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OPERA
LIRICA
A ORVIETO*
For Young Professional &
Pre-Professional Singers
July 4-25, 2001
Susan Ormont, Artistic
Director
Faculty:
Susan Ormont Program
Director/Voice Teacher; Director, The Auditions Project;
Voice Faculty, Boston University & Institute for
Advanced Theatre Training at the American Repertory Theatre;
Past President, National Association of Teachers of Singing,
NY Chapter (1997-2000). Vocal studios in NY and Boston.
Dr. Claudia Novack
Assistant Director/Voice Teacher; Brandeis University,
Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at the American
Repertory Theatre. Vocal studios in NY and Boston.
Nyela Basney
Conductor/Coach/Director Orvieto Musica. Principal
conductor/Musical Director credits include American Symphony
Orchestra, Chamber Opera Texas, Massepequa Symphony, Roberts
Wesleyan College Community Orchestra, Rochester
Philharmonic, Shreveport Symphony.
Susan Webb Coach/Pianist.
Assistant Conductor/Coach Metropolitan Opera; former opera
affiliations with Boston Symphony, Tanglewood Institute,
Kirov Opera, Bayreuther Festspiele, Lyric Opera of Chicago,
San Francisco Opera, Australia Opera.
Tara Emerson
Coach/Pianist, Southern Methodist University, Utah Festival
Opera, American Institute of Musical Studies (Graz,
Austria), International Institute of Vocal Studies (Chiari,
Italy). Official pianist for auditions for Dallas Opera, MET
National Council, San Francisco Opera.
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Numerous Performance
Opportunities
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Young Professional Program
Scheduled Concerts (Arias, Ensembles, Chamber
works) including Orvieto, Porto Ercole and cities
in Umbria
Performance opportunities with piano or chamber
ensemble in Opera Lirica/Orvieto Musica
Concerts
Competition to select singers to sing with
Orvieto
Musica Chamber Orchestra
Pre-Professional Training Program
Final Concert in Orvieto
Performance possibilities with piano in Orvieto
Musica In-House Concerts (chamber pieces coached by
Orvieto Musica Faculty)
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Programs
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Young Professional Program
designed for post-graduate singers and
exceptional students who are about to embark on
careers
Pre-Professional Training Program
for graduate and undergraduate singers who are
pursuing career-oriented training
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Additional
Offerings
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Italian Immersion Lunches, Participants may
audit all classes and participate in events and
trips offered by Orvieto Musica, Optional
sightseeing on weekends, Chamber pieces coached by
Orvieto Musica/Opera Lirica Faculty
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Weekly
Offerings
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- Voice lessons and audition consultations
- Coachings conducted in Italian or English
- Daily classes in Italian language and text
work with professional Italian language teacher:
Beginning & Intermediate/Advanced levels
offered
- Master classes on auditioning, role
preparation, interpretation, and working with
conductors
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Limited
Enrollment
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Audition required beginning in November (video
with high quality audio may be considered).
Acceptance of qualified participants will be
conducted on a rolling admissions basis.
Non-refundable application fee $25 includes
pianist. Fee of $2400*
(deposits of $500 due by March 1) includes tuition,
room, board (2 meals). Transportation not included.
Send photo, résumé, and non
refundable application fee of $25 to:
Susan Ormont, Opera Lirica, 245 West 107th Street,
#11H, New York City, NY, 10025
Telephone / Fax 212 866 6078 E-mail
sormont@aol.com
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after
March 1, fee is $2500
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*Opera Lirica collaborates
with the international chamber music festival
Orvieto Musica,
Inc., an annual International Chamber Music Workshop in
Orvieto, Italy. The 2001 workshop will be from July 4 to 25,
and enrollment is limited to 35 advanced instrumentalists.
For more information about Orvieto Musica, please call
212 304 9726 or e-mail
ayeung@acusd.edu.
Nyela Basney & Angela Yeung are Directors of Orvieto
Musica.
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