ACADÉMIE D’OPÉRA

Intensive professional development for opera artists.

An Opera Academy brings together singers and leading artistic professionals for concentrated work on voice, repertoire, interpretation, stagecraft and the realities of an international career. The Academy can be commissioned as a short intensive or developed as a recurring institutional programme.

THE PROJECT
Katerina Kovanji creates the artistic and pedagogical structure according to the level of the participants and the objectives of the host institution. The programme can bring together emerging artists, young professionals or established singers. The Academy can include:

VOCAL & MUSICAL WORK
Individual vocal coaching
Repertoire
Musical preparation
Performance preparation

STAGE & INTERPRETATION
Acting for opera
Character development
Stage interpretation
Dramatic communication
Physical presence

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Audition preparation
Audition simulation
Professional presentation
Repertoire strategy
Career positioning

INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS
Opera singers
Conductors
Stage directors
Vocal coaches
Casting professionals
Artistic directors
Other industry specialists

PUBLIC PROGRAMME
Open masterclasses
Artist encounters
Public presentations
Final recital
Concert
Gala

THE FORMAT
The Academy can take place over: 3 days · 5 days · 7 days · or a longer programme. It can be created for a selected group of international artists or specifically designed to develop a national or regional cohort.

THE RESULT
A concentrated professional experience combining artistic development, international expertise and direct preparation for the opera profession.