Varna International Music Academy (VIMA) is offering opportunities for soloists to be featured in an Orchestral Opera Gala program, in the Summer 2023. Join singers from throughout the country in Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. VIMA combines prestigious performance opportunities and world-class training under the tutelage of our internationally renowned faculty. All VIMA 2023 programs are eligible for academic credit. For more information, please email our office.
Orchestral Opera Gala
Conductor: Maestro Gregory Buchalter, Metropolitan Opera
Repertoire: (Applicants will be assigned one aria, duet, or ensembles. On your application, please list three arias of your choice. Arias will be assigned at the faculty's discretion.):
Overture
Aria
Duet: Dunque io son (Barbiere di Siviglia) (soprano or mezzo and baritone)
Aria
Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor (soprano, Mezzo, 2 tenors, baritone, bass)
Aria
Duet: O soave fanciulla (la Boheme) (soprano and tenor)
Die Fledermaus: Trio from act 1 (2 sopranos, baritone)
Act 2 Finale: Brüderlein (sing to love) (2 sopranos, 1 Mezzo, 2 baritones)
Intermission
Orchestra work
Duet: Lakme (soprano and mezzo)
Aria
Duet: Mira o Norma from Norma (soprano and mezzo)
Duet from Pearlfishers by Bizet (Tenor and baritone
Aria
Rosenkavalier Final trio and duet (2 sopranos, 1 Mezzo)
Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner Die Walküre) (8 women)
Encore: Libiamo from la Traviata (tutti, with soprano and tenor soloists)
Soloists Cost & Inclusions:
