Opera Programs Berlin

🌟 Happy holidays from us! 🌟
Wishing you health, joy and a fantastic 2025!

💫FACULTY SPOTLIGHT💫

We are thrilled to introduce
KATHLEEN PARKER
Red Tape Translation, Founder & Owner
(Opera Cologne, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Nordhausen, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater)
who will be leading 3 sessions
1. ‘Working as a Musician in Germany, the Practical Side - Registration, Insurance, Finding an Apartment, Moving with a Family‘
2. ‘All Things German Immigration - Structure, Law, Bureaucracy & Resources’
3. ‘Taxes & Financial Planning’
during our program
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO RELOCATING TO GERMANY AS A SINGER©
JANUARY 18-28, 2024
ONLINE
60-day on-demand replay
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Full information and registration on our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/relocatingtogermany.html

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We are thrilled to introduce
REBEKAH ROTA
(Operintendantin Oper Wuppertal)
who will be speaking about
‘Structure of the German Theater System and Casting for It’
during our program
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO RELOCATING TO GERMANY AS A SINGER©
JANUARY 18-28, 2024
ONLINE
60-day replay
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Full information and registration on our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/relocatingtogermany.html

💫FACULTY SPOTLIGHT💫
We are thrilled to introduce
THOMAS FLORIO
(Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Hamburg, Opéra national de Lorraine, Staatsoper Hannover, Theater Magdeburg)
who will be speaking about
‘Building a Life & Career in Germany - Fest, Guest, Freelance, & Everything in Between’
during our program
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO RELOCATING TO GERMANY AS A SINGER©
JANUARY 18-28, 2024
ONLINE
60-day replay
**
Full information and registration on our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/relocatingtogermany.html

We’re back! And with one of our all-time most popular programs:
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO RELOCATING TO GERMANY AS A SINGER©
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With updated information and some of the industry’s leading voices on all things Opera in Germany, this program will give you everything you need to know – and didn’t even know you need to know – about relocating to Germany as a singer.

Program faculty: Kathleen Parker, Rebekah Rota, Thomas Florio, Julie Wyma, and Anastasia Inniss.

Topics include:
- visas and immigration
- types of singing work, auditions, and casting
- insurance and bank accounts
- pension, taxes, and financial planning
- language acquisition
- apartments and utilities
- families
- the structure of the German theater system
- integration and building a life in Germany
- …and much more!

The program include 6 90-minute sessions, with a 60-day replay of all session recordings, as well as materials and resources on all topics.
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Complete information and registration: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/relocatingtogermany.html
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LAST DAY TO REGISTER!
Register on our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/dramatics.html

📣 Only 2 days left to register!!!!!!!!
🌟 Come and learn from the absolute best!
🏆 Merit-based partial scholarships available
📝 Register on our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/dramatics.html

Did you know that we give partial scholarships?
Apply per email with a resume/CV and a recording @ [email protected]
Full information is on this masterclass series is on our website:
https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/dramatics.html

💫 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT 💫
We are thrilled to introduce
JEANNE-MICHÈLE CHARBONNET
(Deutsche Oper Berlin, Geneva Opera, Teatro San Carlo, Edinburgh Festival , Opéra National de Paris, Liceu Barcelona, Teatro Municipal Santiago, Opéra de Nantes, Deutsche Oper Berlin, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Teatro Real-Madrid)​
who is going to lead one of the masterclasses in our ALL ABOUT DRAMATIC & SPINTO VOICES -
THE MASTERCLASS SERIES©
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After over 25 years as a leading international dramatic soprano, New Orleans-native, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet has re-focused her career in sharing her knowledge and experience in the voice studio. She is currently Professor of Voice and Head of the Voice Department at Haute Ecole de Musique, Lausanne, Professor of Voice at Conservatorium van Amsterdam, works closely with the artists of the Dutch National Opera Academy and maintains a private studio. Ms. Charbonnet is on the faculty of Music Academy International, and is Co-Artistic Director and Master Teacher at the Indemini Festival in Indemini, Switzerland.
Ms. Charbonnet has appeared on the stages of the Opéra National de Paris, Teatro Real (Madrid), Deutsche Oper (Berlin), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona). Teatro Comunale di Firenze (Florence), Teatro Massimo (Palermo), La Monnaie (Brussels), San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Teatro Municipal (Santiago, Chile), to name a few.
Early in her career, Ms. Charbonnet sang the Italian and Russian spinto roles moving into the German and Contemporary repertoire in her 30’s.
She has sung all the dramatic Wagner heroines and over 50 other lead roles.… read full bio on our website.
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Further information and registration: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/dramatics.html

💫 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT 💫
We are thrilled to introduce
DR. STEPHANIE WEISS
(Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Oper Frankfurt, San Diego Opera, Oper Dortmund, Oper Köln, Berlin Philharmonic, AIMS, Oper Leipzig)
who is going to lead one of the masterclasses in our ALL ABOUT DRAMATIC & SPINTO VOICES -
THE MASTERCLASS SERIES©
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Stephanie Weiss, mezzo-soprano, was a Regional Finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and recipient of a Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation from Mannes College of Music. As the winner of the American Berlin Opera Foundation Competition, she became a member of Deutsche Oper Berlin as a Stipendiatin, where in her first season, while still a soprano, she sang Frasquita (Carmen), Musetta, Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Gerhilde (Die Walküre), and Schlafittchen in the Berlin premiere of Das Traumfresserchen.
Ms. Weiss continues to be a regular guest at Deutsche Oper Berlin, where she has sung Marianne Leitmetzerin (Der Rosenkavalier), Aufseherin (Elektra), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Grimgerde (Die Walküre), Johanna [cover] (Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen Johanna), and Venus [cover] (Tannhäuser) in the company’s tour to Beijing. Other appearances include Opera Orchestra of New York under Eve Queler at Carnegie Hall as Rose (Lakmé), Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden as Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) and Marthe (Faust), at Oper Frankfurt as Musetta, and at Stadttheater Bern, San Diego Opera, Oper Dortmund, and Oper Köln as Marianne Leitmetzerin. She debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic… read full bio on our website.
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Further information and registration: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/dramatics.html

We are thrilled to announce our next Masterclass Series focusing on dramatic and spinto voices.
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ALL ABOUT DRAMATIC VOICES -
THE MASTERCLASS SERIES©
on
April 6-9, 2024 | online
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There’s nothing quite like the thrill of hearing a dramatic or spinto voice hitting high (or low) notes!

But how does a dramatic- or spinto-voiced singer go about building a solid, reliable vocal technique and an operatic career?

How does one get stage experience and build necessary connections while waiting for the voice to fully mature?

Is a Fest position right for a dramatic or spinto voice?

Is the German Theatre system the market for me?

Shall I Mozart or not?

​How shall I handle voice and Fach transitions?

​This masterclass series brings together world-class dramatic singers with very different career paths to answer those questions and more. Each of them will lead 120-minute masterclasses on everything you ever wanted to know about dramatic voices - technique, repertoire from Bach to Wagner and beyond, career, longevity, Fach transitions, image and so much more.

Artists will have the chance to sing for one or more of the masterclasses (up to all four) and be coached on the repertoire of their choice. In the beginning of each session each faculty member will speak shortly about their career path.

​All Opera Programs Berlin's sessions are INTERACTIVE & ENGAGING, and we encourage artists to bring their questions and curiosity.
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These Masterclass Series have NO AGE LIMIT.
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Masterclass schedule, full information and registration are on our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/dramatics.html
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Spaces are limited - hurry up and register today!

LAST DAY to register as a passive participant for these masterclasses. We have only 2 places left. Tuition is extremely low - €40 for all four masterclass sessions - and includes live attendance as well as a 60-day replay.
Full information and registration is on our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/coloraturas.html

Only 3 PASSIVE PARTICIPANTS SPOTS LEFT.
Hurry up and register through our website.
Only €40 for all 4 masterclass sessions.
https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/coloraturas.html

We still have available
ONE FULL
&
A FEW PARTIAL MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS
for
ACTIVE participants for the
ALL ABOUT COLORATURAS -
THE MASTERCLASS SERIES©
JANUARY 27-30, 2024 | online
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Application deadline: January 10, 2024 or until spots are filled.
For more information and to apply, please visit our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/coloraturas.html
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The masterclass series brings together four internationally established coloraturas with very different career paths. Each of them will lead 120-minute masterclasses on everything coloratura - technique, repertoire from Baroque to cross-over, career, longevity, Fach transitions, image and so much more. Artists will have the chance to sing for one or more of the masterclasses (up to all four) and be coached on the repertoire of their choice. In the beginning of each session each faculty member will speak shortly about their career path.
Masterclasses with:
Saturday, January 27, 2024, 18:00-20:00 CET
Masterclass with
AMANDA HALGRIMSON-WALZER
(Deutsche Oper Berlin, Oper Köln, La Scala, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Sunday, January 28, 2024, 18:00-20:00 CET
Masterclass with
RAINELLE KRAUSE
(Staatsoper Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Basel, Dallas Opera, Royal Danish Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Oper Köln, North Carolina Opera, Concertgebouw Amsterdam)
*
Monday, January 29, 2024, 18:00-20:00 CET
Masterclass with
RACHEL ZATCOFF
(Broadway, New York City Opera, Anchorage Opera, West End, Israeli Opera House Tel Aviv, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Syracuse Opera, Opera North)
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 18:00-20:00 CET
Masterclass with
JANET WILLIAMS
(Metropolitan Opera, Berlin Staatsoper, Paris Opera, Frankfurt Opera,
Cologne Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington Opera, Dallas Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre)
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We wish you happy, peaceful and joyous holiday season. May we all find more humanity, inclusion and kindness during the new year.
https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/

Through the generous support of a private donor, we are able to give TWO FULL & A FEW PARTIAL MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS for ACTIVE participants for the
ALL ABOUT COLORATURAS -
THE MASTERCLASS SERIES©
JANUARY 27-30, 2024 | online
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The masterclass series brings together four internationally established coloraturas with very different career paths. Each of them will lead 120-minute masterclasses on everything coloratura - technique, repertoire from Baroque to cross-over, career, longevity, Fach transitions, image and so much more. Artists will have the chance to sing for one or more of the masterclasses (up to all four) and be coached on the repertoire of their choice. In the beginning of each session each faculty member will speak shortly about their career path.
Masterclasses with:
Saturday, January 27, 2024, 18:00-20:00 CET
Masterclass with
AMANDA HALGRIMSON-WALZER
(Deutsche Oper Berlin, Oper Köln, La Scala, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Sunday, January 28, 2024, time TBA
Masterclass with
RAINELLE KRAUSE
(Staatsoper Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Basel, Dallas Opera, Royal Danish Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Oper Köln, North Carolina Opera, Concertgebouw Amsterdam)
*
Monday, January 29, 2024, 18:00-20:00 CET
Masterclass with
RACHEL ZATCOFF
(Broadway, New York City Opera, Anchorage Opera, West End, Israeli Opera House Tel Aviv, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Syracuse Opera, Opera North)
*
Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 18:00-20:00 CET
Masterclass with
JANET WILLIAMS
(Metropolitan Opera, Berlin Staatsoper, Paris Opera, Frankfurt Opera,
Cologne Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington Opera, Dallas Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre)
*
Application deadline: January 10, 2024 or until spots are filled.
For more information and to apply, please visit our website: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/coloraturas.html