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SUMMARY:[:en]VOICE & INTERPRETATION - Prof. Karola Theill (University of Music Rostock)/Peter Sefcik[:de]GESANG & GESTALTUNG - Prof. Karola Theill (Hochschule für Musik Rostock)/Peter Sefcik[:]
DESCRIPTION:Teachers\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\n Teachers:  \n \nAs one of the few female pianists specializing in song interpretation\, Karola Theill has made her name as a performer\, teacher and university lecturer. \nShe appears in concert throughout Germany and abroad (f.e. Musikverein Wien\, Opéra de Bastille\, Paris) as well as in Israel\, the USA and China. \nShe has been the collaborate partner of singers including Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau\, Benjamin Bruns\, Okka von der Damerau\, Angela Denoke\, Matthias Goerne\, Klaus Häger\, Fionnuala McCarthy\, Thomas Mohr\, Martina Rüping\, Nadine Weissmann and others. \nKarola Theill teaches at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin\, where she is an honorary professor\, and conducts a song-interpretation class at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock. \nIn addition she gives regular masterclasses in song interpretation in Berlin\, at the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy (Germany)\, at the Music Academies in Poznan and Warsaw (Poland)\, Riga (Latvia)\, Castelfranco and Alessandria (Italy)\, Jerusalem (Israel)\, Los Angeles (USA) and Hang Zhou (China). \nHer activities are documented in radio recordings and on numerous CDs.\nPhoto: ©  Steffen Höft \nAfter studying singing at Hannover’s Hochschule für Musik und Theater\, Peter Sefcik launched an active concert career in Germany and abroad. From 1972 to 1977\, he also undertook intensive studies in Munich with the renowned baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender – the father and sole teacher of Brigitte Fassbaender – who encouraged him to make pedagogy a professional focus. \nFrom 1970 to 2002\, Sefcik worked as voice coach of the Knabenchor Hannover and\, as vocal trainer of the soloists\, took part in the first complete period-instrument recording of the Bach Cantatas\, featuring the TÖLZER KNABENCHOR and directed by Gustav Leonhardt and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. \nHochschule teaching posts followed in Hannover and Essen as well as a 12-year professorship at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater. In 2006 Sefcik took up an appointment as vocal coach and soloist advisor of the Tölzer Knabenchor. Additionally\, he conducts seminars and courses at conservatories in Europe and the USA. \nSefcik coaches professional singers currently engaged by leading opera companies\, among them the Vienna Staatsoper (lyric tenor)\, Düsseldorf (character tenor)\, Glyndebourne Festival (lyric soprano)\, Geneva (dramatic soprano)\, Bremen (tenor) and Berlin’s Komische Oper (several singers). \n\n\n\nDates:  \nArrival: Monday\, July 29\, 2024\, until 12 pm \nClosing concert: Saturday\, August 3rd\, 2024\, 6:30 pm \nDeparture: Sunday\, August 4\, 2024\, until 12 pm \n\n\nContents: \nFor years now\, Karola Theill and Peter Sefcik have been giving courses in Singing & Interpretation. In addition to imparting the foundations of technique\, they share the idea of encouraging singers and pianists to heighten their emotional readiness to engage the imagination so that  texts and music can take wing when realized in performance. \nOut of a profound textual understanding emerges the freedom to interpret and shape with all the colours\, nuances and possibilities inherent in the sound of voice and piano. \nKarola Theill and Peter Sefcik are experienced and inspiring mentors on this voyage of discovery. \n• Individual teaching units with Peter Sefcik (singing) and with Karola Theill (song and oratorio) \n• Joint teaching sessions with both instructors \n•An evening of audio samples illustrating Peter Sefcik’s philosophy of singing \n• An evening of information and discussion of the repertoire being prepared \n•General rehearsal with extensive\, detailed counselling \n• Final concert \n\n\nAccommodation: \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals:  \nA kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily\, which can be organize in situ. \nRooms: \nCommitted to the spirit of romanticism\, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living\, learning\, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Theill or Mr. Sefcik\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: June 29\, 2023 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): \nSingers: €800\,-\nPianists: €520\,-
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SUMMARY:[:en]ART SONG "Conteporary Music is not dissonant per se"- Prof. Hendrik Bräunlich (University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy" Leipzig)[:de]LIED „Neue Musik ist nicht per se dissonant“ - Prof. Hendrik Bräunlich (Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy“ Leipzig)[:]
DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\nTeacher: \nHendrik Bräunlich\, was born in Leipzig. Prof. Bräunlich’s pianistic talent\, as well as his general involvement in music have been nurtured since early childhood. \nFrom 1986 to 1992 he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater (Music Conservatory) “Felix Mendelssohn Bertholdy” in Leipzig with emphasis on vocal accompaniment\, piano solo and instrumental accompaniment.  There\, under the tutelage of Maestro Eugen Wangler\, he developed a love for the singing voice\, and a passion for accompanying it. \nFrom 1992 to 1997 he studied song interpretation in the postgraduate program at the same conservatory with Lied professor and mentor Prof. Karl-Peter Kammerlander\,  During this same period he was given the opportunity to work privately with Charles Spencer\, with whom he studied most extensively\, and Prof. Hartmut Höll – both great lied interpreters. In addition\, he accompanied master classes of well-known singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf\, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau\, Peter Schreier\, Thomas Hampson and Jakob Stämpfli.  Mr. Stämpli\, impressed with his work\, invited him to accompany a master class in Sion (Suisse) during the Tibor Varga Festival. \nProf. Bräunlich’s success at the Varga Festival as well as his association with other famous artists led to additional invitations to accompany international singing competitions  such as the Schumann in Zwickau and the Bach in Leipzig. Charles Spencer used his influence to introduce Mr. Bräunlich to world-renowned mezzo-soprano\, Christa Ludwig\, with whom he became associated for many years – accompanying her master classes in Gumpoldskirchen near Vienna\, Wiener Musikverein\, Villecroze in France and a national conference of German-speaking singing teachers in Halle/Saale\,) to name a few. \nProf. Bräunlich’s accompanying skills were indeed also acknowledged by the fact that he himself became a prize-winner: in 1993 he won the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Prize in Berlin\,  and in the same year\, the accompanying prize at the International Singing Competition in Tauberbischofsheim. In 1994 he received an award at the International Brahms Singing Competition in Hamburg\, and in the 1997 Deutscher Musikwettbewerb awarded him a scholarship. In 1998 he was prize-winner at the first International Hilde Zadek Singing Competition in Passau. \nThe attention generated by these German music competitions enabled Prof. Bräunlich to start a concert career.  It also resulted in repeated invitations to accompany the above-mentioned competitions and master classes. \nProf. Bräunlich has recorded for all major German broadcasters. He has also participated in various CD projects\, including the first recording of Lieder by Georg Göhler.  Other CD recordings include “Hausmusik bei Schumanns” with the Calmus Vocal Ensemble Leipzig\, and the award-winning CD of the clarinetist Nicola Jürgensen. \nIn 1992 Prof. Bräunlich was offered a permanent full-time teaching position at the Leipzig Conservatory; the association with this institution continues to this day.  The pedagogical commitment he has to his students\, and his support of their individual development is obviously enriched by his personal history of performing and accompanying. \nIn 2005\, under the auspices of the ERASMUS exchange program\, he was invited – together with Leipzig Conservatory Voice Prof. Dr. Jeanette Favaro-Reuter – to participate in coaching Lieder of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy at the Royal College of Music in London. During this period he also tought during the  Leipzig Summer Courses of Puccini’s “Tosca” as well as master classes of clarinettist Allan Key and Prof. Dr. Favaro-Reuter. \nOver the last years Prof. Bräunlich has offered classes\, free of charge\, at the Leipzig Conservatory with primary emphasis on Piano Lied literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. He has offered addition classes on topics such as “Robert Schumann´s Lieder” and “Claude Debussy´s Lieder and Chants”. \nHis involvement with 20th and 21st century Lied has led Prof. Bräunlich to an even greater concentration on contemporary music. In 2022\, together with soprano Lisa Fornhammar\, he developed a special New Music Program. The theme for the 2023/24 session is “New Music is not per se dissonant”. \n\n\nDates:  \n\nArrival: Thursday\, July 20\, 2023\, until 2 pm \nClosing concert: Sunday\, July 23\, 2023\, 5 pm \nDeparture: Monday\, July 24\, 2023\, after 2 pm \n\n\nCourse Description: \n\nDieser Kurs möchte nach Möglichkeit mit Duos arbeiten. Diese können wir auch gemeinsam zusammenstellen. Wobei es nicht darauf ankommt\, ob jede teilnehmende Person nur mit einer anderen Person zusammenarbeitet. Es können gerade die Pianistinnen. zw. Pianisten auch mit mehreren Gesangspartnerinnen bzw. -partnern zusammen musizieren. \nSo habe ich es selbst bei Wettbewerben während der Runden mit einigen Teilnehmenden zu tun gehabt\, was meine Qualität nicht minderte. Meine Idee ist folgende: Jeder teilnehmende  Person sucht sich eine bis zwei Liedgruppen aus und bereitet diese vor. Dann können wir während der Kurstage an den Liedern arbeiten und das Erarbeitete zum Schluss in einem Abschlusskonzert vorstellen. \nDies setzt voraus\, dass jeder seine Stücke handwerklich gut parat hat\, um damit arbeiten zu können. Die Programmfolge des Konzertes sollte dann auch der meiner Ankündigung entsprechen. \nRepertoire: Neue Musik ist nicht per se dissonant \nIch habe ein Programm zusammengestellt\, welches den tonalen Aspekt der Stücke in den Mittelpunkt rückt. Denn wir sind es gewohnt\, nach atonalen Klängen meist eine Auflösung in Form einer Konsonanz zu erwarten. Und diese gibt es in erstaunlich vielen Liedern der Neuen Musik. \nDas Programm beginnt mit drei Liedern aus den „Walzergesängen\, Op. 6“ von Alexander von Zemlinsky. Diese sind\, wie er selbst äußerte\, nicht modern\, sondern im Spätromantischen verwurzelt. \nNr. 1 Liebe Schwalbe\nNr. 5 Blaues Sternlein\nNr. 6 Briefchen schrieb ich \nDanach zwei Brettl-Lieder des Entdeckers der Dodekaphonie\, Arnold Schönberg. Diese insgesamt acht Lieder (zwischen April und September 1901 komponiert) gehen auf sein Engagement als Leiter de Berliner Cabaretts Überbrettl zurück. \nZwei davon habe ich ausgewählt: Gigerlette und Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arkadien \nDarauf folgen die vielleicht berühmtesten Schüler\, nämlich Anton von  Webern und Alban Berg. Zuerst Webern. Er kommt\, wie auch sein Lehrer und sein Mitschüler Berg\, aus der Tradition der Wiener Spätromantik. Nur in wenigen  Klängen meint man das Kommende zu hören\, eher zu ahnen\, die musikalische Struktur steht noch ganz im Zeichen der Tradition: Vorfrühling\, Blumengruss\, Fromm und Heiter \nDann Alban Berg\, dem Romantiker der Zweiten Wiener Schule. Von ihm habe ich die quasi nicht explizit „Neuen Lieder“ ausgewählt\, nämlich aus den “Sieben frühen Liedern: Die Nachtigall  und Im Zimmer. \nDer „zweiten Wiener Schule“ folgt ein anderer österreichischer Komponist\, Gottfried von Einem. Von ihm habe ich ein Lied gewählt aus seinen „Zwölf Tag- und Nachtliedern“. Das Stück „Eine Treppe abwärts steigend“ zeigt seine Individualität gut und vermittelt trotzdem nicht das Quere der Neuen Musik. \nNach dem ersten Teil mit ausschließlich deutschsprachigen Tonsetzern gibt es einen zweiten Teil mit amerikanischen Komponisten. Diese haben sich \, vor allem nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg\, eine guten Ruf gemacht im ansonsten eher prüden Amerika: Zuerst ein Komponist mit sizilianischen Wurzeln\, Dominick Argento. Er fühte sich zeitlebens zur Musik George Gershwins und zur amerikanischen Vokalmusik hingezogen. Von ihm habe ich aus seinem Zyklus “Six Elizabethan Songs” folgende ausgesucht: Diaphenia und Hymn \nIhm folgt ein eher sich der leichteren Klassik verpflichtender Musiker\, Marc Blitzstein. Er komponierte häufig für den Film und so habe ich gedacht\, diese besondere Farbe mit ins Programm zu nehmen. Der Song „I wish it so“ steht ganz in der Linie der für den Film geschaffenen Titel. Nach Blitzstein folgt ein unter anderem mit dem Pulitzer-Preis ausgezeichneten Samuel Barber ein weiterer Amerikaner. Er war nicht nur Komponist\, sondern auch Bariton. Und vielleicht hat er deshalb seine Lieder so eingänhig komponiert. \nZuerst „Sure of this shining night“\, dann das wesentlich düsterere „The Crucifiction“. Zum Schluss noch ein weiterer sehr wichtiger und bedeutender amerikanischer Komponist\, Leonard Bernstein. \nDieser\, aus jüdischer Familie stammend\, war ein extrem erfolgreicher Musikvermittler. Und als Komponist ist uns allen wahrscheinlich seine „West Side Story“ bekannt\, einer Musical-Oper. Aber er hat auch Lieder vertont\, unter anderem den Zyklus „I hate music“. Und aus diesem habe ich den namensgebenden Titelsong ausgewählt. \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals:  \nA kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily\, which can be organize in situ. \nRooms: \nCommitted to the spirit of romanticism\, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living\, learning\, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Bräunlich\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: July 1st\, 2023 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): \nPer Participant: €450\,-\nAs Duo: €800\,-
URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/art-song-prof-hendrik-braeunlich-university-of-music-and-theatre-felix-mendelssohn-bartholdy-leipzig/
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SUMMARY:Opera Audition Training NYC (Teatro Carlo Felice Genova)
DESCRIPTION:Personal\nDetails\nLocation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\nMr. Pier Angelo Conte\, artistic director of the Carlo Felice Theater in Genova\, Italy; \nand \nVirginia and Gianandrea Fedeli\, directors of the Atelier Musicale agency in Bologna\, Italy (agents of Ainhoha Arteta\, Vittorio Grigolo\, Andrea Bocelli\, amongst others) \n\n\nDates:  \n\n11\, 12 and 13 of December 2021 \nCourse Description: \n\nLive\, 20-minute work sessions (not simple auditions!) with guaranteed immediate feedback\nRepertoire: \nOpera repertoire from Baroque to Contemporary works \n\n\n \nThe Brownstone — Haus der Musik\n461 W 143rd St\nNew York\, NY\, 10031 \n\n\nIn order to be accepted\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40 application fee. \nRegistration Deadline:  \nNovember 20\, 2021 \n\n\nTuition: \n$195 per session and person \nYou are welcome to bring your own pianist\, or pay an additional $25 for a pianist provided by SGIMFA-NYC.
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SUMMARY:[:en]VOICE AND PRESENTATION — Prof. Caroline Thomas\, Prof. Fabio Vettraino (University of Music Detmold) and Peter Balint[:de]GESANG UND DARSTELLUNG — Prof. Caroline Thomas\, Prof. Fabio Vettraino (Hochschule für Musik Detmold) und Peter Balint[:]
DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\nTosca\, Donna Anna and Brünnhilde are roles that belong to the repertoire of Atlanta-born Soprano Caroline Thomas. She was educated at Wesleyan College\, UT-Knoxville\, the Curtis Institute of Music and at the Juilliard School. \nMiss Thomas has settled in Münster\, Germany where she was the Leading Lady of the City Theater of Münster until 2001. Thereafter\, she guested in Catania\, Hannover\, Kiel\, Berlin\, Innsbruck\, Seattle and Washington\, DC.  Conductors she worked with include Gerard Schwarz\, Heinz Fricke\, Robert Spano\, Karl-Heinz Bloemeke\, Mark Russell Smith and Will Humburg. Stage Directors with whom she has worked include Francesca Zambello\, Stephen Wadsworth\, Roland Aeschlimann\, Peter Beat Wyrsch and Brigitte Fassbaender. \nFidelio\, Lady Macbeth\, Aida\, Chrysothemis\, Ariadne\, Kundry\, Elsa\, Leonore in “La Forza del Destino” and Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungen are all works that she has brought to the stage. Clearly\, a high point of her career was singing Brünnhilde with Placido Domingo for which she was awarded the Washington Antional Opera Artist of the Year Award in 2003. In 2011\, she opened the Wagner Festival in Leipzig and sang in “Siegfried” there. \nConcert works include Verdi Requiem\, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony\, Mendelssohn’s Elijah\, Pfitzner Von deutscher Seele\, Strauss Four Last Songs and Mozart Requiem.Additional projects  include Verdi Requiem\, Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem and Brahms Requiem as well as regular concert appearances in lieder\, art songs\, arias and gospel. \nSince 2002\, Caroline Thomas has a full professorship at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold\, Germany. She calls it “the best job in the world!” Training young\, gifted Singers for a life on the Opera Stage is demanding and exciting. Recent graduates are now soloists in Vienna\, Graz\, Bonn\, Mannheim\, Dresden\, Würzberg\, Bielefeld\, Hamm\, Wiesbaden and Wuppertal\, Germany.  She has given Master Classes in Tunesia\, Switzerland\, Italy\, Weselyan\, UT-Knoxville\, for Pro-Mozart\, Kennesaw College\, the University of Minnesota and at the Semper Oper Dresden for the Opera Studio. \nWesleyan College awarded her the “Distinguished Alumnae Award” for her achievements in the Arts and being the first woman Dean at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold\, Germany. Additional information is available at www.hfm-detmold.de. \n  \nFabio Vettraino was born in Rome in 1961. After completing his studies in mathematics\, he studied piano and conducting at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia\, earning a degree with honors. He subsequently attended master classes in conducting led by Franco Ferrara\, Pierre Dervaux\, Arpad Jóo and Mosche Atzmon. In 1988\, he also served as an assistant to Atzmon. In 1987\, Vettraino was among the prize-winners at the International Conducting Competition in Assisi. \nAfter working as a vocal coach for a number of years\, first in Foggia and then in Stuttgart and Bremen\, he served as assistant conductor at the Theater am Goetheplatz in Bremen from 1992 to 1996. He has accompanied such singers as Giuseppe Taddei\, Cecilia Bartoli\, Sumi Jo\, Lucia Aliberti and Zoran Todorovic\, and has performed at the Ludwigsburg Festival\, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Dubrovnik Summer Festival\, among others. \nSince 2000\, Fabio Vettraino has been Professor for single roles and ensemble performance at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. There he has overseen numerous annual productions\, most recently Puccini’s La Bohème\, Bizet’s Carmen\, Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims\, Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel\, Tchaikovsky’s Eugen Onegin and Massenet’s Cendrillon. \n  \nPeter Balint is a psychologist with additional training in Gestalt Gestalt Psychotherapy (GTA). He has a degree in French\, Italian\, literature and sports. In the field of sports he taught at the institute of sports of the University of Münster\, active in the field of training theory and sports psychology. In between\, he has completed theater courses (together with the opera director Wolfram Mehring)\, cabaret\, singing and musical courses and led a creative music studio; most recently was a teacher at Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium in Münster. \nHe offers: work with mental and physical aspects of the singers’ personality\, work on the attitude of the singer\, the stage presence\, the expression and handling of and with emotions and performance stress\, the fitness and the mindfulness for singers. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nDates: \nArrival: Thursday\, April 29\, 2021 until 12 pm\nClosing concert: Sunday\, May 2nd\, 2021 at 5 pm\nDeparture: Monday\, May 3rd\, 2021 until 12 pm \nCourse Description: \nPreparation course for the entrance exams of German universities in the field of singing \nCourse contents: \n• Information about contents and procedure of entrance exams\n• Assessment of the existing qualifications of the singers\n• Individual and group coaching on presentation (musicality/vocal skills/dramatic skills)\n• Final concert with feedback \nPhilosophy: \nSuccessful candidates show at the audition\, in addition to a good voice\, which is expandable\, an artistic personality with a musical message! The teachers have many years of experience in the operatic and academic fields and will help young singers during this course to improve their chances at entrance exams. \nThe course will begin with an orientation: every singer will perform an aria/a song\, everybody gets to know each other; then the schedule will be created\, including individual and group lessons\, meal time\, time to practice\, networking\, going for a walk – “admiring” the Lorelei and enjoying the spring on the shore of the Rhine river! \nRepertoire: \nopera\, oratorio\, art song \n\n\nThe beautiful SGIMFA villa on the bank of the Rhine river.\nStudents are hosted on a double-room basis in a beautiful\, fully remodelled\, 1892 villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. \nRooms:\nCommitted to the spirit of romanticism\, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living\, learning\, eating and sleeping. That is why active participants will be hosted on a shared double-room basis. \nFor further impressions\, please have a look online at our venue. \n  \n  \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Thomas\, Prof. Vettraino or Mr. Balint or\n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review by Prof. Thomas\, Prof. Vettraino and Mr. Balint. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration deadline: April 15\, 2021 \n\n\nTuition (including accommodation): €395\,- \nNB: The tuition is non-refundable\, but transferable to a substitute participant.
URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/thomas-vettraino-balint-2021/
LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Art Song,Opera/Oratorio,Vocal Masterclasses,Voice
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