Opera

In 2012 young artists will be chosen from international auditions to perform in either Puccini’s Suor Angelica or Gianni Schicchi.  Both operas will be staged, and costumed, with professional orchestral. Some roles will be double cast.

All participants will receive:

• 8 hour long lessons per week with master voice teacher
• 2 coachings per week with master coach
• Diction Coachings
• Operatic Rehersals and Staging
• Audition and Professional Orientation Workshop
• Movement and Acting
• Dramatic and Role Preparation
• Masterclasses with resident faculty and guest artists
• Aria Recital Performances with Piano

Sour Angelica (roles)

• Sister Angelica
• The Princess, her aunt
• The Abbess
• The Monitress
• The Mistress of the novices
• Sister Genovieffa
• Sister Osmina
• Sister Dolcina
• The Nursing sister
• The alms sisters
• A Novice
• The Lay sisters
• Offstage chorus of Women, children, and men.

Gianni Schicchi (roles)

• Gianni Schicci
• Lauretta, his daughter 
• Zita, cousin of Buoso Donati
• Rinuccio, Zita's nephew
• Nella, Gherardo's wife
• Betto di Signa, Buoso's brother in law
• Simone, cousin of Buoso
• Marco, Simone's son
• La Ciesca, Marco's wife
• Maestro Spinelloccio a doctor
• Ser Amantio di Nicolao, a notary
• Pinellino, a cobbler
• Guccio, a dyer