Dramatic Voices Program Berlin

July 25-August 19, 2025

Berlin, Germany

STRAUSS'S ARIADNE AUF NAXOS

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LIEDER FESTIVAL & AKADEMIE

World-renowned faculty will guide participating artists in musical coachings, language coachings, voice lessons,

Lieder duos coachings, Lieder rehearsals, character analysis & role preparation sessions, ?preparing for auditions in the German theatre system in our audition training bootcamp, public masterclasses, professional development sessions, agent auditions, career sessions ?and much more.

CASTING:

Primadonna/Ariadne (Soprano) - Lead

Der Tenor/Bacchus (Tenor) - Lead

Zerbinetta (Soprano) - Lead

Komponist (Mezzo-Soprano) - Lead

Harlekin (Baritone) - Lead

Scaramuccio* (Tenor/Soprano) - Featured

Truffaldin* (Bass/Contralto) - Featured

Brighella* (Tenor/Soprano) - Featured

Nyad (Soprano) - Featured

Dryad (Mezzo-Soprano) - Featured

Echo (Soprano) - Featured

Musiklehrer/-in* (Baritone/Mezzo-Soprano) - Supporting

Offizier/-in* (Tenor/Soprano) - Supporting

Tanzmeister/-in* (Tenor/Soprano) - Supporting

Perückenmacher/-in* (Bass-Baritone/Mezzo-Soprano) - Supporting

Lakai/-in* (Bass/Contralto) - Supporting

Haushofmeister/-in* (Spoken role) - Supporting

*THESE ROLES MAY BE GENDERSWAPPED IN OUR 2025 PRODUCTION

THE PROGRAM OFFERS:

- Individual musical coachings

- German Lieder individual musical coachings

- Individual Voice Lessons?

- Individual German language & text interpretation coachings

- Concept Talk with the Stage Director of Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos

- Participation in a public Masterclass

- Observing all additional Masterclasses?

- Career Q&A group session with a leading agent

?- Auditions bootcamp

- Agent audition with personal feedback?

- Group session on character development

- Group session on movement & stagecraft

- Group session on application package presentation, auditioning & the inner-workings of the German market

- Group session on Vocal Hygiene, Usage, Trauma Recovery & Longevity

- Group session on Strategies for Mental Toughness: Owning Your Performance

- Group session on building and maintaining a professional website and professional social media?

- Staging rehearsals

- Musical rehearsals

- Duo musical rehearsals of German Lieder

- Orchestral rehearsals

- Orchestral performances

- Participation in the Lieder Festival Concerts

- Professional recording of all performances?

- Photos of performances?

- Information on the city of Berlin, local travel and airport transfers

- Information on finding reasonably priced accommodations in Berlin for the duration of the program

AUDITIONS

Dublin: November 12, 2024 (Application deadline: October 20, 2024)

London: December 2, 2024 (Application deadline: November 15, 2024)

Boston: December 6 & 7, 2024 (Application deadline: November 15, 2024)

Berlin: December 7 & 8, 2024 (Application deadline: November 20, 2024)

Application deadline for recorded auditions: December 10, 2024

The program has no age limit. Scholarship opportunities.

APPLICATION: https://www.dramaticvoicesprogramberlin.com/application2024.html