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Opera Studio

Under the direction of Lotte de Beer and thanks to generous private support by the Christian Zeller Privatstiftung, an opera studio was created  at the beginning of the 2022/23 season at the Volksoper Wien: six international singers and a pianist get the opportunity for further development in an artistic safe space over the course of two seasons, to question themselves and the genre in which they are at home, and to get to know it in a new way. The artistic director of the opera studio is the director and dramaturge Maurice Lenhard, project management is in the hands of Katharina Lischka and Eytan Pessen acts as vocal coach and musical advisor.

The artistic director of the opera studio is the director and dramaturge Maurice Lenhard, while Eytan Pessen acts as vocal coach and musical advisor.

The time between studies and the beginning of a professional life is a special and transitional phase for all singers. The freedom and ideals of being a student meet the demands and structure of the job. During this formative time, the backpack for a fulfilling, inspiring and healthy future is packed.

  • A good voice alone has long been insufficient. A whole range of other major and minor talents are required, a good dose of flexibility and, of course, individuality.

    Where better to promote young talent than at a house like the Volksoper Wien, which, with its wide range of repertoire, offers an incomparable opportunity to challenge young singers, but also to absorb their impulses and carry them forward.

    The basis is the everyday life of the individual participants: In addition to musical and acting coaching, master classes, regular dance workshops and participation in selected productions of the repertoire are part of the basic equipment.

    But the creative power of the young artists should also be able to develop beyond this. The opera studio is to become a place where a lively and collective examination of musical theater takes place. In a joint exchange, themes, pieces or questions are found, on the basis of which the opera studio develops its own performances. The individual creative power of each member thus flows directly into the results of the work, into the search for new forms of performance, venues and perspectives on musical theater. Operetta in particular, with its structural openness, its ability to make light of even heavy themes, and also its proximity to pop culture, offers a perfect playground for this endeavor.

    This wide-ranging offer of the opera studio is intended to give the participating artists the opportunity to grow personally, vocally, professionally, musically, as actors, but also individually and as human beings. The Volksoper Wien wants to make its contribution to the development of music theater with independent personalities.