Opera Studio: Italian Belcanto (Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini)
15 Apr, 2026Application Deadline
JulStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
For classical voice students and young artists, strengthen your singing skills and deepen your understanding of belcanto repertoire from Mozart to Puccini. Meet and attend technique and repertoire masterclasses with world renowned artists and teachers, including celebrated soprano Lisette Oropesa (pictured), who will present the course’s flagship masterclass, Baroque and Mozart specialist Italian soprano Francesca Aspromonte, distinguished conductor Sebastiano Rolli, a great specialist in belcanto repertoire, and course director Francesco Izzo, one of today’s leading scholars and pedagogues of Italian opera. The intensive course consists of one-to-one lessons, workshops, and masterclasses, connecting you with internationally renowned singers, conductors, teachers, and scholars. Each participant will have a minimum of two one-to-one coaching sessions (45 minutes each) with Professor Izzo and two voice lessons (45 minutes each) with our wonderful voice teachers, and an Italian diction workshop with Izzo and Rolli. The course will introduce you to fundamental resources and music editions, will provide insights into vocal technique and performance practices, and will culminate in you performing at a final concert, accompanied at the piano by Francesco Izzo! A professional video of the final concert will be provided to all participants.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
For classical voice students and young artists, strengthen your singing skills and deepen your understanding of belcanto repertoire from Mozart to Puccini. Meet and attend technique and repertoire masterclasses with world renowned artists and teachers, including celebrated soprano Lisette Oropesa (pictured), who will present the course’s flagship masterclass, Baroque and Mozart specialist Italian soprano Francesca Aspromonte, distinguished conductor Sebastiano Rolli, a great specialist in belcanto repertoire, and course director Francesco Izzo, one of today’s leading scholars and pedagogues of Italian opera. The intensive course consists of one-to-one lessons, workshops, and masterclasses, connecting you with internationally renowned singers, conductors, teachers, and scholars. Each participant will have a minimum of two one-to-one coaching sessions (45 minutes each) with Professor Izzo and two voice lessons (45 minutes each) with our wonderful voice teachers, and an Italian diction workshop with Izzo and Rolli. The course will introduce you to fundamental resources and music editions, will provide insights into vocal technique and performance practices, and will culminate in you performing at a final concert, accompanied at the piano by Francesco Izzo! A professional video of the final concert will be provided to all participants.
Admission Requirements
120+
92+
6.5+
67+
Need to have completed at least one year of Undergraduate study and be a classical voice student.
15 Apr 2026
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