Vienna Vocal Intensive

...stay tuned for master classes, Q&A, and virtual events throughout the 2020/2021 season!​

Our in-person program is set to resume in Austria Summer 2022.

Perform - Career Consultations - Masterclasses - Exclusive Excursions

SING IN VIENNA

Selected singers for the exclusive Vienna Vocal Intensive will perform for an international audience, receive career consultations from artist managers, Q&A sessions with distinguished faculty and artistic directors, and masterclasses from American soprano Linda Watson and Austrian Conductor/Pianist Christian Koch. Christian Koch has accompanied several world renowned artists, including Thomas Hampson, Bernarda Fink, Luca Pisaroni, and Michael Schade. 

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The Vienna Vocal Intensive hosted by Voice Academy SOL and TAKE THIS WALTZ is a musical and cultural program designed for classical voice students and emerging artists in Vienna, Austria.

Classes and performances will take place at Vienna International Airport at the new Office Park 4 as well as at Vila Vita Pannonia. Cultural excursions and performances will take place in Vienna and surrounding areas.

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Instruction will be conducted in English​.​

Musical & Cultural Program

This exclusive program offers selected singers the opportunity to :

perform in the brand new concert hall at the Vienna International Airport

receive career consultations

participate in Opera and Lieder masterclasses with KS Linda Watson and Christian Koch

engage in Q&A sessions with distinguished faculty

receive vocal coaching

enjoy cultural activities focused on classical music life in Vienna - The Capital of Music

• including, but not limited to ...

  • a Vienna opera performance & dinner at the infamous Ristorante Sole 

  • a Q&A and tour with Matthias Naske, CEO & Artistic Director of the Wiener Konzerthaus

  • private tours of historic venues such as the Beethovenhaus Vienna and Mozarthaus Vienna

  • a visit to a local Heuriger for a traditional outdoor dining experience

  • tours & mass at Stephansdom and Augustinerkirche, where Marie Antoinette was married

Distinguished Faculty

Linda Watson - Soprano & Kammersängerin of the Vienna State Opera

Christian Koch - Conductor & Coach 

Leonid Belaieff - Pianist, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Hafez Babashahi - Pianist & Artistic Director Liederfestival Wiener Lieder Herbst

Christopher J. Hoh, Composer/Diplomat/Consultant - former Vice Ambassador to Austria

Notable Artist Managers - TBD Josef Hussek Artistic Consultant Salzburg Easter Festival

Austrian Journalists

How to Apply 

Please email the following to voiceacademysol@gmail.com

CV

one reference name

one audio or video recorded link of an opera aria or Lied 

Application Fee $25 USD

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