Spring 2024

January

Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 January
Norwegian Academy of Music, Levin Hall
14.00 – 17.00
Vocal Masterclass
Susan Bullock, soprano
Lina Braaten, accompanist
Open to the public

March

Wednesday 20 March
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
11.00 – 16.00
Digital Media and Artistic Communication II
– Awareness of Personal Uniqueness
Celine Engebrigtsen, Stella Casting

Thursday 21 March
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
11.00 – 16.00
Crafting Your Personal Brand: Strategies for Attention and Success
Ulrike Köstinger, CEO Operabase

April

Wednesday 17 April
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
11.00 – 14.15
Vocal Masterclass
Audun Iversen, baritone
Pianist: Marina Kan Selvik

11.00-11.30 Mari Aschehoug (soprano): Stravinsky: No Word From Tom (The Rake’s Progress)
11.30-12.00 Solvi Skogstad (mezzo-soprano): Massenet: Dulcinée aria (Don Quichotte)
12.00-12.45 Lunch
12.45-13.15 Viktoria Joner (soprano): Donizetti: Prendi, per me sei libero (L’elisir d’amore)/Rossini: Il mio ben (La scala di seta)
13.15-13.45 Ema Delac (mezzo-soprano): Rossini: Cruda sorte (L’italiana in Algeri)/Massenet: Va, laisse couler mes larmes (Werther)
13.45-14.15 Louise Engeseth (soprano): Mozart: Ach, ich fühl’s (Die Zauberflöte)

Thursday 18 April
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
11.00 – 12.00
Singer in meeting with Opera Director
– what is expected in the collaboration?
Audun Iversen, baritone, and Anthony Almeida, Opera Director
in conversation with Lars Hallvard Flæten

Open to the public

12.30 – 15.30
What is your identity as an artist?
Masterclass in stagecraft
Anthony Almeida, Opera Director
Pianist: Marina Kan Selvik

12.30-13.00 Mari Aschehoug (soprano): Stravinsky: No Word from Tom (The Rake’s Progress)/Mozart: In uomini (Così fan tutte)
13.00-13.30 Ema Delac (mezzo-soprano): Rossini: Cruda sorte (L’Italiana in Algeri)/Massenet: Va, laisse couler mes larmes (Werther)
13.30-14.00 Viktoria Joner (soprano): Donizetti: Prendi, per me sei libero (L’elisir d’amore)/Rossini: Il mio ben (La scala di seta)
14.00-14.30 Break
14.30-15.00 Solvi Skogstad (mezzo-soprano): Bizet: Habañera (Carmen)/Strauss: Ich lade gern (Die Fledermaus)
15.00-15.30 Louise Engeseth (soprano): Mozart: Ach, ich fühl’s (Die Zauberflöte)/Gounod: Air des bijoux (Faust)

Open to the public

Friday 19 April
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
11.00 – 14.00
What is your identity as an artist?
Masterclass in stagecraft
Anthony Almeida, Opera Director
Pianist: Marina Kan Selvik

11.00-11.30 Louise Engeseth (soprano): Mozart: Ach, ich fühl’s (Die Zauberflöte)/Gounod: Air des bijoux (Faust)
11.30-12.00 Solvi Skogstad (mezzo-soprano): Bizet: Habañera (Carmen)/Strauss: Ich lade gern (Die Fledermaus)
12.00-12.30 Viktoria Joner (soprano): Donizetti: Prendi, per me sei libero (L’elisir d’amore)/Rossini: Il mio ben (La scala di seta)
12.30-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.30 Ema Delac (mezzo-soprano): Rossini: Cruda sorte (L’Italiana in Algeri)/Massenet: Va, laisse couler mes larmes (Werther)
13.30-14.00 Mari Aschehoug (soprano): Stravinsky: No Word from Tom (The Rake’s Progress)/Mozart: In uomini (Così fan tutte)

Open to the public

May

Tuesday 14 May
Applying for International Opera Academies II
Melissa Wegner, Metropolitan Opera
Video sessions for the participants of the Opera Academy

June

Saturday 8 June
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
End of Season, the Opera Academy 23-24