Bayerische Opernakademie / Bavarian Opera Academy
Workshops & Auditions in Bavaria, Germany
These workshops are intended for professional opera singers who need assistance with their breakthrough in their international opera careers. At the end of each workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to audition for an important Opera / Casting Director.
Program:
- Audition Training
(repertoire, expression, acting & movement skills etc.)
- Vocal Technique
& audition for opera houses
These workshops are intended for professional opera singers who need assistance with their breakthrough in their international opera careers. At the end of each workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to audition for an important Opera / Casting Director.
Program:
- Audition Training
(repertoire, expression, acting & movement skills etc.)
- Vocal Technique
& audition for opera houses
upcoming workshops and application procedure
- October 2nd - October 8th 2018 - already full
(audition for Björn Peters, Director of Artist Office of Semperoper Dresden on October 7th)
- October 17th - October 22th 2018 - already full
(audition for Immling Opera Festival)
- November 6th - November 12th 2018 - already full
(audition for Martina Franck, Casting Director of Opera Köln on November 11th)
- January 15th - January 21st 2019
(audition for Heribert Germeshausen, General Manager of Opera Dortmund on January 20th)
- February 12th - February 18th 2019
(audition for Reinhard Linden, Opera Director of Opera Kiel on February 17th)
- March 2019 (further information will follow soon)
- April 9th - April 15th 2019
(audition for Stephen Harrison, Operndirektor of Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf on April 14th)
- May 2019 (further information will follow soon)
previous workshops...
Attention: All auditions & lessons will be held at Bavarian Opera Academy in Schönberg!
These workshops are meant exclusively for singers who possess the potential for international careers as opera singers. We select the participants through application. In order to book a slot at our workshop, please send your request to our Casting Adviser Monika Hauswalter. Contact dates are listed below.
(audition for Björn Peters, Director of Artist Office of Semperoper Dresden on October 7th)
- October 17th - October 22th 2018 - already full
(audition for Immling Opera Festival)
- November 6th - November 12th 2018 - already full
(audition for Martina Franck, Casting Director of Opera Köln on November 11th)
- January 15th - January 21st 2019
(audition for Heribert Germeshausen, General Manager of Opera Dortmund on January 20th)
- February 12th - February 18th 2019
(audition for Reinhard Linden, Opera Director of Opera Kiel on February 17th)
- March 2019 (further information will follow soon)
- April 9th - April 15th 2019
(audition for Stephen Harrison, Operndirektor of Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf on April 14th)
- May 2019 (further information will follow soon)
previous workshops...
Attention: All auditions & lessons will be held at Bavarian Opera Academy in Schönberg!
These workshops are meant exclusively for singers who possess the potential for international careers as opera singers. We select the participants through application. In order to book a slot at our workshop, please send your request to our Casting Adviser Monika Hauswalter. Contact dates are listed below.
In our auditions with IOA Management on May 2018 at Finnish National Opera were representatives from Finnish National Opera, Estonian National Oper, Danish National Opera (Copenhagen), Opera Erfurt, State Opera Hamburg, State Opera Stuttgart, Staatstheater Oldenburg, Opera Tampere, Opera Palermo (Teatro Massimo), Opera Tarto, Opera Magdeburg, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Semperoper Dresden, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.
teachers
- Kalle Kanttila, Director & Artist Manager of IOA Management
More info...
- Monika Hauswalter, Casting Consultant of IOA Management & voice teacher
More info...
More info...
- Monika Hauswalter, Casting Consultant of IOA Management & voice teacher
More info...
Here's one interview with our Bavarian Opera Academy's director Kalle Kanttila talking with Thomas Janda (Opera Magazine "Der neue Merker") about the agency and the recently founded Bavarian Opera Academy!
http://der-neue-merker.eu/kalle-kantilla-tenor-und-agenturchef-immer-in-vollem-einsatz
http://der-neue-merker.eu/kalle-kantilla-tenor-und-agenturchef-immer-in-vollem-einsatz
OnlineMerker has written a nice article about our workshop & audition at Joroinen Music Festival in Finland!
"Ein solches Vorsingen ist für die meisten Sänger (sofern sie nicht bei einem großen Wettbewerb entdeckt werden) ein unverzichtbarer Schritt, bei dem es sich zeigt, ob sich die jungen Künstler selber richtig einschätzen können, d.h. ob sie wissen, für welches Fach bzw. welche Partien ihre Stimme am besten geeignet ist, und wie sie sich bei aller verständlichen Nervosität, häufig noch unter ungünstigen akustischen Bedingungen, präsentieren sollten..."
weiter lesen...
"Ein solches Vorsingen ist für die meisten Sänger (sofern sie nicht bei einem großen Wettbewerb entdeckt werden) ein unverzichtbarer Schritt, bei dem es sich zeigt, ob sich die jungen Künstler selber richtig einschätzen können, d.h. ob sie wissen, für welches Fach bzw. welche Partien ihre Stimme am besten geeignet ist, und wie sie sich bei aller verständlichen Nervosität, häufig noch unter ungünstigen akustischen Bedingungen, präsentieren sollten..."
weiter lesen...
price list (without accommodation & audition)
Choose one of the following options + audition)
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1. Vocal Technique + Audition Training: 290€
- 1 private voice lesson with Monika Hauswalter (à 45 min) - 1 private voice lesson with Monika Hauswalter & accompanist (à 45 min) - 2 private audition training sessions with Kalle Kanttila & accompanist (à 45 min) 2. Audition Training: 360€ - 4 private audition training sessions with Kalle Kanttila & accompanist (4 x 45 min) 3. Vocal Technique + Audition Training: 300€ - 1 private lessons with Monika Hauswalter (à 45 min) - 2 private lesson with Monika Hauswalter & accompanist (à 45 min) - 1 private audition training session with Kalle Kanttila & accompanist (à 45 min) + Audition: 100€ for important opera/ casting director (ca. 20-30 min including audition, feedback & accompanist) |
NEW!!! (weekend special for opera professionals)
(Only for singer who are engage already in important opera houses) Friday + Saturday 4. Workshop & Audition during the Weekend: 390€ (all inclusive: lessons + audition + accommodation) - 2 private audition training sessions with Kalle Kanttila & accompanist (à 45 min) on Friday & Saturday - audition for opera/casting director on Sunday - accommodation in a double room from Friday to Sunday 5. Workshop & Audition during the Weekend: 430€ (all inclusive: lessons + audition + accommodation) - 1 private voice lesson with Monika Hauswalter (à 45 min) - 1 private voice lesson with Monika Hauswalter & accompanist (à 45 min) - 1 private audition training sessions with Kalle Kanttila & accompanist (à 45 min) on Friday or Saturday - audition for opera/casting director on Sunday - accommodation in a double room from Friday to Sunday |
Attention: All auditions & lessons will be held in Schönberg!
accommodation
In double room: 150€/person (6 nights) - meals are NOT included
In single room: 270€ (6 nights) - meals are NOT included
There are two well equipped kitchens in the building & many cheap restaurants in the surroundings.
Here you can find some photos about our venues...
In single room: 270€ (6 nights) - meals are NOT included
There are two well equipped kitchens in the building & many cheap restaurants in the surroundings.
Here you can find some photos about our venues...
Please email us, should you have any kind of problem with filling in the application form. Here the email address: info@bavarian-opera-academy.com
The capacity of the workshop & audition is limited. In case of interest, please send the application form as soon as possible!
The capacity of the workshop & audition is limited. In case of interest, please send the application form as soon as possible!
LocationGrubmühle 37, 94513 Schönberg
Bavaria, Germany info@bavarian-opera-academy.com More info about our venues.. Timetable for the bus... |
In our auditions with IOA Management on September 2017 at Bavarian State Opera were representatives from Bavarian State Opera, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Wiener Staatsoper, Finnish National Opera, Salzburg Osterfestspiele, L’Opéra de Lille, Opera Graz, Opera St. Gallen, Opera Klagenfurt, Opera Basel, Opera Bonn, Nationaltheater Weimar, Opera Augsburg, Opera Biel-Solothurn, State Opera Nürnberg, Opera Novara, Italy, Opera Tartu, Estonia, Opera Magdeburg, Opera Malmö, Sweden, Sofia National Opera , Opera Coburg, Opera Regensburg, Volksoper Wien, Opera Trier, Staatstheater München, Opera Bielefeld, Opera Classica Europa, Staufer-Festspiele, State Opera Braunschweig, Gut Immling Opera Festival