Master Class for Voice

Laura Aikin
Claudia Visca

TARGET GROUP
Graduate or postgraduate students or highly advanced undergraduates with performing experience.

COURSE STRUCTURE
Arrival: 17 August
Departure: 27 August
Welcome meeting & Commencement of activities: 18 August
Every participant will receive at least 4 lessons of 45 minutes each.

REPERTOIRE
Arias of operas and operettas, as well as the art song and oratorio repertoire
isa also encourages all students to bring along repertoire that has to do with the current year’s motto or is linked to it in terms of music history.
You have to know the repertoire by heart.

COURSE LANGUAGE
German, English

Alongside the master classes given by well-known, leading artistic personalities, isa also offers participants additional learning opportunities in the form of workshops, lectures, and coaching sessions.
All supplementary workshops and lectures are accessible only in combination with a master class and are included in the course fee.

Auditions during the isa23, prizes will be awarded for outstanding interpretations of certain works (Prize money € 1,000 – € 2,000 , isa-wide competition).

The isaFestival is the presentation platform for all isa participants, providing the opportunity to perform in public as part of its concerts.
Exceptionally high artistic quality (soloist-level) is required.
Selection and final decisions regarding invitations to perform are made by isa´s artistic director.

A prerequisite for participation is having attained a high artistic level.

Following files are required:
Two demo recordings (video) 
Two arias, one by Mozart and a second one of your own free choice.
– different in character
– by different composers
(Upload video links)

Application deadline: February 15- May 15, 2023

Application fee € 100
Course tuition fee € 350

Master class including practice opportunities
Participation in workshops, lectures, and competitions
Free admission to all concerts of the isaFestival

The course fee is to be paid after confirmation of participation by July 15, 2023 at the latest.

From July 15, 2023 the course fee can only be reimbursed in proven cases of force majeure (e.g. illness, accident, death in the family, etc.). In no case will the registration fee be refunded!

Participants are responsible for making and paying for their own travel arrangements.
We do offer a shuttle service at each course location that runs between the local train station and the hotel on the arrival and departure dates, as well as to concerts and by special arrangement.

Accommodation
PARKHOTEL HIRSCHWANG
Trautenberg-Straße 1
2651 Reichenau an der Rax

Accommodation includes
Full board (10 overnight stays and 3 meals daily)

Accommodation costs (per person/ night incl.€ 1,- Climate contribution)
Twin Room € 83,90