MARK SAMPSON
Artistic Director
Voice teacher, Bass in German "A" houses, founder of several successful summer academies
09:00 - 10:00
German Language Classes
10:00 - 11:00
Movement Class
11:00 - 12:00
Coachings / Audition Training
13:00 - 16:00
Staging Rehearsal
17:00 - 20:00
Staging Rehearsal
With the goal of introducing performers to Europe's largest music market and providing the necessary skills needed to audition there, participants will look forward to a four-week immersive experience.
Voice teacher, Bass in German "A" houses, founder of several successful summer academies
Guest conducted the NY Philharmonic, Former artistic director and GMD of German opera houses
Conductor at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London since 2010 and heard on BBC
General Music Director at the Plauen-Zwickau Theater
Guest Conductor and Teacher at renowned opera houses such as San Francisco Opera, Frankfurt Opera & Komische Oper Berlin
Head of Opera Studies at Guildhall School of Music
Artistic Director of the MTO-German-Austrian Opera Grant
Administrator of Summer Music Programs in US and Europe, Graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Critically acclaimed international stage designer and media scenographer
Artistic Director of ManyTracks, formerly at the Stadttheater Würzburg and Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt
Staff Producer at Staatsoper Berlin and Teatro alla Scala and the Rossini Opera Festival
Professor and voice teacher, with an extensive performance history including the NY Philharmonic
Bass soloist at Berlin Staatsoper, Oper Leipzig, National Theater Mannheim, Opéra de Lille, Opéra Montpellier, La Scala Milano, and National de Paris
Conductor and pianist, currently a Kapellmeister and Korrepetitor at the Luzerner Theater
World-renowned mezzo-soprano at the MET, Opéra National de Paris, DOB &amo; Hamburgische Staatsoper
Artist manager and agent in the German opera scene, founder and head of CICADA con since 1999
Choreographer, Performer and former Dancer with the Komische Oper Berlin and ROH
€ 2950: Studio Program Tuition
€ 5450: Festival Singer Tuition
Thanks to our donors, we are able to offer over €150,000 in scholarships to successful applicants.
Note: Festival singers are those who have been cast in one of the opera productions. Studio singers are those who have been offered a place in the BOA Studio for Vocal Training.