SUMMER PROGRAMS AND
PAY-TO-SINGS
***These programs are listed as a free informational service to singers. I do not endorse them and I receive no compensation for listing them here. Please, please, PLEASE be a smart consumer and do your research before attending a summer program. Some pay-to-sings are reputable, wonderful experiences and others are total rip-offs. Caveat emptor!***
These are programs in which the artist pays a fee in order to participate, as opposed to a Young Artist Program, which are apprenticeships wherein the artist is paid.
Summer Singing Programs is a free website with an extensive listing of summer programs:
www.candlewoodsingers.com/summersinging/
Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice
40-year-old institution offers courses in role analysis, vocal technique and
interpretation, and handling stage fright; as well as language instruction and
instrumental instruction. International faculty.
24 boulevard de Cimiez
06000 Nice
France
Tel : +33 4 93 81 01 23
Fax : +33 4 93 53 33 91
http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/musiconweb/bysitem.cfm?
go=www.hexagone.net/art/musique&refno=12115
AIMS (American Institute of Musical Studies)
6621 Snider Plaza
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 363-2683
Fax: (214) 363-6474
Amalfi Coast Music Festival and Institute
An international project promoted by the "Jacopo Napoli" Academy and Artis International, sponsored by the Catholic University of Washington, USA, and by the Center of Musical Studies; offers a variety of courses including vocal instruction and an opera workshop in conjunction with AIDA (Accademia Internazionale Delle Arti ROMA).
Center of Musical Studies
5402 Duvall Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 320-9046
Fax: (301)229-1059
Art Song Festival
c/o The Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH
(216) 791-5000 ext. 299
Fax: (217) 707-0224
kmk20@po.cwru.edu
Aspen Music Festival and School
ASOP (American Singers Opera Project)
173 Riverside Drive #14C
New York, NY 10024
(212) 969-0090
http://hometown.aol.com/ASOPinc/
Austrian American Mozart Academy
Dr. Sheila Siobhan, Dir. of Curriculum & U.S. Operations
8301 Zyle Road, Austin, Texas 78737
Tel/Fax: (512) 301-3739
http://hometown.aol.com/aamamozart/index.htm
Banff Center for the Arts
Theatre Arts Box 1020, Station # 21 Banff, AB
T0L 0C0
Phone: (403) 762 6365
BASOTI (Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute)
P.O. Box 10243, San Rafael, CA 94912
BASOTI Hot-Line
(415) 255-3333
Bel Canto Northwest Vocal Institute
Department of Music, Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 725-3150
Fax: (503) 725-8215
www.extended.pdx.edu/summer/belcanto.htm
Beyond Limits Masterclass
Coach/accompanist Daniel Ragone and stage director Lucinda Winslow's 6 class
series focuses on arias and scenes, culminating in a performance. $350. Call for
times and dates.
Hotel Ansonia
2109 Broadway, Ste. 4-157
New York, NY 10023
(212) 724-4987 (phone and fax)
Brevard Music Center
P.O. Box 312
1000 Probart St.
Brevard, NC 28712
Admin Phone: (828) 884-2011
Fax:(828) 884-2036
Admissions Office: 828) 884-2975
High School and College divisions
Bel Canto Institute
210 West 70 Street #1107
New York, NY 10023
212-580-9382
www.acol.com/summersinging/BelCanto.htm
Britten-Pears School
Aldeburgh Productions
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1SP
enquiries@aldeburghfestivals.org
www.aldeburgh.co.uk/brittenpears
Chautauqua Summer School for the Fine and Performing Arts
P.O. Box 1098, Dept. 6
Chautaqua, NY 14722
(716) 357-6233
Fax: (716) 357-9014
Crittenden Opera Workshop
Dorian Opera Theatre
Note: Although the site calls this an apprenticeship program, there is a
participation fee.
(319) 387-1737 or (319) 387-1730
Elysium: Between Two Continents
212-870-6784
www.milinabarrypr.com/clients/elysium.html
EPCASO (Ezio Pinza Council for American Singers of Opera)
Duquesne University
School of Music
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone/Fax: (412) 766-4712
Daniel Ferro Vocal Program
575 Madison Avenue
Suite 1006 New York, NY 10022
Tel & Fax: +43-2252-81812
Friends in Citta' delle Pieve
Italian Cultural Immersion/Performance Program
Tel: 215-545-4385
Peter Harrower Summer Opera Workshop
Georgia State University School of Music
Atlanta, GA
(404) 651-1550
Fax: (404) 651-1583
Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
www.hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org
Intermezzo Young Artists Training Program
PO Box 370246
Hartford, CT 06137-0246
860-796-3535
IIVA (International Institute of Vocal Arts)
220 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1301
New York, New York 10001
International Symphonic Opera Workshop
Workshop in the Czech Republic provides opportunity to sing a role in a fully
staged production. The organization can also record you with a full orchestra ,
for a fee.
Dr. Harry M.B. Hurwitz
281 Pacific Ave.
Toronto, ON M6P 2P8
Canada
Telephone: (416) 760-9319
Fax: (416) 762-6258
Israel Vocal Arts Institute
220 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1301
New York, New York 10001
La Fontenille
Prof David Smythe
1, rue du Couchant
11120 Ventenac en Minervois
France
Phone: 00 33 468 32 15 63
Lake Placid Institute International Vocal Seminar
P.O. Box 988
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(800) 226-0728 or (518) 523-1312
Fax: (518) 523-5354
Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2899
(805) 969-4726
Fax: (805) 969-0686
Oberlin at Casalmaggiore
The Office of Outreach Programs
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074-1588
440-775-8044
Fax: 440-775-6840
www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/casalmaggiore.html
Opera Lirica a Orvieto
245 West 107th Street, #11H
New York City, NY 10025
Telephone / Fax 212 866 6078
Opera Overture
PO Box 13897
Los Angeles, CA 90013
phone/fax : (310) 370-8135
Opera Theater of Lucca
Opera in the Ozarks
Opera in the Ozarks
6311 Hwy 62 West
Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
(501) 253.8595
Opera Festival di Roma
Directed by Louisa Panou. Not to be confused with the program run by Marilyn
Tyler, known variously as Rome Festival Opera, aka International Opera Academy
in Rome, aka the NewOperaFestival di Roma
445 Willow Lake Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(804) 984-4945
Fax: (804) 984-5220
OperaWorks
Granada Hills, CA
Phone and FAX: (818)831-9597
Pro Voce
Salzburg Summer Academy Mozarteum (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg)
Offers a variety of courses including vocal instruction and performance-related
issues.
Schwarzstraße 26
5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43 662 6198 – 0
http://www.moz.ac.at/english/index.shtml
Sarteano Chamber Choral Workshop
Brian O'Connell,, Director
27 Patterson Road
Lexington, MA 02421
Tel.: 781-652-0158
www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com
Franz-Schubert-Institut
Dr. Deen Larsen, Director
Gartengasse 34
A-2500 Baden bei Wein
Austria
Tel/Fax: +43-2252-81812
Seagle Music Colony
Darren K. Woods, General Director
Neil Semer Voice Institute
Roberta Cunningham
Wilhelmshavener Str. 70
10551 Berlin
Telefon: +49/30/398 77 422
Mobil: +49/172/273 52 80
Fax: +49/30/398 77 432
or
Neil Semer
252 7th Ave. Suite 9 Q
New York, NY 10001
Phone/fax: (212) 265-6454
Cellular Germany: +49.174.321 98 93
Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium
760 West End Avenue, Suite 3-A
New York, NY 10025
(212) 663-4440
Fax: (212) 663-4440
Steans Institute at Ravinia Festival
400 Iris Lane
Highland Park, Illinois 60035
(847) 266-5106
Fax: (847) 266-5063
Email: siya@mail.ravinia.org
Summer Music in Tuscany
383 Skyline Lakes Dr
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Phone: 973-809-1082
Tanglewood Music Center
301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone #: 617-638-9230
Fax #: 617-638-9342
University of Miami School of Music at Salzburg
PO Box 248165
Coral Gables, FL 33124
www.music.miami.edu/spprogs/salzweb
VocalArts Northwest
11803 NE 144th Place
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 820-9748
Wesley Balk Opera/Musical Theater Institute
309 Prince St #250
Saint Paul, MN 55101
(651) 298-9913
Fax: (651) 298-9924
Worldwide Classroom
Not specifically for singing programs, this organization is a consortium of
international schools. The site provides links to a wide variety of institutions
offering cultural courses including language, cooking, and art. There is also
helpful information on travel and selecting the right program, along with
feedback from participants.
Box 1166
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1166
FAX: (414) 224-3466
Young Artists Festival Bayreuth (Festival Junger Künstler Bayreuth)
A vocal and instrumental festival for young artists aged 18 – 25.
Äussere Badstraße 7a
D-95448 Bayreuth
Germany