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Varna International Music Academy
Since 1999, Varna International Music Academy (VIMA) has offered in-depth music training and performance opportunities to conductors, vocalists, and instrumentalists from the United States and around the globe. Whether you are a professional or student, conductor or instrumentalist, when you attend our exceptional workshops or participate in our fully-staged operas in Varna, Bulgaria, expect one thing: you will leave performing at a whole new level!
This intensive month-long summer music academy, offers both training and performance opportunities. With our fully staged operas accompanied by professional orchestras under the direction of Maestro Gregory Buchalter from the Metropolitan Opera House, participants will gain invaluable experience!
Join choirs from the United States, Europe, and around the world on the breathtaking coast of the Black Sea for a weeklong celebration of the gift of choral music. The Festival will be packed with concerts, master classes taught by internationally-acclaimed conductors, receptions, and most of all - MUSIC!
Perform in fully-staged productions accompanied by professional orchestras on the breathtaking shores of the Black Sea. This intensive summer program allows conductors, soloists, young artists and instrumentalists to learn from world-renowned faculty. Join us for three, four, or five weeks and leave with invaluable training and performance experience!
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VIMA Spotlights
For 20 years, the Varna International Music Academy has provided world-class music instruction and unparalleled performance opportunities to musicians from around the world. Learn more about VIMA and the opportunities available for Summer 2019.
The exceptional Metropolitan Opera Soprano, Susan Neves, performs Pace, pace mio Dio, La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi at the State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, during a 2013 VIMA production.
Founders Kalin and Sharon Tchonev relay the beautiful history of Varna International, a story based on family, tradition, vision, and most of all – MUSIC!
