SUMMER PROGRAMS AND
PAY-TO-SINGS

 

***These programs are listed as a free informational service to singers. I do not endorse them and I receive no compensation for listing them here. Please, please, PLEASE be a smart consumer and do your research before attending a summer program. Some pay-to-sings are reputable, wonderful experiences and others are total rip-offs. Caveat emptor!***

 

These are programs in which the artist pays a fee in order to participate, as opposed to a Young Artist Program, which are apprenticeships wherein the artist is paid.

 

Summer Singing Programs is a free website with an extensive listing of summer programs:

www.candlewoodsingers.com/summersinging/

 

Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice

40-year-old institution offers courses in role analysis, vocal technique and interpretation, and handling stage fright; as well as language instruction and instrumental instruction. International faculty.
24 boulevard de Cimiez
06000 Nice
France
Tel : +33 4 93 81 01 23
Fax : +33 4 93 53 33 91

http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/musiconweb/bysitem.cfm?
go=www.hexagone.net/art/musique&refno=12115

 

AIMS (American Institute of Musical Studies)

6621 Snider Plaza
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 363-2683
Fax: (214) 363-6474

aims@airmail.net

www.aimsgraz.com

 

Amalfi Coast Music Festival and Institute

An international project promoted by the "Jacopo Napoli" Academy and Artis International, sponsored by the Catholic University of Washington, USA, and by the Center of Musical Studies; offers a variety of courses including vocal instruction and an opera workshop in conjunction with AIDA (Accademia Internazionale Delle Arti ROMA).

Center of Musical Studies
5402 Duvall Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 320-9046
Fax: (301)229-1059

festival@musicalstudies.com

www.musicalstudies.com

 

Art Song Festival

c/o The Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH
(216) 791-5000 ext. 299
Fax: (217) 707-0224
kmk20@po.cwru.edu

www.cim.edu

 

Aspen Music Festival and School

www.aspenmusicfestival.com

 

ASOP (American Singers Opera Project)

173 Riverside Drive #14C
New York, NY 10024
(212) 969-0090

ASOPinc@aol.com

http://hometown.aol.com/ASOPinc/

 

Austrian American Mozart Academy

Dr. Sheila Siobhan, Dir. of Curriculum & U.S. Operations
8301 Zyle Road, Austin, Texas 78737
Tel/Fax: (512) 301-3739

AAMaMozart@aol.com

http://hometown.aol.com/aamamozart/index.htm

 

Banff Center for the Arts

Theatre Arts Box 1020, Station # 21 Banff, AB
T0L 0C0
Phone: (403) 762 6365

www.banffcentre.ab.ca/cfa

 

BASOTI (Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute)

P.O. Box 10243, San Rafael, CA 94912
BASOTI Hot-Line
(415) 255-3333

info@basoti.org

www.basoti.org/index.html

 

Bel Canto Northwest Vocal Institute

Department of Music, Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 725-3150
Fax: (503) 725-8215

dobsonr@pdx.edu

www.extended.pdx.edu/summer/belcanto.htm

 

Beyond Limits Masterclass

Coach/accompanist Daniel Ragone and stage director Lucinda Winslow's 6 class series focuses on arias and scenes, culminating in a performance. $350. Call for times and dates.
Hotel Ansonia
2109 Broadway, Ste. 4-157
New York, NY 10023
(212) 724-4987 (phone and fax)

 

Brevard Music Center

P.O. Box 312
1000 Probart St.
Brevard, NC 28712
Admin Phone: (828) 884-2011
Fax:(828) 884-2036
Admissions Office: 828) 884-2975
High School and College divisions

www.brevardmusic.org

 

Bel Canto Institute

210 West 70 Street #1107
New York, NY 10023
212-580-9382
www.acol.com/summersinging/BelCanto.htm

 

Britten-Pears School

Aldeburgh Productions
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1SP

enquiries@aldeburghfestivals.org

www.aldeburgh.co.uk/brittenpears

 

Chautauqua Summer School for the Fine and Performing Arts

P.O. Box 1098, Dept. 6
Chautaqua, NY 14722
(716) 357-6233
Fax: (716) 357-9014

amarshaus@chautauqua-inst.com

www.chautauqua-inst.org

 

Crittenden Opera Workshop

 

Dorian Opera Theatre

Note: Although the site calls this an apprenticeship program, there is a participation fee.
(319) 387-1737 or (319) 387-1730

dorianop@luther.edu

http://www.luther.edu/~dot/

 

Elysium: Between Two Continents

212-870-6784

www.milinabarrypr.com/clients/elysium.html

 

EPCASO (Ezio Pinza Council for American Singers of Opera)

Duquesne University
School of Music
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone/Fax: (412) 766-4712

www.epcaso.com

 

Daniel Ferro Vocal Program

575 Madison Avenue
Suite 1006 New York, NY 10022
Tel & Fax: +43-2252-81812

ferrovoce@aol.com

www.ferrovocalprogram.org

 

Friends in Citta' delle Pieve

Italian Cultural Immersion/Performance Program
Tel: 215-545-4385

singinitaly@aol.com

www.singinitaly.com

 

Peter Harrower Summer Opera Workshop

Georgia State University School of Music
Atlanta, GA
(404) 651-1550
Fax: (404) 651-1583

muswdc@langate.gsu.edu

 

Hawaii Performing Arts Festival

www.hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org

 

Intermezzo Young Artists Training Program

PO Box 370246
Hartford, CT 06137-0246
860-796-3535

info@intermezzopera.com

www.intermezzopera.com

 

IIVA (International Institute of Vocal Arts)

220 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1301
New York, New York 10001

www.ivai.org

 

International Symphonic Opera Workshop

Workshop in the Czech Republic provides opportunity to sing a role in a fully staged production. The organization can also record you with a full orchestra , for a fee.
Dr. Harry M.B. Hurwitz
281 Pacific Ave.
Toronto, ON M6P 2P8
Canada
Telephone: (416) 760-9319
Fax: (416) 762-6258

www.symphonicworkshops.com

 

Israel Vocal Arts Institute

220 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1301
New York, New York 10001

www.ivai.org

 

La Fontenille

Prof David Smythe

1, rue du Couchant

11120 Ventenac en Minervois

France

Phone: 00 33 468 32 15 63

david.smythe@lafontenille.org

www.lafontenille.org

 

Lake Placid Institute International Vocal Seminar

P.O. Box 988
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(800) 226-0728 or (518) 523-1312
Fax: (518) 523-5354

info@lakeplacidinstitute.org

www.lakeplacidinstitute.org

 

Music Academy of the West

1070 Fairway Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2899
(805) 969-4726
Fax: (805) 969-0686

catalog@musicacademy.org

www.musicacademy.org

 

Oberlin at Casalmaggiore

The Office of Outreach Programs
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 44074-1588
440-775-8044
Fax: 440-775-6840

OCCasalmaggiore@oberlin.edu

www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/casalmaggiore.html

 

Opera Lirica a Orvieto

245 West 107th Street, #11H
New York City, NY 10025
Telephone / Fax 212 866 6078

sormont@aol.com

www.sormont.com/olom2001.htm

 

Opera Overture

PO Box 13897
Los Angeles, CA 90013
phone/fax : (310) 370-8135

operaoverture@earthlink.net

 

Opera Theater of Lucca

 

Opera in the Ozarks

Opera in the Ozarks
6311 Hwy 62 West
Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
(501) 253.8595

www.opera.org/

 

Opera Festival di Roma

Directed by Louisa Panou. Not to be confused with the program run by Marilyn Tyler, known variously as Rome Festival Opera, aka International Opera Academy in Rome, aka the NewOperaFestival di Roma
445 Willow Lake Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(804) 984-4945
Fax: (804) 984-5220

operafest@aol.com

www.operafest.com

 

OperaWorks

Granada Hills, CA
Phone and FAX: (818)831-9597

info@operaworks.com

www.operaworks.com

 

Pro Voce

 

Salzburg Summer Academy Mozarteum (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg)

Offers a variety of courses including vocal instruction and performance-related issues.
Schwarzstraße 26
5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43 662 6198 – 0

http://www.moz.ac.at/english/index.shtml

 

Sarteano Chamber Choral Workshop

Brian O'Connell,, Director
27 Patterson Road
Lexington, MA 02421
Tel.: 781-652-0158

sarteanochoral@rcn.com

www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com

 

Franz-Schubert-Institut

Dr. Deen Larsen, Director
Gartengasse 34
A-2500 Baden bei Wein
Austria
Tel/Fax: +43-2252-81812

office@schubert-institut.at

www.schubert-institut.at

 

Seagle Music Colony

Darren K. Woods, General Director

www.seaglecolony.com

 

Neil Semer Voice Institute

Roberta Cunningham
Wilhelmshavener Str. 70
10551 Berlin
Telefon: +49/30/398 77 422
Mobil: +49/172/273 52 80
Fax: +49/30/398 77 432

rbertajo@aol.com

 

or

 

Neil Semer
252 7th Ave. Suite 9 Q
New York, NY 10001
Phone/fax: (212) 265-6454
Cellular Germany: +49.174.321 98 93

Neilsemer@aol.com

www.neilsemer.com

 

Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium

760 West End Avenue, Suite 3-A
New York, NY 10025
(212) 663-4440
Fax: (212) 663-4440

clintoneve@aol.com

www.spoletoarts.com

 

Steans Institute at Ravinia Festival

400 Iris Lane
Highland Park, Illinois 60035
(847) 266-5106
Fax: (847) 266-5063

Email: siya@mail.ravinia.org

www.ravinia.org

 

Summer Music in Tuscany

383 Skyline Lakes Dr
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Phone: 973-809-1082

jim@summermusicintuscany.org

www.summermusicintuscany.org

 

Tanglewood Music Center

301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone #: 617-638-9230
Fax #: 617-638-9342

tmc@bso.org

www.bso.org

 

University of Miami School of Music at Salzburg

PO Box 248165
Coral Gables, FL 33124

www.music.miami.edu/spprogs/salzweb

 

VocalArts Northwest

11803 NE 144th Place
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 820-9748

info@vocalartsnw.org

www.vocalartsnw.org

 

Wesley Balk Opera/Musical Theater Institute

309 Prince St #250
Saint Paul, MN 55101
(651) 298-9913
Fax: (651) 298-9924

nautilusmt@aol.com

 

Worldwide Classroom

Not specifically for singing programs, this organization is a consortium of international schools. The site provides links to a wide variety of institutions offering cultural courses including language, cooking, and art. There is also helpful information on travel and selecting the right program, along with feedback from participants.
Box 1166
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1166
FAX: (414) 224-3466

www.worldwide.edu

 

Young Artists Festival Bayreuth (Festival Junger Künstler Bayreuth)

A vocal and instrumental festival for young artists aged 18 – 25.
Äussere Badstraße 7a
D-95448 Bayreuth
Germany

Website