Role Study "Otello"

with tenor Ricardo Tamura and vocal coach Denette Whitter

 

Date: May 04 - 09, 2023

 

 Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee Major Role (active): EUR 525

Course fee Mino Role (active): EUR 425

 

Course fee (passive): EUR 150

or Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

This year the Academy is again offering the opportunity to study a repertoire role as a whole and perform it in concert. We are also extremely pleased to have won tenor Ricardo Tamura, who has performed the role of Otellos several times internationally, for this course.

 

This week "Otello" by Giuseppe Verdi will be rehearsed in the original Italian. Particular attention is paid to performance practice and interpretation. The course is aimed at professional singers/singing students as well as qualified part-time singers. The number of active participants is limited. Everyone receives daily lessons, as well as the opportunity to sing through the entire role as part of the course.

 

Interested singers should add a short CV and, if available, a current audio sample to their registration form. Please indicate which role you are applying for. No audition is required of singers who are already known to Ricardo Tamura or Denette Whitter. The first qualified applicants will be admitted as active participants. There is also the possibility of passive participation. A public final concert shared by all course participants will conclude the course.

 

The roles at a glance:

 

Major Roles:

 

 Otello: Dramatic tenor

 Jago: Dramatic baritone

 Desdemona: Youthful dramatic soprano

 

MInor Roles

 

 Emilia: mezzo-soprano/alto

 Cassio: lyric tenor

 Rodrigo: Lyric tenor

 Ludovico: Bass

 Montano: Bass

 

 

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Acting and Aria Coaching for singers

with stage director Oliver Klöter

and vocal coach Denette Whitter

 

Date: May 18 - 21, 2023

 

 Course fee: €375

Registration fee: €50

Passive participation (entire course): €75

 

 

Is your acting falling behind? Unsure how to move on stage? Then this course is the right choice! Director Oliver Klöter offers the basics as well as advanced techniques for singers who want to go on stage. With vocal coach Denette Whitter, the participants have the opportunity to work on the arias musically as well. Each participant should prepare 2-3 arias by heart. An audio sample is not necessary. The course starts on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. and ends on Sunday with a public concert at 4:00 p.m. There is the possibility of a live video recording on Sunday as part of the course.

 

 

 

Course languages: German, English

 

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Acting through the song

Musical (also Opera!) Masterclass with Felipe Ramos

 

Date: May 30 - June 04, 2023

 

Accompaniment: Denette Whitter

 

Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee (active): EUR 525

Course fee (passive): EUR 150 for the entire course

Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

 

 

Triple Threat! Intensive week voice - body - movement... voice technique in connection with musical, scenic expression. The renowned course instructor Felipe Ramos works on the “complete package” of the singer-actor in individual coaching and in the group. The course is suitable for professional singers as well as pupils and students. Singers of all musical genres (musical, opera, operetta) are very welcome.

 

The number of active participants is limited to 14; Everyone receives individual lessons several times a day, as well as daily exercise and coaching. Interested singers should include a short curriculum vitae, current audio samples and a repertoire list with their registration. No audition is required of singers already known to Felipe Ramos. The first 14 qualified applicants will be admitted. A public concert concludes the course.

 

Before the start of the course, a zoom conversation is held in person to talk directly to the course instructor about the repertoire and special concerns.

 

 

Course languages: German, English

 

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Höre, Israel

Role Study “Elias”

with vocal coach Denette Whitter

 

 

Date: June 07 - 11, 2023

 

 

Registration fee: €50

Course fee large game (active): EUR 495

 

Course fee (passive): EUR 150

or Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

Academy director Denette Whitter is again offering the opportunity this year to study a complete repertoire role and to perform it in concert.

 

This week the music of "Elias" by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy will be rehearsed in German. Particular attention is paid to performance practice and diction. The course is aimed at professional singers/singing students as well as qualified part-time singers. The number of active participants is limited. Everyone receives daily lessons, as well as the opportunity to sing through the entire role as part of the course.

 

Interested singers should add a short CV and, if available, a current audio sample to their registration form. Please indicate which role you are applying for. No audition is required of singers already known to Denette Whitter. The first qualified applicants will be admitted as active participants. There is also the possibility of passive participation. A public final concert shared by all course participants will conclude the course.

 

The roles at a glance:

 

 Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass

 

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Prends garde à toi!

Role study "Carmen"

with vocal coach Denette Whitter

 

 

Date: July 18 - 23, 2023

 

 Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee large game (active): EUR 525

Course fee middle section (active): EUR 425

 

Course fee (passive): EUR 150

or Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

Academy director Denette Whitter is again offering the opportunity this year to study a complete repertoire  and  perform it in concert.

 

This week the music of "Carmen" by Georges Bizet will be rehearsed in the original French. Particular attention is paid to pronunciation. The course is aimed at professional singers/singing students as well as qualified part-time singers. The number of active participants is limited. Everyone receives daily lessons, as well as the opportunity to sing through the entire role as part of the course.

 

Interested singers should add a short CV and, if available, a current audio sample to their registration form. Please indicate which role you are applying for. No audition is required of singers already known to Denette Whitter. The first qualified applicants will be admitted as active participants. There is also the possibility of passive participation. A public final concert shared by all course participants will conclude the course.

 

The Roles at a glance:

 

Major Roles:

 

Don Jose: tenor

Carmen: mezzo-soprano

 

Minor Roles:

 

Michaela: soprano

Frasquita: soprano

Mercedes: mezzo-soprano

Escamillo: baritone/bass

Remendado: tenor

Dancairo/Zuniga/Morales: baritone/bass

 

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Als Büblein klein

Scenic Role Study “The Merry Wives of Windsor”

with director Oliver Klöter

and vocal coach Denette Whitter

 

Date: August 14 - 27, 2023

Registration deadline: June 30, 2023

 

In German, with dialogues

  

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Stage Director: Oliver Klöter

Musical Director: Denette Whitter

 

Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee Large Game (active): EUR 775

Course fee middle game (active): EUR 675 

Course fee (passive): EUR 150 per week

or Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

It's difficult to learn an entire opera role on your own. However, it is becoming more and more important to show sung roles in order to be accepted at the theater. For this reason, the Opera Academy is again offering scenic role studies in 2023. Here there is the opportunity to develop and perform an entire role in the original language together with the complete cast. The entire opera will be performed, both scenically and musically. With director Oliver Klöter and vocal coach Denette Whitter, you have the chance to develop your role from the acting and singing side.

 

The course ends with two complete scenic performances (weather permitting in the romantic castle courtyard). The number of participants is limited to 18, i.e. each role is cast twice. Interested singers should include a short curriculum vitae, a current audio sample (if possible with an aria in German) and a recommendation from a singing teacher or répétiteur with their application. No audition or recommendation is required from singers already known to the instructors. The participants are selected no later than six weeks before the start of the course.

 

The roles at a glance:

 

Major Roles:

Sir John Falstaff: Bass

Herr Fluth: baritone

Frau Fluth: soprano (1 seat free)

Frau Reich: mezzo-soprano (fully booked: waiting list is available)

 

Minor Roles

Jungfer Anna Reich: soprano (1 place free)

Fenton: Tenor

Herr Reich: bass/bass-baritone

Junker Spärlich: playing tenor (1 place free)

Dr. Cajus: bass/bass-baritone

 

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Curtain Up!

Opera Boot Camp

An intensive week in the singing training camp

 

Date: September 12 - 17, 2023

 

 

with

Prof. Arthur Janzen, vocal technique

Oliver Klöter, acting and audition training

Denette Whitter, vocal coaching 

 

Registration fee: €50

Course fee (active): €625

Course fee (passive): €150

Course fee (passive): €35 per day

 

Intensive week voice - body - audition... Voice technique in connection with musical and scenic expression. Three renowned course instructors work on the “complete package” of the singer-actor in individual coaching and in the group.

 

The number of active participants is limited to 10; Everyone receives one-to-one lessons three times a day, as well as daily acting and audition training. Interested singers should enclose a short curriculum vitae and current audio samples with their registration. No audition is required of singers who are already known to the instructors. The first 10 qualified applicants will be admitted. A public concert concludes the course.

 

 

 

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New paths, new success!

Vocal Masterclass with Prof. Klesie Kelly

 

Date: September 19 - 24, 2023

 

Accompaniment: Denette Whitter

 

Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee (active): EUR 495

Course fee (passive): EUR 150 for the entire course

Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

Prof. Klesie Kelly is one of the most sought-after singing teachers of our time. The Opera Academy looks back enthusiastically on many years of cooperation with Prof. Kelly and is very pleased that she will again be leading a singing master class 2023 in Henfenfeld. She will devote herself entirely to the art of vocal technique and interpretation. Her many years of stage and teaching experience provide an inexhaustible source for vocal students and professional singers alike.

 

The number of active participants is limited to 12. Everyone gets lessons every day. Interested singers should include a short CV and a current audio sample with their registration. A short recording from the lesson is sufficient. No audition is required of singers who are already known to Prof. Kelly or the Director of the Opera Academy, Denette Whitter. The first 12 qualified applicants will be admitted. There is also the possibility of passive participation. A final public concert in the Red Hall of the Castle will conclude the course.

 

 

Course languages: German, English

 

 

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New paths, new success!

Vocal Masterclass with Prof. Nikolay Borchev

 

 

Date: September 26 - October 01, 2023

 

Accompaniment: Denette Whitter

 

Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee (active): EUR 495

Course fee (passive): EUR 150

or Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

Nikolay Borchev is one of the leading lyric baritones of his generation. The Opera Academy is very pleased that he will give a course in Henfenfeld for the first time. The focus of the course will be on the vocal technique, with special attention to its incorporation in the repertoire, as well as interpretation. Each singer should prepare 3-5 arias or songs.

 

The number of active participants is limited to 12. Everyone receives daily lessons from Prof. Borchev and additional coaching from Denette Whitter. Interested singers should include a short CV and, if available, a current audio sample with their registration form. No audition is required of singers who are already known to Prof. Borchev. The first 12 qualified applicants will be admitted as active participants.There is also the possibility of passive participation. A final public concert in the Red Hall of the Castle will conclude the course.

 

 

 

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Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder!!

Vocal Masterclass  "St. Matthew Passion"

and "Pfingst-Cantata"

with Professor Klesie Kelly

 

 

 

Date: October 03 - 08, 2023

 

Accompaniment: Denette Whitter

 

Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee (active): EUR 495

Course fee (passive): EUR 150

or Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

 

A singing master class of a different kind: this week, the "St. Matthew Passion" and the Pentecost cantata BMW 172 by Johann Sebastian Bach will be rehearsed with the Bach luminary Prof. Klesie Kelly. Her many years of stage and pedagogical experience, especially at the international Bach Academy in Stuttgart, offer an inexhaustible source of knowledge for singing students and professional singers in all aspects of technique, style and interpretation. The number of active participants is limited to 12: everyone receives daily lessons. Other Bach arias are also possible by arrangement.

 

Interested singers should include a short CV and, if available, a current audio sample with their registration form. No audio sample is required for singers who are already known to Prof. Klesie Kelly or Academy Director Denette Whitter. The first qualified applicants will be admitted as active participants.There is also the possibility of passive participation. A public final concert shared by all course participants will conclude the course.

 

The roles at a glance:

 

 

 

Soprano: Arien, Magd, Frau des Pilatus

 

Alto: Arien, Eine Zeugin

 

Tenor: Evangelist, Arien, ein Zeuge

 

Bass: Arien, Petrus, Judas, Hohepriester, 1. Priester, 2. Priester, Pilatus

 

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Non più mesta

Role study “La Cenerentola”

with vocal coach Denette Whitter

 

 

Date: October 24 - 29, 2023

 

 

Registration fee: EUR 50

Course fee large game (active): EUR 525

Course fee middle section (active): EUR 425

 

Course fee (passive): EUR 150

or Course fee (passive): EUR 35 per day

 

Academy director Denette Whitter is again offering the opportunity this year to study a repertoire role as a whole and to perform it in concert.

 

This week the music of "La Cenerentola" by Gioacchino Rossini will be rehearsed in the original Italian. Particular attention is paid to ornamentation. The course is aimed at professional singers/singing students as well as qualified part-time singers. The number of active participants is limited. Everyone receives daily lessons, as well as the opportunity to sing through the entire role as part of the course.

 

Interested singers should include a short CV and, if available, a current audio sample with their registration form. Please indicate which role you are applying for. No audition is required of singers already known to Denette Whitter. The first qualified applicants will be admitted as active participants. There is also the possibility of passive participation. A public final concert shared by all course participants will conclude the course.

 

The roles at a glance:

 

Major Roles:

 

Don Ramiro: tenor (1place available)

Dandini: baritone

Don Magnifico: Bass

Tisbe: mezzo-soprano/alto

Clorinda: soprano

Angelina (La Cenerentola): mezzo-soprano

 

Minor Role:

 

Alidoro: Bass

 

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