NARNIA INTERNATIONAL OPERA ACADEMY

OPERA 2025: Suor Angelica, Giacomo Puccini
Fully-Staged Production with Narnia Festival Orchestra

VENUE:

Teatro Manini
San Domenico – Auditorium Bortolotti
Chiesa di San Francesco

​TUITION: $5,000, which includes

Daily Italian and Diction Classes
Voice Lessons and Vocal Coaching Sessions
Masterclasses with International Opera Artists
Entrance Tickets for all festival concerts
Participation for Narnia International Vocal Competition (Opera and Musical Theater Divisions)
Participation in the Opera Gala Concert
Accommodations in Narni (double occupancy rooms)
Daily Breakfast and 3-Course Dinner
Transportation between Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and Narni Festival​​

NOTES ON TUITION:

The fees do NOT include airfare.
A Single Room might be available for an additional $600.
Hostel options might be available depending on the timing of the request. If granted, the tuition will be reduced to $4,500.
Merit Scholarship might be available

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Application Fee: $50 (non-refundable)
Participants to the Narnia International Opera Academy must be 18 years of age or older at the beginning of the program.
Artistic CV
Audition Format: Live Audition or Recorded Audition (see below)

Live Audition Requirements:

Two contrasting arias (one of which must be in Italian)*
Accompanist will be provided
Location: New York City (exact venue TBD)

*Note: If you are only auditioning to be a member of the opera chorus, you can just sing one aria, art song or musical theater number of your choice.

Recorded Audition Requirements for Main Opera Roles:

Two contrasting arias (one of which must be in Italian)*
Live accompanist required
Videos must be positioned so that the jury can see the singer clearly.
Follow instructions to include link to recording in online application

*Note: If you are only auditioning to be a member of the opera chorus, you can just sing one opera aria of your choice.

ONLINE AUDITION SUBMISSION
Deadline: March 15, 2025

Please fill out, upload your Artistic CV, and link your recorded audition materials into the following: Narnia Application.

Note: You must be signed into a Google account to upload the files.

​https://www.narniafestival.com/en/didattica/narnia-international-opera-academy/

Please send your questions to narniainternationalacademy@gmail.com

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