Saluzzo Opera Academy

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Italian Opera Training

Nestled in the foothills of the Italian Alps between Milan and Nice, sits a beautiful 14th century monastery, home to Saluzzo Opera Academy’s professional development program. Expand your operatic training this summer: perform with orchestra and fully immerse yourself in Italian language and culture at the sister academy of Berlin Opera Academy.
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Le nozze di Figaro & Don Giovanni

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Festival Singers

Perform a role with orchestra in fully staged operas at Saluzzo Opera Academy. Immerse yourself in Italian culture while taking part in masterclasses and workshops with leading instructors. Hone key artistic skills like technique, acting and self-promotion.

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Orchestra Musicians

Play in Saluzzo Opera Academy’s summer operas as part of a chamber orchestra led by world-class conductors. Get involved in masterclasses and workshops with leading musicians and develop your own skills as an orchestral musician.

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Apprentice Program

Bring opera to life from behind the scenes. As part of the core team, we aim to give you focus and skills for future employment, while building your portfolio under the guidance of our directors and staff.

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Mastery in opera

SOA trainging program for artists and professionals provides its musicians with tools for their craft that are essential for growth in today’s operatic landscape. Musical, linguistic and stagecraft training is developed for each artist as an individual.

A Typical Day

Read about a typical day for singers and orchestra musicians, filled with educational opportunities as well as opportunity for cultural immersion.

Intensive Language Course

Gain linguistic mastery with regular, intensive language classes and coachings while living in Italy.

Alcina

Alcina is one of Händel’s most beloved operas in the repertoire and appears consistently among the most frequently performed operas.

Giulio Cesare

Giulio Cesare is an opera seria in three acts composed by George Frederic Händel and is now one of the most often performed Baroque operas.

Summer Training in Italy

Opera

Opera

Italian Opera performances with full orchestra

Wine

Wine

Taste world renowned Barolo and Barbaresco wines produced locally

The Alps

The Alps

Journey through the Italian Alps

Language

Language

Language immersion and focused diction training

Espresso

Espresso

Share authentic Italian espresso with friends

Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre

Visit the stunning ‘Cinque Terre’ en route to Monaco and Nice

Acting

Acting

Explore the drama and intention that brings your character to life

Pizza

Pizza

Delight in the best pizza the world over

Tuscany

Tuscany

Adventure through the vineyards and cypress trees of Tuscany

Berlin & Saluzzo Opera Academy

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Charlotte Hoather, Soprano

For myself, the most interesting piece of knowledge that I have gained is that your own artistic individuality is key to your performance, allowing you to enjoy being the person you are on and offstage. Like a wonderful piece of art some people will love you and others, whose tastes differ may not. But I know that if I sing with all my heart, demonstrating who I am as a performer with my own bells and whistles, then I know that I can be honest with the story and let my body sing from my soul.

Katie Castro, Soprano

Overall I had a great experience and I would happily do it again. I learned a lot, but I also feel like I have a clear idea of what I need to work on when I get back home!

Jessica Harris, Soprano

Thank you! I loved the whole experience. Suggested improvements were literally tiny things that I had to think really hard to even come up with, if the program stays exactly as is it is fabulous. Everyone working there is so lovely & helpful. I’ve come away absolutely inspired. Thank you!

Rozanna Madylus, Mezzo-Soprano

I was, however, blown away by the outstanding level of teaching and will be most definitely recommending BOA [SOA’s sister academy] to other young singers.

Carla Cottini, Soprano

It was an amazing real world experience. [The director] treated us probably the same way he treats the singers at the Theatre, asked us to put ourselves completely into new ideas and really made my brain and my instincts work a lot. I would love to work with him again. Definitely.





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Via dell'Annunziata 1B - 12037 Saluzzo CN, Italia
Phone: +491723260715