ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROGRAM POSTPONEMENT:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to safely hold our Vocal Training Intensive in Lucca this year. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the people of Italy and the others, around the world, affected by this outbreak.
We look forward to returning to in 2021 where we will continue our mission of connecting young singers to the musical heritage of Lucca and to honoring and stewarding the legacy of Lorenzo Malfatti.
Thank you for your understanding. Please be safe and stay in touch.
Ben Smith
Artistic Director
For four weeks this July, sixteen select singers will gather at Tuscany’s prestigious Boccherini Conservatory for advanced training in voice, Italian language, acting, style, and diction.
Our distinguished faculty’s credits include Wolf Trap Opera, San Francisco Opera/Merola, the Cherubini Conservatory, Seattle Opera, Washington National Opera, Nashville Opera, CCM, and Rice University. This proven team will work with you to improve every aspect of your craft.
Each week our students receive:
Masterclasses in recitative, audition techniques and professional development complete our curriculum.
Your training will culminate in three public concerts and an evening of scenes in and around Lucca. Use your weekends to explore the treasures of Tuscany: Florence, Pisa and the beautiful beaches of Viareggio are less than an hour away.
We look forward to your application.
Thank you,
Benjamin Wayne Smith
Artistic Director
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to safely hold our Vocal Training Intensive in Lucca this year. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the people of Italy and the others, around the world, affected by this outbreak.
We look forward to returning to in 2021 where we will continue our mission of connecting young singers to the musical heritage of Lucca and to honoring and stewarding the legacy of Lorenzo Malfatti.
Thank you for your understanding. Please be safe and stay in touch.
Ben Smith
Artistic Director
For four weeks this July, sixteen select singers will gather at Tuscany’s prestigious Boccherini Conservatory for advanced training in voice, Italian language, acting, style, and diction.
Our distinguished faculty’s credits include Wolf Trap Opera, San Francisco Opera/Merola, the Cherubini Conservatory, Seattle Opera, Washington National Opera, Nashville Opera, CCM, and Rice University. This proven team will work with you to improve every aspect of your craft.
Each week our students receive:
- two voice lessons
- two vocal coachings
- acting and movement classes
- scene study
- private dramatic coachings
- ninety minutes of Italian language class five days a week
- group diction intensives
- studio voice class
Masterclasses in recitative, audition techniques and professional development complete our curriculum.
Your training will culminate in three public concerts and an evening of scenes in and around Lucca. Use your weekends to explore the treasures of Tuscany: Florence, Pisa and the beautiful beaches of Viareggio are less than an hour away.
We look forward to your application.
Thank you,
Benjamin Wayne Smith
Artistic Director