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A WARM WELCOME TO THE 20th ACADEMIA VOCALIS
For
our jubilee 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 Francisco ARAIZA, Olaf BÄR, Grace BUMBRY, Mirella FRENI, Christa LUDWIG and Kurt WIDMER.
It is 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 years ago that, under the most difficult 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 this year’s 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 the USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Estonia, Georgia, Russia, Bulgaria
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. 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
ACADEMIA VOCALIS
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