LOATION: Study in the beautiful hilltop town of Umbria, Italy. Among the medieval buildings framing the central Piazza del Popolo. At La Lingua La Vita and Scuola Comunale di Music di Todi.
The AAMS International Summer Program will be from Monday, June 23th to Saturday, July 5th, 2025. This in-person program is in Todi Conservatoire and La Lingua La Vita, Todi, Italy.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalSummerMusicInstitute/
Program:
Daily Italian classes (learn to speak Italian) with La Lingua La Vita, Master Classes, Lessons, Coaching, and Body Movement
Friday, June 27th: Art Songs Recital
Saturday, June 28th: Celebration of Jacopone da Todi with the City tour, Lecture, Poetry Reading, and Concert for different composers of Stabat Mater by AAMS.
Friday, July 4th: Evening of the Favorite Arias
Saturday, July 5h: Opera and musical scenes presentation
Application form: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2024-AAMS-ISMI-Todi-Italy-Application.pdf
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Application fee: $100, through paypal.com to webmaster@aamsopera.com, Non-Refundable.
The total tuition: $2,000
Down Payment Required at the time of acceptance: $500, Must Completed by March 15, Non-Refundable after March 31st, 2025
Remainder of tuition is due by April 30th, 2025
Registering for Homestay is due by May 31st, 2025: 550 euro to La Lingua La Vita through paypal.com for 14 nights with breakfast and dinner.
FACULTY:
Director of La Lingua La vita: Stefania Belli
Artistic Director: Mira Yang, George Mason Univ. Washington Opera, and Kennedy Center
Linda di Carlo, Vocal Coach and accompanist, (Conservatorio Statale di Musica “F. Morlacchi” in Perugia)
Petri AntiKainen, (Tampereen Musiikkiakatemia, Finland)
Kathleen McKellar Ferguson, Voice, (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
Katharina Rössner, Voice Master Clinician, (Universität Mozarteum, Vienna State Opera)
Bruno Taddia, Drama, (Deutsche Oper Berlin, La Scala, Royal Opera House Convent Garden)
Deirdre Welborn, Voice, (Anderson University, South Carolina)