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A WARM WELCOME TO THE 23nd ACADEMIA VOCALIS!
For our
23nd year we have been all the more anxious to attract world class
course tutors to Wörgl again and they have all willingly agreed. And so
this year we are able to welcome Konrad Jarnot, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig and Giacomo Aragall who is teaching in one of our mastercourses for the first time and we warmthly welcome him! It's our intention to offer a fantastic platform for aspiring young artists who will be able to gain so much from the rich treasure trove of experience in the various masterclasses
It is now twenty three years ago that, under the most diffi cult circumstances, the International Masterclasses for Singing were founded at Academia Vocalis in Wörgl. In the years since then we have provided not only opera masterclasses but also gospel, jazz and rapso workshops, evening events with an emphasis on folk music and above all courses for children who will face a particular challenge in two year’s ago continuing project, the children’s opera “The Jungle Book”. Places on all of these courses have been keenly taken up. Participants from far and wide - last year, for example, when some of the course participants from Austria and our neighbouring countries, but also from China, Panama, Argentina, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Estonia, Georgia, Russia, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, England, Denmark made a special journey just to attend - create a colourful mix of cultures and viewpoints so that a vibrant intellectual exchange can take place from which in the final analysis everyone profits. It was, however, not just the origins of Academia Vocalis, the masterclasses, the concerts and the closing concerts of the masterclasses, but also the many events and related contributions, all of them deserving of a wider audience, which convinced us that it would be worthwhile publishing a book to celebrate our 20th anniversary which took place two years ago. But a book with not only a serious and worthwhile content, but also with lots of humorous material on the theme of “singing”. So, take a careful look at our richly varied programme and it would be our pleasure to be able to welcome you either back to Wörgl or here for the first time! Director
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