INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS SERIES

Course Description

International Opera Masterclass with Maestro Simone Maria Marziali The Stage Lab International Masterclass Series is proud to welcome Maestro Simone Maria Marziali to Berlin for an exclusive three-day International Opera Masterclass. Designed for advanced students, emerging artists and professional singers, this boutique programme offers a rare opportunity to work intensively with one of Italy's most respected conductors, vocal coaches and lyric artist managers. Limited to just eight active participants, the masterclass provides exceptional individual attention within an inspiring, collaborative and highly personalised artistic environment. As Artistic & Musical Director of the Accademia Verdiana Carlo Bergonzi in Busseto, Italy, Maestro Marziali is internationally recognised for his expertise in the Italian operatic tradition, particularly the Bel Canto, Verdi and Puccini repertoire. For more than twelve years he served as principal prompter, répétiteur and assistant conductor at the internationally renowned Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, collaborating with leading opera houses and music institutions throughout Europe, Australia and Japan. Throughout his distinguished career he has worked alongside many of opera's greatest artists, including Plácido Domingo, Raina Kabaivanska, Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Patrizia Ciofi, Stefania Bonfadelli, Marcello Giordani, Lucio Gallo and Nicola Martinucci. As a conductor he has led productions including La Bohème, La Traviata, Aida, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Pagliacci, Il Corsaro, Attila, La Rondine, Carmina Burana, Nabucco and Turandot, while his work as founder of Musikos Lyric Artist Management provides participants with invaluable insight into both artistic and professional career development. Participants are invited to bring audition repertoire, complete operatic roles, concert repertoire or works in progress, receiving personalised coaching in vocal technique, musical preparation, Italian diction, stylistic interpretation, dramatic communication and performance practice. A limited number of Observer Places are also available for singers, teachers, répétiteurs, conductors and opera enthusiasts wishing to experience the complete masterclass from inside the studio. Hosted by Stage Lab Berlin, this masterclass forms part of the International Masterclass Series, bringing internationally distinguished artists to Berlin for exceptional artistic training and professional development.