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
Unfortunately, we are forced to cancel also our upcoming workshops in January due to Covid-19 restrictions.
On the other hand, we are totally thrilled to announce that we have found new venues in Regensburg and from February 2021 onwards, our workshops are going to take place in this gorgeous city, located between Munich & Nuremberg.
- February 10th - February 14th 2021 CANCELED!!
(audition for André Bücker, Artistic Director (Intendant) of State Opera Augsburg, on February 14th)
- March 17th - March 21st
(audition for Annette Weber, Operndirektor of Hamburg State Opera, on March 21st)
- April 14th - April 18th
(audition for Michael Fichtenholz, Operndirektor of Opera Zürich on April 18th)
- May 12th - May 16th)
(audition for Boris Ignatov, Casting Director of State Opera Stuttgart)
The safety of our participants is important for us and we strictly adhere to the health instructions of the government. Every session will be held as an individual coaching (meaning teacher, pianist & participant) and won't be open to the other participants.
Here you can find further instructions in German regarding our safety and hygiene concepts during the workshop.
The capacity of the workshop & audition is limited. In case of interest, please send the application form as soon as possible! All the workshops & auditions will be held at our academy in Regensburg, unless otherwise stated.
previous workshops...
On the other hand, we are totally thrilled to announce that we have found new venues in Regensburg and from February 2021 onwards, our workshops are going to take place in this gorgeous city, located between Munich & Nuremberg.
- February 10th - February 14th 2021 CANCELED!!
(audition for André Bücker, Artistic Director (Intendant) of State Opera Augsburg, on February 14th)
- March 17th - March 21st
(audition for Annette Weber, Operndirektor of Hamburg State Opera, on March 21st)
- April 14th - April 18th
(audition for Michael Fichtenholz, Operndirektor of Opera Zürich on April 18th)
- May 12th - May 16th)
(audition for Boris Ignatov, Casting Director of State Opera Stuttgart)
The safety of our participants is important for us and we strictly adhere to the health instructions of the government. Every session will be held as an individual coaching (meaning teacher, pianist & participant) and won't be open to the other participants.
Here you can find further instructions in German regarding our safety and hygiene concepts during the workshop.
The capacity of the workshop & audition is limited. In case of interest, please send the application form as soon as possible! All the workshops & auditions will be held at our academy in Regensburg, unless otherwise stated.
previous workshops...
Link to the price list and application form...
Bavarian Opera Academy
The Bavarian Opera Academy is a training centre which was established in Germany by Finnish opera agent Kalle Kanttila. The Bavarian Opera Academy organises monthly workshops for young singing talents. The purpose of these workshops is to build bridges between singers and opera houses, and to assist young singers with their breakthrough in their international opera careers.
BOA workshop participants have had so far the opportunity to audition for directors of the following opera houses: Vienna State Opera, Opera Cologne, Opera San Francisco, Berlin State Opera, Opera Dortmund, Opera Leipzig, Danish Royal Opera, Volksoper Wien, Weimar National Theater, Semperoper Dresden, Theater an der Wien, State Opera Hamburg, State Opera Hannover, State Opera Kasse, State Opera Braunschweig, State Opera Stuttgart, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, State Opera Nuremberg and the opera houses of Essen, Heidelberg, Detmold, Regensburg, Bonn and Basel.
BOA workshop participants have had so far the opportunity to audition for directors of the following opera houses: Vienna State Opera, Opera Cologne, Opera San Francisco, Berlin State Opera, Opera Dortmund, Opera Leipzig, Danish Royal Opera, Volksoper Wien, Weimar National Theater, Semperoper Dresden, Theater an der Wien, State Opera Hamburg, State Opera Hannover, State Opera Kasse, State Opera Braunschweig, State Opera Stuttgart, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, State Opera Nuremberg and the opera houses of Essen, Heidelberg, Detmold, Regensburg, Bonn and Basel.
IOA Management (Artist Management)
"IOA Management" is one of the most influential opera agencies in Europe with offices in Munich & Helsinki. IOA Management does not only work with all German Opera houses but also with important international opera houses such as the Royal Opera Stockholm, Danish Royal Opera, London Covent Garden, Paris National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Maggio Musicale di Firenze, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Glyndebourne Festival, Mariinsky Theater, Opera Tenerife, Teatro Real Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Opera Lyon, just to name a few. Besides their strong presence in Europe, IOA Management is one of the very few European opera agencies to collaborate also with almost all American opera houses including the New York Metropolitan Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Seattle Opera, Philadelphia, among many others.
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..."
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"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...
LocationBayerische Opernakademie
Rote-Hahnen-Gasse 5, 93047 Regensburg Contact: info@bavarian-opera-academy.com The closest airports are Munich & Nürnberg |
In our auditions with IOA Management on February 2019 at Opera Essen were representatives from Deutsche Opera am Rhein Düsseldorf, Opera Dortmund, Opera Bonn, State Opera Stuttgart, Opera Lyon, Nederlandse Reisopera, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Semperoper Dresden, Opera Detmold, State Opera Hannover, Opera Graz, Opera St. Gallen, Opera Wuppertal, Opera Koblenz, Bregenz Opera Festival, Oper Freiburg, Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach, Opera Cairo (Egypt), Opera Gelsenkirchen, Opera Köln, Bruckner-House Linz, PromFest Pärnu, Estonia, Tartu Opera, Estonia, State Opera Oldenburg, Teatro Coccia di Novara and the producer of television channel ZDF.
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.
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