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Principal Artist

What you get

The Varna International Music Academy (VIMA) offers a variety of options for the summer Principal Artists Program along the breathtaking shores of the Black Sea in Varna, Bulgaria. VIMA combines prestigious performance opportunities and world-class training under the tutelage of our internationally renowned faculty.

Participants accepted into the Principal Artists Program will enjoy principal roles in fully-staged opera productions (complete with a professional orchestra) and choral-orchestral concerts.

Participation in all tracks is available to singers of all ages.

Choose one of our options below and join us in Varna, Bulgaria for an unforgettable summer of music!


STABAT MATER, Rossini

MAY 24-JUNE 3, 2020 $1870

Inclusions

  • Soloist in Stabat Mater
  • Voice lessons and coaching
  • Feldenkrais class: instruction on spinal alignment, posture and relaxation
  • 10 nights lodging in four-star hotel in Varna, Bulgaria (double occupancy)
  • Full breakfast and lunch buffets 7 days a week

TALES OF HOFFMANN, Offenbach (fully-staged)

MAY 24-JUNE 16, 2020$4410

Inclusions

  • Principal role in Tales of Hoffmann
  • Voice lessons and coaching
  • Masterclasses
  • Feldenkrais class: instruction on spinal alignment, posture and relaxation
  • Italian language course
  • 23 nights lodging in four-star hotel in Varna, Bulgaria (double occupancy)
  • Full breakfast and lunch buffets 7 days a week

DIE FLEDERMAUS, J. Strauss (fully-staged)

MAY 31-JUNE 22, 2020$4290

Inclusions

  • Principal role in Die Fledermaus
  • Voice lessons and coaching
  • Masterclasses
  • Feldenkrais class: instruction on spinal alignment, posture and relaxation
  • Italian language course
  • 22 nights lodging in four-star hotel in Varna, Bulgaria (double occupancy)
  • Full breakfast and lunch buffets 7 days a week



NOTE: Participants may join other programs within their already paid weeks if does not conflict with their main assignment. Participants may also extend their program for an additional fee.

NOTE: Please be aware that all performances of Tales of Hoffmann and Die Fledermaus will be held at the Stara Zagora Opera House in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Preparations and rehearsals will begin in Varna. On June 7, 2020 we will move to Stara Zagora for the remainder of the academy.