Fall 2023

August

Monday 21 August
The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet

13.30 – 14.30 
Sit-down with Melissa Wegner 
Executive Director of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, 
the Metropolitan Opera in New York
For the participants of the Opera Academy

15.00 – 17.00 
Choosing a Career in Opera
Panel Discussion with jury members and industry executives
Open to the public

Tuesday 22 August
Oslo National Academy of the Arts

11.00 – 13.00 
Performance Training
Pål Christian Moe, Artistic Administrator and Casting Adviser
Open to the public

13.30 – 15.00 
Personal Branding as a Career Partner
Peter Di-Toro, National Opera Studio, London
Open to the public

16.00 – 18.00 
Masterclass in Stagecraft
Stefan Herheim, Opera Director, Theater an der Wien
Open to the public

Wednesday 23 August
Oslo National Academy of the Arts

10.00 – 13.00 
The Virtuoso Marketer: Empowering Opera Singers 
with Digital Strategies and Personal Branding
Ulrike Köstinger, CEO Operabase
Open to the public

October

Tuesday 17 October
Oslo National Academy of the Arts

13.00 – 14.00
New Demands and Expectations from the Opera Industry
Auditorium
Audun Iversen (baritone, First Prize Winner 2007) in conversation
with Lars H. Flaeten, Executive Director Queen Sonja Singing Competition
Open to the public

14.30 – 17-00
Vocal Masterclass
Prøvesal 1
Audun Iversen, baritone
Professor Olesya Tutova, accompanist
For the participants of the Opera Academy
Open to the public

Wednesday 18 October

14.30 – 16.30
How to Build Your Own Brand?
Ulrike Köstinger, CEO Operabase
Video sessions for the participants of the Opera Academy

Thursday 19 October
Oslo National Academy of the Arts

12.00 – 14.30
Digital Media and Artistic Communication
– Awareness of Personal Uniqueness
Celine Engebrigtsen, Stella Casting
For the participants of the Opera Academy

15.00 – 16.00
Music Competitions as a Career Partner
– What is Required and Where are the Success Factors?
Auditorium
Lars H. Flaeten, Executive Director Queen Sonja Singing Competition
Open to the public

November

Wednesday 29 November
Video sessions

16.50 – 19.30
How to Apply for International Opera Academies
Melissa Wegner, Executive Director of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, 
the Metropolitan Opera in New York
For the participants of the Opera Academy