lessons on style and technique, repertoire study with vocal coaches, Italian language and diction class, Opera class with acting and staging seminars, final concert with semi-staged performance of full operatic scenes.

      Study repertoire:

      1. Two Opera vocal scores in Italian, from Mozart to Puccini
      2. A group arias in Italian, including recitativos and/or cabalettas, if present
      3. A group of Italian Art songs

      Participants:

      Pianist / vocal coach

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

      We give the participants the possibility to develop their skills as a vocal coach (maestro collaboratore). Our teachers and coaches have a long experience in the tuition of international students, as in our Vocal studies Faculty more than 50% of students are from all the continents. Being in Firenze (Dante’s home town) allows you to absorb the good “reference” Italian diction directly from the people you will meet in the street, as the Florentine language is the basis of the modern Italian language.

      Name(s) of the professor(s):

      • Piano and Vocal Coaching Teachers: Andrea Severi, Antonella Bellettini, Ulla Casalini, Anna Toccafondi, Elisabetta Sepe, Daniela Freschi, Marco Bargagna, Elisabetta Sepe
      • History of Opera: Guglielmo Pianigiani
      • Art song practise/ Italian diction for coaches: Leonardo De Lisi

      Possible extras:

      • Masterclass with renown singers and opera
      • Free entrance to rehearsals at Teatro del Maggio Musicale
      • A short programme (incl. city tour) concentrating on special ‘musical’ aspects of the city: Palazzo Pitti (where the first opera ever was staged in 1600, Peri’s “L’Euridice”), Accademia Bartolomeo Cristofori (historic pianos), Museo degli Uffizi, Galleria dell’Accademia,

      Minimum and maximum number of EOA students:

      1/6

      Number of teaching / production hours:

      Up to 20 hours/week

      Number of ECTS within master:

      3 months Module will award 24 ECTS

      • “Piano accompaniment lessons” 1-to-1 6 ECTS
      • “Repertoire practice lessons” 1-to1 3 ECTS
      • “Conducting techniques for opera coaches” 3 ECTS
      • “Italian Diction for singers/coaches” 3 ECTS
      • “History of Opera” 3 ECTS
      • “Art song practise” 6 ECTS

      Erasmus mobilities for Studies or Traineeship and any other participants from EOA partners (within the consortium) will get preferred selection.

      Participants from outside the EOA consortium will be accepted only if we have any left over spot after selecting the Erasmus participants. The non-Erasmus participants not from the EOA consortium will be asked to enroll three “corsi singoli”, two for 1-to-1 lessons (Voice lessons and repertoire coaching) and one for groups activities (Opera class and Italian diction). The tuition fee will be calculated after the end of selections.

      Entrance examination:

      Apply through the EOA site platform and make sure that you upload at least:

      • Please, send a link to a recent performance of yours (from not more than 1 year ago) including at least:
        • ONE piano solo piece of free choice or TWO Lieder (or Art Songs) accompanying a singer
        • ONE operatic aria or scene, accompanying a singer
      • A brief curriculum and a complete list of studied operatic vocal score in Italian (only word or pdf file, please, or link to personal artistic website)

      We accept both Erasmus mobilities for study or traineeship (including recent graduated participants), ask you Erasmus office at your academy.

      Applications deadline: 

      • 1st deadline: 05 May 2025 (selection results due by 21 June 2025)
      • 2nd deadline:  01 September 2025 (be aware that the open spots for students in our classes will be greatly reduced, since we do not use a 2 semesters calendar).

               If you need more information, write to Prof. Leonardo De Lisi l.delisi@consfi.it 

        Description of the final Examination:

        • Module: Semi-staged operatic scenes and recital with arias/songs in public concerts at the end of the module
        • Erasmus mobility : each class will award a note of evaluation by the teacher and ECTs

        Teaching language/ Required level of language:

        • Italian (main)
        • English (secondary)

        We require that EOA students have a minimum B1 Italian language level.

        • The best way to enjoy the full experience comes from a basic knowledge of Italian language, that will also be necessary during group classes and production, when teachers and conductor will speak Italian only.

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

        Erasmus mobility:  Paticipants from EOA consortium institution: no tuition fee / only €4,50 for insurance

        Non-Erasmus mobility / Participants from outside the EOA consortium: tuition fee for 3 “corsi singoli” to be agreed upon after selection (June 2025) + €4,50 for insurance

        Contact person:

          • Prof. Giorgio Albiani (for all kind of Erasmus procedures) e-mail: erasmus@consfi.it
          • Pror.ssa Donatella Debolini (Head of the Voice Department) e-mail: d.debolini@consfi.it 
          • Prof. Leonardo De Lisi (information about didactics /artistic matters) e-mail: l.delisi@consfi.it 

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        RAV 1. Production of a Baroque Sacred Opera (for non-active students)

        Description of the module: 

        This module will be kept in Ravenna on May 2025 from 12th to 26th for 14 days. The focus will be about the production of a Baroque sacred Opera as Membra Jesu Nostri by D. Buxtehude, inspired by the Holy Week. The project, produced by Ravenna Festival, will have as conductor Antonio Greco with the chorus and orchestra by G. Verdi State Conservatory in Ravenna.

        Type of student this module is offered to: 

        Any profile interested in the world of opera, but only as a non-active student.

        Maximum and minimum amount of EOA students: 10

        Specialty of this module in comparison with other modules:

        The world premiere of a sacred contemporary opera commissioned by Ravenna Festival. It will be a great experience to see the concerting of an opera, never produced, where the contemporary style joins the sacred representation.

        Name of the professor of this module: 

        Prof. Antonio Greco (Choir Professor and conductor) will present the process about the conduction, the production and concertation of a Baroque sacred opera. He will give also fundamental advices in technically situation about singers in chorus position.

        Number of teaching/ production hours for the EOA module: 

        2-5 hours of individual tuition

        45 hours of group work

        Number of ECTS within master/bachelor accreditation: 

        3 ECTs

        Possible extras besides the module:

        Course: “Management of music, how to create a music conference?” by Prof. Gianmario Strappati

        Explanation of the method to create an international music event. Visit the World Brass Conference, meeting with artists and professors from many Universities in the world that will be at G. Verdi State Conservatory in Ravenna from 20 to 24 May, 2025.

        Entrance examination: 

        Motivation letter and video

        Description of the final examination: 

        Evaluation based on daily activity

        Teaching language and Required level of language:

        English – level 3

        Italian-B2

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

        This module is also available within Erasmus short blende d mobility exchange during the academic year 2024/25, depending on the grants offered by the home institution.

        Mail: internazionale@verdiravenna.it  Students must provide their own accommodation, meals, and travelling costs.

        Deadline for applications:

        • 1st deadline: 31st January 2025
        • 2nd deadline: 14th February 2025

        Date for expected answers: 

        • 1st deadline: 21st Februar
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          ANT 1. Presentation – key aspects for auditions & performances

          Methodology: Feedback sessions and workshops, Make-up and styling, Resilience, Mental preparation, Body awareness, Dummy auditions with recordings (Opera + Contemporary ensemble)

           

          Period of the EOA module in 2025 – 2026: 

          Dates to Be Announced

          Open for:

          Maximum 8 vocal students

          Deadline for applications:

          • 30 November 2025

          Description of the module:

          A. Group feedback sessions with teachers and professionals 

          Staff members of the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and professionals in the field will listen to your auditions, record them and give individual feedback. The material will be available for you to add to your portfolio. 

          • Dummy audition internal + feedback of the jury (Roberta Alexander, Susanne Schmidt, etc.)
          • Spatial awareness, movement coaching by choreographer Darren Ross
          • Make-up hair, outfit, … instruction workshop (Lieven Baert)
          • Lecture about the psychology of music performance (Bert De Kuyper)
          • Audition at OBV (Opera Ballet Flanders) + feedback and video recording
          • Audition with Hyoid (contemporary vocal music ensemble)
          • Feedback session 
          • Preparing the paperwork for an audition (CV, motivation letter, …)

          Name of the professors of this module: Sabrina Avantario, Anne Cambier, Michèle Losier, Gary Jankowski, Luc Anthonis, Roberta Alexander, Susanne Schmidt, Darren Ross, Lieven Baert, Bert De Kuyper, Fabienne Seveillac, Els Mondelaers

          B. Workshop resilient artist, performance psychology 

          Nowadays, you will find very few top athletes who are not surrounded by a team of experts such as coaches, (para)medics, nutritionists and sports psychologists. In the music world, however, this remains largely an oddity, even though professional musicians have very strong similarities with professional athletes. They too are in a stress-sensitive profession that requires hard work and discipline in addition to talent. Being mentally strong – in thinking, feeling and doing – is as important for professional musicians as it is for top athletes. In his book and workshop ‘Making music is top-sport’, Bert De Cuyper provides essential frames of reference from (sports) psychology that can help musicians at all levels to increase their self-knowledge and strengthen their self-management. These handles cover the whole alphabet, from a to z, from fear to self-confidence. Stage fright, mental resilience, perfectionism, overtraining, developing and monitoring stress-recovery balance, … it’s all covered. 

          Name of the professor of this module: Bert de Cuyper (TBC): Prof. Em. KU Leuven – Performance Psychology at LUCA School of Arts

          C. Walk like an artist, stand like an artist. 

          Darren Ross studied at the Laban Centre for Mouvement and Dance in London. In 1988, he moved to France where he joined the ‘Compagnie de Brigitte Farges’ and from 1992 he danced in the ‘Compagnie Larsen’. It was with this dance company that he came into contact with opera. In 1998, he signed his first opera choreography for La traviata. This was also the starting shot for a long-standing collaboration with director Jean-Claude Berutti. Together they signed for La Bague magique (Giovanna Marini), Faust, Rusalka, La bohème, Wiener Blut, Otello and Tannhaüser. They also regularly worked together for spoken theatre. For Marguerite Borie, he designed the choreography of Salome for the opera houses of Monte Carlo, Liège and Vienna. In Belgium, he is a regular guest at De Munt Brussels, among others, where he signed for the choreography of Weisse Rose/Zimmermann and of The Golden Vanity/Benjamin Britten, both directed by Caroline Petrick. Together with Benjamin Van Torhout, he worked on Raisonnez and Het geslacht Borgia, performed in Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven and Bruges. For Compagnie Arsenic and Axel De Boosere, he choreographed Le dragon and Le Géant de Kaillass. In 2006, he directed Mozart unfinished/Mozart inachevé for Pantalone & de Munt/La Monnaie Brussels and Dschungel Vienna. He also choreographed Joachim Brackx’s Requiem for the Gods. This creation was a co-production of Nabla muziektheater & Concertgebouw Brugge. In Budapest, New York and Berlin, Le nozze di Figaro was performed under the musical direction of Iván Fischer and with choreography by Darren Ross.

          Darren will provide feedback to participants on their posture and movements on stage.

          Names of the professors of this module:

          • Darren Ross 

          D. How you present yourself in front of a panel

          Instruction workshop regarding make-up, hair, outfit, … instruction workshop 

          Names of the professors of this module:

          • Lieven Baert

          Lieven Baert is a professional choreographer, dance teacher, performer and theatre director. During his 30-year career he has danced, choreographed and directed period dance productions in Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, Mexico, Russia and the United States. He has been a visiting professor at Stockholm University, Stanford University in the United States and has taught historical dance at the University of Madrid Re Juan Carlos since 2003. Since 1997 he has been the choreographer of the Landshuter Hochzeit 1475, Germany’s largest historical festival. Since 2003 he has also been the permanent director of the Brussels Operetta Theater. He also works on awareness and youth programs for the Royal Ballet School of Belgium and the Royal Opera of Flanders.

          Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module

          2-5 hours of individual tuition & 45 hours of group work

          Number of ECTS within master accreditation

          3 ECTS 

          ATTENTION! If students want to do this within an Erasmus+ Short Blended Mobility, they must contact their local International Coordinator and Charlotte.saelemakers@ap.be as soon as possible. 

          Entrance examination

          Motivation letter and video 

          Description of the final examination

          Evaluation based on daily participation in workshops and dummy auditions

          Teaching language

          English – level 3

          • This module is also available within Erasmus short blended mobility exchange during the academic year 2025/26, depending on the grants offered by the home institution.
          • Students must provide their own accommodation, meals and travelling cost
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            VAL 3. Repetiteur training (pianists)

            (Title to be announced)

            Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

            • From 26 January 2026 to 08 May 2026 (Easter holidays from 02 April to 13 April 2026)

            Description of the EOA module:

            Specific training as repetiteur working in the preparation of a fully staged opera production (title to be announced).

            This includes:

            • Attendance at individual Singing and Repertoire lessons of the cast. Vocal coaching
            • Language training
            • Musical rehearsals with the conductor and singers
            • Stage rehearsals with the stage director, the conductor, and the singers
            • Chorus rehearsals with the chorus director

            The specialty of this module in comparison with other courses:

            Valencia is a major cultural center and encourages immersion into the professional opera and music scene:  Palau de les Arts Opera House, concerts, and presentations by prominent international musicians.

            In addition, there are many events and festivals throughout the year (i.e., Las Fallas). With a rich history in modern architectural masterpieces (City of Arts and Sciences), Valencia’s deep, multicultural roots, cosmopolitan flavor, and warm climate make it a true Mediterranean gem.

            Valencia is also one of Spain’s (and Europe’s) most affordable cities for student accommodation.

            Names of the professors of this module:

            • Singing: Gloria Fabuel, Patricia Llorens, Mª José Martínez de Velasco, Amparo Quevedo, Ofelia Sala, Charo Vallés
            • Opera coaches: Mercedes Bernabeu, Carles Budó, Miquel Carbonell, Francesc Gamón, Pablo García-Berlanga, Adrià Gràcia, Diego Sánchez, 
            • Conductor: Nadie Stoyanova
            • Stage director: Eugenia Corbacho, Jaume Martorell

            Possible extras besides the module

            • Masterclasses
            • Concerts at different venues in Valencia
            • Attending opera performances at Palau de les Arts
            • Exchange and collaborate with other students of the Conservatory working on the same production.

            Minimum and maximum number of EOA students

            • Minimum 1 student
            • Maximum 3 students

            Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module:

            Teaching: The first 8 weeks

            • Working with the singing teachers
            • Working with the opera coaches
            • Working with the conductor and vocal coaches
            • Working with the stage director and vocal coaches

            Production: The following 4 weeks

            • Ensemble rehearsals with the singers and conductor
            • Ensemble rehearsals with the singers and stage director

            Number of ECTS within master accreditation:

            25 ECTS

            Entrance examination:

            Contact the coordinator:

            Charo Vallés

            master.opera@csmvalencia.es

            The materials to submit with your application are:

            • CV
            • Repertoire
            • Two Videos (it can be a link to YouTube or any other platform)

            Deadline:

            • 1st deadline: 01 June 2025
            • 2nd deadline: 15 September 2025

            Date for expected answers:

            • 1st deadline: 15 June 2025
            • 2nd deadline: 30 September 2025

            Description of the final Examination:

            Public performance of a fully staged chamber opera at the Concert Hall of the Conservatory Superior of Music

            Teaching language:

            Spanish, English, Italian, French and German

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

            • Free for students in Erasmus Programme
            • Module is available within an Erasmus exchange
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