With the schedule below, you can get an idea of what a typical day at MVA might look like. The schedule will be a bit different every day, but the general outline might look something like this:
Stage 1: August 1 – 12
Vocal, Artistic & Professional Development
9:30 – 10:30:
Language class
10:30 – 13:00:
Masterclasses: Lisette Oropesa, Tobias Truniger, Giovanni Battista Parodi, and others
13:00 – 15:00:
Lunch
15:00 – 18:00:
Private lessons, rehearsals, and group lectures on selected topics
18:00 – 19:30:
Chorus rehearsal
19:30:
Dinner
Stage 2: August 13–22
Opera Rehearsal and Performance Period
August 13–15
Musical and staging preparation period
• Morning – Musical rehearsals with conductor and pianist (principal cast + chorus)
• Afternoon – Staging rehearsals with director (scenes and ensembles)
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
• Morning – Musical rehearsals with conductor and pianist (principal cast + chorus)
• Afternoon – Staging rehearsals with director (scenes and ensembles)
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
August 16–18
Scene work and ensemble integration
• Morning – Ensemble staging (large scenes and transitions)
• Afternoon – Music and staging brush-ups with full cast
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
• Morning – Ensemble staging (large scenes and transitions)
• Afternoon – Music and staging brush-ups with full cast
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
August 19–20
Orchestra and dress rehearsals
• Morning – Sitzprobe / musical run-through with orchestra
• Afternoon – Piano run and final staging rehearsals
• Evening – Notes and final brush-ups
• Morning – Sitzprobe / musical run-through with orchestra
• Afternoon – Piano run and final staging rehearsals
• Evening – Notes and final brush-ups
August 21
Performance I (La Traviata)
• Afternoon – Final touch-ups and warm-up at theater
• Evening – Performance I
• Afternoon – Final touch-ups and warm-up at theater
• Evening – Performance I
August 22
Performance II (La Traviata) & Closing Dinner
• Afternoon – Light spacing / musical adjustments as needed
• Evening – Performance II followed by closing celebration and farewell dinner
• Afternoon – Light spacing / musical adjustments as needed
• Evening – Performance II followed by closing celebration and farewell dinner
With the schedule below, you can get an idea of what a typical day at MVA might look like. The schedule will be a bit different every day, but the general outline might look something like this:
Stage 1: August 1 – 12
Vocal, Artistic & Professional Development
9:30 – 10:30:
Language class
10:30 – 13:00:
Masterclasses: Lisette Oropesa, Tobias Truniger, Giovanni Battista Parodi, and others
13:00 – 15:00:
Lunch
15:00 – 18:00:
Private lessons, rehearsals, and group lectures on selected topics
18:00 – 19:30:
Chorus rehearsal
19:30:
Dinner
Stage 2: August 13–22
Opera Rehearsal and Performance Period
August 13–15
Musical and staging preparation period
• Morning – Musical rehearsals with conductor and pianist (principal cast + chorus)
• Afternoon – Staging rehearsals with director (scenes and ensembles)
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
• Morning – Musical rehearsals with conductor and pianist (principal cast + chorus)
• Afternoon – Staging rehearsals with director (scenes and ensembles)
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
August 16–18
Scene work and ensemble integration
• Morning – Ensemble staging (large scenes and transitions)
• Afternoon – Music and staging brush-ups with full cast
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
• Morning – Ensemble staging (large scenes and transitions)
• Afternoon – Music and staging brush-ups with full cast
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
August 19–20
Orchestra and dress rehearsals
• Morning – Sitzprobe / musical run-through with orchestra
• Afternoon – Piano run and final staging rehearsals
• Evening – Notes and final brush-ups
• Morning – Sitzprobe / musical run-through with orchestra
• Afternoon – Piano run and final staging rehearsals
• Evening – Notes and final brush-ups
August 21
Performance I (La Traviata)
• Afternoon – Final touch-ups and warm-up at theater
• Evening – Performance I
• Afternoon – Final touch-ups and warm-up at theater
• Evening – Performance I
August 22
Performance II (La Traviata) & Closing Dinner
• Afternoon – Light spacing / musical adjustments as needed
• Evening – Performance II followed by closing celebration and farewell dinner
• Afternoon – Light spacing / musical adjustments as needed
• Evening – Performance II followed by closing celebration and farewell dinner
With the schedule below, you can get an idea of what a typical day at MVA might look like. The schedule will be a bit different every day, but the general outline might look something like this:
Stage 1: August 1 – 12
Vocal, Artistic & Professional Development
9:30 – 10:30:
Language class
10:30 – 13:00:
Masterclasses: Lisette Oropesa, Tobias Truniger, Giovanni Battista Parodi, and others
13:00 – 15:00:
Lunch
15:00 – 18:00:
Private lessons, rehearsals, and group lectures on selected topics
18:00 – 19:30:
Chorus rehearsal
19:30:
Dinner
Stage 2: August 13–22
Opera Rehearsal and Performance Period
August 13–15
Musical and staging preparation period
• Morning – Musical rehearsals with conductor and pianist (principal cast + chorus)
• Afternoon – Staging rehearsals with director (scenes and ensembles)
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
• Morning – Musical rehearsals with conductor and pianist (principal cast + chorus)
• Afternoon – Staging rehearsals with director (scenes and ensembles)
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
August 16–18
Scene work and ensemble integration
• Morning – Ensemble staging (large scenes and transitions)
• Afternoon – Music and staging brush-ups with full cast
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
• Morning – Ensemble staging (large scenes and transitions)
• Afternoon – Music and staging brush-ups with full cast
• Evening – Optional coachings or additional rehearsals
August 19–20
Orchestra and dress rehearsals
• Morning – Sitzprobe / musical run-through with orchestra
• Afternoon – Piano run and final staging rehearsals
• Evening – Notes and final brush-ups
• Morning – Sitzprobe / musical run-through with orchestra
• Afternoon – Piano run and final staging rehearsals
• Evening – Notes and final brush-ups
August 21
Performance I (La Traviata)
• Afternoon – Final touch-ups and warm-up at theater
• Evening – Performance I
• Afternoon – Final touch-ups and warm-up at theater
• Evening – Performance I
August 22
Performance II (La Traviata) & Closing Dinner
• Afternoon – Light spacing / musical adjustments as needed
• Evening – Performance II followed by closing celebration and farewell dinner
• Afternoon – Light spacing / musical adjustments as needed
• Evening – Performance II followed by closing celebration and farewell dinner