OPERA INSTITUTE
PREPARE. PRACTICE. PERFORM.
VSMF | OPERA INSTITUTE
Celebrating a decade of artistic excellence, the Vienna Summer Music Festival Opera Institute offers emerging opera singers an immersive, professional experience in the heart of the world's classical music capital. Participants work alongside internationally acclaimed artists, conductors, and faculty from leading European opera houses, including the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Volksoper, and Theater an der Wien. Through fully staged opera productions with orchestra, individual coachings, masterclasses, and intensive rehearsals, singers refine their artistry while gaining invaluable professional experience. With an emphasis on musical excellence, dramatic interpretation, and career development, the Opera Institute provides a transformative environment where the next generation of opera artists can develop, collaborate, and flourish on the international stage.
OPERA INSTITUTE
Arrival and Departure (July 4th - July 28th)
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Program Fee €4750
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In addition to the regular curriculum; receive specialized classes in acting and dancing in addition to your vocal work.
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Perform a role in one of our main-stage operas (or two) and receive a cover as well.
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In addition to the regular curriculum; receive specialized classes from our world renowned faculty from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Volksoper, and Metropolitan Opera
PROGRAM FEE INCLUDES
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Includes: housing, private lessons, coachings, facilities, faculty, masterclasses, visiting guests, cultural excursions
VSMF 2027 Productions
CURRICULUM
Private Lessons
Vocalists will receive applied voice lessons with a private voice instructor from the Opera Institute faculty. Applied lessons will be individualized to the vocalist’s experience and will focus primarily on vocal technique and repertoire.
Vocal Coachings
Vocalists will receive coachings with a vocal coach from the Vocal Arts faculty. Coachings will be individualized to the vocalist’s personal experience and will focus on repertoire, diction, musicianship, and interpretation.
Masterclasses
Vocalists will participate in regular master classes with renowned artists. Vocalists will have the opportunity to perform in a masterclass with an aria from their repertoire. These master classes will be geared towards crafting an audition ready performance.
Manager Day
We are happy to annouce that we will have five artist agency representatives join on program from the U.S.A and Europe
Meet the VSMF Voice Faculty
Our world-class faculty have major careers working as professional singers, maestri, vocal coaches, and stage directors.
Vincent Connor
Artistic Director
A native of Winter Park, Florida,Vincent Connor has established himself as prominent and versatile stage director. (Click here to learn more)
Christian Schulz, Maestro
Artistic Director of the Mozart Collegium Vienna and Music Director of the concert series Schwingungen in the Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein, originates from a well-known Viennese family of musicians.
David Aaronson
Vocal Coach
David Aronson, a native of New York, holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. He began...
Daniel Sarge, Coach
Daniel has enjoyed his tenure at the state operas of Hamburg and Vienna, and regularly works with the leading singers of the world such as Erwin Schrott, Elena Zhidkova, Anna Netrebko, and Camilla Nylund.
Evelyn Schorkhuber
Evelyn Schörkhuber was born in Steyr, Austria and received her earliest musical training in Waidhofen/Ybbs.
GARTH BARDSLEY
Award-winning opera director, Garth Bardsley studied at St John's College, Cambridge, and at the Royal Northern College of Music. He made his operatic debut...
Sylvia Edelmann
Voice Teacher
Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Spain. She studied voice at the Conservatory in her hometown and worked as a soloist in the ballet of Las Palmas.
Stephanie Houtzeel
Voice Teacher
American mezzo‐Soprano STEPHANIE HOUTZEEL was born in Kassel, Germany and grew up near Boston.
Pantelis Polychronidis
Vocal Coach
Dr. Pantelis Polychronidis is a collaborative pianist, educator and scholar. Since 2014, he is Senior...
Jennifer Davison, Director/Teacher
Jennifer Davison has won acclaim from audiences and critics alike for her work on the operatic and concert stages of both Europe and the United States.
Elizabeth Hagedorn
Voice Teacher
With her "brilliant and richly coloured sound" (Die Welt), Elizabeth Hagedorn has made a name for herself through multi-faceted character portrayals in the spinto soprano repertoire.
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Kalle Kanttila
Kalle Kanttila is the founder and director of IOA Management. International Opera Artists was established in 2012 and is an agency for opera singers...
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants for the OPERA INSTITUTE are required to submit two contrasting operatic arias, one of which needs to be sung in French, Italian, or German.
All application and audition materials including YouTube links, audio files, headshot, resume and must be submitted via a single link to an approved file sharing site such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or iCloud.
Resumes may be submitted as PDF or Word Document files only, and should include the applicant’s first and last name.
Video auditions need to be submitted as YouTube links, and audio auditions should be submitted as MP3 files, and should be included in the materials included in the single file sharing link. File names should include the applicant’s first and last name, program of interest, and the creation date of the recording. (Example: Emily Brown_Opera Institute_08/16.MP3)
All applicants will be contacted by The Vienna Summer Music Festival for a phone or video conference interview, and should receive an initial response in 7-10 business days.
After completing the application, you will be redirected to PayPal to complete a $35 submission fee.