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In association with the State University of New York, College at New Paltz (SUNY/New Paltz), the Bel Canto Institute Summer Program and Youth Division Summer Program will be held in residence in Florence, Italy. Singers and coaches will be chosen by means of audition to participate in the program which will not only encompass the musical aspects of style and tradition, but other essential historical and cultural elements which influenced the entire era. The artists will receive coaching sessions and voice lessons and performance classes on style and tradition. In addition to performance classes, participants will perform in one concert performance in a public venue in Florence. Italian language classes will be taught through La Scuola Leonardo da Vinci and college credit may be obtained through the Language Immersion Institute of SUNY/New Paltz. All participants will be housed with families, double-occupancy rooms, shared baths. Breakfast and dinner will be provided by the host families. All music classes will be held at Il Trillo music school, a five-minute walk from La Scuola Leonardo da Vinci.
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2008 Youth Division Summer Program Details
June 30 - July 26
The four-week summer program will be in residence in Florence, Italy.
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8-9 private coachings |
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8-9 private voice lessons |
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40 hours of
Italian language instruction
(Itailan Class at La
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
shown at right)
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Italian language books (dictionary not included) |
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9 hours of Italian diction |
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1-2 Master Classes with Guest Artist Juan Pons (seen above) |
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15 performance classes on tradition and style in operas and songs of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, and Puccini |
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2 lectures |
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• "What Opera Houses
and Apprentice Programs
Look for in Singers"
• "Hints on Translating
Italian Opera Libretti"
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1 discussion group with faculty: "The Road to College, the Road to a Career" |
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2 one-day excursions:
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• 1-day excursion to Arezzo
• 1-day excursion to Villa Medici, Poggio a Caiano |
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Cycle of frescoes by Piero della Francesca in the 13th-century church of St. Francis in Arezzo.
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The Piazza Grande in Arezzo
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Villa Medici at Poggio a Caiano |
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The Cathedral of Arezzo, with the 16th century fresco by Piero della Francesco, Mary Magdalene.
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Breakfast and dinner daily (provided by host families), and a special farewell dinner on the final evening |
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Concert performance in a public venue in Florence |
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Certificate of Achievement upon completion of program
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FACULTY (subject to change)
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Anna Toccafondi
(voice)
Conservatorio di Musica, Bologna
Whit Kellogg
(coach)
Metropolitan Opera
Jane Bakken
Klaviter
(coach)
Metropolitan Opera
James Koenig
(voice)
Arizona Opera
Michigan Opera Theater
Roger Malouf
(coach)
Metropolitan Opera
New York City Opera
Mannes College of Music
Patricia Misslin
(voice)
Manhattan School
of Music
New England Conservatory
Bard College Conservatory
Robert Morrison
(coach)
Metropolitan Opera
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Italian language classes will be taught through La Scuola Leonardo da Vinci and college credit may be obtained though the Language Immersion Institute of SUNY/New Paltz. All participants will be housed with families, double-occupancy rooms, shared baths. Single rooms are available at additional cost. Breakfast and dinner will be provided by the host families. All music classes will be held at Il Trillo music school, a short walk from La Scuola Leonardo da Vinci.
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Gildo DiNunzio
(coach)
Metropolitan Opera (retired)
Joana Pons
(coach)
Teatro Principal
de Menorca
Washington Opera
Mary Elizabeth Poore
(voice)
Westchester Conservatory
of Music
Mercy College
Eduardo Valdes
(voice)
Metropolitan Opera
Eva Hess Thaysen
(voice)
Royal Academy
of Music
(Copenhagen)
Danish National Opera
Danish Lied
Society
Constance Haas
(voice)
Eastman
School
of Music
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GUEST ARTIST
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Juan Pons
Metropolitan Opera, Teratro alla Scala (Milan), Royal Opera House (London), Vienna Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera, Deutsch Oper (Berlin), Zurich Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro Real (Madrid)
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COLLEGE CREDIT
Three hours of college credit are available for the Italian study through the Language Immersion Institute of SUNY/New Paltz at an additional cost of $225 ($75 per credit), plus a $45 registration fee, payable directly to the Language Immersion Institute. Check with your college to confirm the acceptance of credit transfer.
ACCOMODATIONS
All participants will be housed with families, double occupancy rooms, shared baths.
AGE LIMIT
15, 16 and 17 years of age.
Youth Division participants must have a cell phone which functions in Italy and is kept on at all times (except in classes). These may be rented inexpensively in Italy.
FEE
The cost of the program is $6,100.
AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED.
Transfers to and from airport are NOT included but are available at an additional cost of $90 each way. We recommend taxis.
(Program subject to cancellation)
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