Opera and Oratorio

Participants enrolled in Varna International Music Academy (VIMA) will receive in-depth music instruction from our expert faculty and will benefit from unparalleled performance opportunities alongside world-class master artists.

The program will take place along the breathtaking shores of the Black Sea in the City of Varna, Bulgaria & in the beautiful region of Northern Italy.

Participants accepted into the Opera and Oratorio Program will perform principal or supporting roles in fully staged orchestral opera productions and choral-orchestral concerts. Apply for one of the options below and join us for an unforgettable summer of music.


REQUIEM, W.A. Mozart

Conductor: Maestro Gregory Buchalter, Metropolitan Opera

Principal Artist Cost & Inclusions

  • Soloist in Mozart’s Requiem – one performance
  • Two 40-minute voice lessons per week
  • Two 40-minute coachings per week
  • Vocal masterclasses
  • Italian language classes
  • 26 nights lodging at 4-star hotels in Varna, Bulgaria & Italy (double occupancy)
  • Half-board (breakfasts and lunch or dinner daily)
  • One-way flight from Varna, Bulgaria to Venice, Italy
  • Ground transportation and airport transfers for group arrivals

Suor Angelica, Puccini
Der Schauspieldirektor, Mozart

Conductor: Maestro Gregory Buchalter, Metropolitan Opera

Principal Artist Cost & Inclusions:

  • Principal role in one fully-staged orchestral performance of Suor Angelica, Puccini or Der Schauspieldirektor, Mozart
  • Two 40-minute voice lessons per week
  • Two 40-minute coachings per week
  • Music rehearsals with the Maestro
  • Staging rehearsals with the director
  • Vocal masterclasses
  • Italian language classes
  • Masterclass in movement, stage techniques, stage combat
  • 26 nights lodging at 4-star hotels in Varna, Bulgaria and Italy (double occupancy)
  • Half-board (breakfasts and lunch or dinner daily)
  • One-way flight from Varna, Bulgaria to Venice, Italy
  • Ground transportation and airport transfers for group arrivals
Roles must be memorized prior to arrival at the academy


Comprimario Artist Cost & Inclusions:

  • Featured or supporting role in one fully-staged orchestral performance of Suor Angelica, Puccini or Der Schauspieldirektor, Mozart.
  • All Comprimario artists sing in the opera chorus and in the Mozart Requiem Chorus
  • Perform in one voice recital – Serenata Italiana
  • Two 40-minute voice lessons per week
  • Two 40-minute coachings per week
  • Music rehearsals with the Maestro
  • Staging rehearsals with the director
  • Vocal masterclasses
  • Italian language classes
  • Masterclass in movement, stage techniques, stage combat
  • 26 nights lodging at 4-star hotels in Varna, Bulgaria and Italy (double occupancy)
  • Half-board (breakfasts and lunch or dinner daily)
  • One-way flight from Varna, Bulgaria to Venice, Italy
  • Ground transportation and airport transfers for group arrivals
Roles must be memorized prior to arrival at the academy