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SUMMER 2020
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ONLINE Workshop

​Eugene Onegin
by Tchaikovsky
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Dear Opera Singers,

Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, Russian Opera Workshop 2020 has pivoted to an online Role Study Workshop. 

I am pleased to offer Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin as an additional online summer workshop, available on a rolling basis from May to September 2020.  


Auditions are not required.
Submit request.

  • Total Fee: $500 (4 weeks)
  • First-come, first-served basis
  • Now booking May, June-July a.m. slots only, and August 2020
  • Receive self guided materials ahead of workshop 
  • Role study - Onegin, Lensky, Tatyana, Olga, Filipievna, Larina, Gremin, Zaretsky, Triquet 
  • Zoom, one-on-one Russian diction and vocal coaching
  • Optional: Post COVID-19, visit my AVA studio in Philadelphia to run-through your role. Option is good through May 2021 and is contingent on prevailing health regulations and availability. ​

I look forward to working with you.
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Ghenady Meirson
Founder and Music Director
Russian Opera Workshop



​Francesca da Rimini

by Rachmaninoff

Romeo and Juliet
by Tchaikovsky

SESSION #1 | June 1-26, 2020
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Francesca da Rimini Opera Roles
Ghost of Virgil - Baritone
Dante Alighieri - Tenor
Lanceotto Malatesta - Baritone (
Aria - A. Vinogradov)
Francesca Malatesta, Lanceotto's wife - Soprano (
Aria - A. Netrebko)
Paolo Malatesta, younger brother of Lanceotto - Tenor (
Duet, Finale)
Tormented Souls - Ensemble​
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Opera Video
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Romeo and Juliet Scene Roles

Video

Romeo - Tenor
Juliet - Soprano
Nurse - Mezzo Soprano

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The Demon 
by Anton Rubinstein

SESSION #2 | July 6-31, 2020
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The Demon Opera Roles

​Prince Gudal - Bass
Tamara, his daughter - Soprano
Tamara's Nurse - Contralto
Tamara's girlfriends - Ensemble
Prince Sinodal, Tamara's betrothed - Tenor
Sinodal's servant - Bass
Courier - Tenor
Demon - Baritone
Angel - Mezzo Soprano
Ensemble

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Opera Video
(Hvorostovsky, Grigoryan)
Acts 1 & 2
Act 3


Location

Russian Opera Workshop is a private and independent program in summer residence at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.


Housing

Applicants are responsible for securing their own housing. 

AVA and Curtis student sublets are available.

Excellent options can be found on Airbnb. 


Advanced & Young Singers

We encourage both advanced and young singers to audition for the program. 

Young singers, undergrads, will be assigned songs and arias according to voice and level, and will understudy full roles. This will ensure a healthy entry level experience into Russian repertoire.

Advanced singers including master's degree and professional levels will add important roles and arias to their repertoire. 


Accepted Artists

Accepted artists will require advance preparation. Upon commitment, singers will get access to electronic files for self guided preparation of operas.

- Transliterations
- Translations
- Pronunciation sound files


Training

- Daily Russian Class
- Vocal Coaching
- Master Classes


Master Classes

All master classes are on standard (non-Russian) opera repertoire. Singers can sing any aria, in any language.

Faculty is subject to change.


Daily Schedule

Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Evenings and weekends are off. Explore Philadelphia and enjoy Jersey shore.

​All schedules are subject to change.
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Opera Performances

We perform operas in concert format and on book. Our goal is to get the roles into the voice.  

Concerts

Free public concerts are in the final week of each opera session. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Helen Corning Warden Theater at the Academy of Vocal Arts.

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