Summer Programs

International Vocal Institute
Miss Munzer is founder and director of the International Vocal Institute, held on the islands of Hvar and Korcula off the mainland coast of Croatia. This program is a three week summer institute with individual intensive vocal technique tutorials, masterclasses, opera workshop, and performances.

Past renowned faculty and guest artists include: Gregory Buchalter, Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera vocal coach; Roger Malouf, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera vocal coach; Pamela Bullock, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House vocal coach; Marioara Trifan, Munich Hochschule and former Munich Opera vocal coach; Richard Lalli, Yale University vocal coach; Suzanne Calabro, former Munich Opera, Zurich Opera, Berlin Opera Soprano; Thomas Lehrberer, Kammersänger, Germany and Austrian opera houses Tenor; Gary Glaze, New York City Opera, Netherlands Opera, University of Southern California Tenor; Mila Bortoloni, University of Florence, Italian Professor.

Participants of the IVI have gone on to win competitions: Metropolitan Opera National Council, Lieber Foundation, NATS "Artist of the Year," California Opera Assn., and be engaged with opera companies: Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Virginia Opera, Sarasota Opera, Opera Carolina, Santa Fe Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Pacific, Los Angeles Opera.

Past performances have been with the Hvar Music Festival, Omis Music Festival, Dubrovnik, Jelsa, Stari Grad, Orebic, Korcula, Parmigiana and other historic venues.

Information will be upcoming for Summer 2010.

Pacific Vocal Institute, an offshoot of the International Vocal Institute, will offer a one week course this coming summer in Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Under the auspices of the BARD TO BROADWAY music and theatre organization, the course will include individual vocal instruction, masterclass, and performance.

International Lyric Academy of Rome/Viterbo
Ms. Munzer is a master teacher and Performance Master Class Artist at the International Lyric Academy in Rome, and Viterbo, Italy: www.internationallyricacademy.com. Students chosen to sing in main stage productions are professionally directed, experience newly designed sets and costumes, and perform with a professional orchestra, conducted by Maestro Stefano Vignati, as part of the internationally acclaimed Tuscia Opera Festival. Other chosen students perform entire operatic roles with piano in the Piazza del Duomo. Others perform concerts and oratorios with orchestra and/or piano. Younger students make up the ensemble, singing in choruses and giving concerts of arias/art songs with piano.

For more information on these summer programs, please contact Ms. Munzer at Cynthia.Munzer@yahoo.com or call 213-740-5882.

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