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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Opera productions of major repertoire including: Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi
All operas performed with full orchestra, traditional costumes and elaborate sets
Historic venues in Prague (Estates Theater, Rudolfinum, Smetana Hall) & Salzburg (Große Saal of the Mozarteum) 3 years | 275 students | 25 countries | $500K in scholarships
Participants from leading young artists programs (Washington National Opera, Paris National Opera), conservatories (Juilliard, Manhattan, Peabody, New England), and universities (Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan, Maryland)
OPERA Coachings with acclaimed baritone Sherrill Milnes, Jelena NoskovĂĄ of the Czech National Theater, and other internationally recognized faculty Starring roles in fully-staged operas with orchestral accompaniment Performance preparation and career development workshops
ORCHESTRA Masterclasses with members of the Berlin Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, and world-famous soloists Chamber music programs in historic venues, including Prague’s Rudolfinum Performances with distinguished soloists: Walter Seyfarth, Berlin Philharmonic & Amit Peled, celebrated cellist
CONDUCTORS serve as assistant conductor for opera productions, opera scenes program, and orchestral concerts. Conductors will have the opportunity to lead students in orchestral and staging rehearsals, in addition to performance opportunities. They will work closely with the music director and festival conductors, receive
ARTS ADMINISTRATORS have the opportunity to work behind the scenes on the planning and artistic operations. Each participant will be given important responsibilities related to producing operas, orchestral concerts, chamber music, recitals, touring, and other elements of running a major international festival. These may include orchestra management, music library, theatre production assistant, festival coordinator, personnel manager, tour manager, and
COACHING APPRENTICES will work with leading opera coaches, voice teachers, and stage directors on two opera productions, the opera scenes program, as well as an art song performance and cabaret. Pianists will also have opportunities to perform chamber music and receive piano lessons from faculty at the Prague Conservatory, or conducting lessons from festival faculty. Prague Summer Nights is proud to offer students the opportunity for lessons and coachings in collaboration with the world-famous
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2017 FESTIVAL FACULTY Appearing more than 650 times at the Metropolitan Opera, SHERRILL MILNES has performed at Vienna Statsoper, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, La Scala, Deutsche Oper, Paris Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Salzburg Festival, Hamburg Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, as well as the opera companies of Pittsburgh, San Director of Orchestras at the University of Kentucky, Prague Summer Nights Artistic Director JOHN NARDOLILLO has appeared with more than 30 of America’s leading orchestras: Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Milwaukee and Indianapolis, as well as the National Symphony and Boston Pops.
MARIA ZOUVES has performed with opera
companies and orchestras around the world. She has directed dozens of opera productions, and served as the Director of Opera at Northwestern University, the Associate General Director at Opera Tampa, and is the Founder and Executive Director of V.O.I.C.Experience. Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, ARTHUR FAGEN has served as Music Director of the Atlanta Opera since 2010 and is in great demand as a conductor of symphony and opera in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States. He has served as Principal Conductor in Kassel and Brunswick and on the conducting staff of the Chicago Lyric Opera. Visiting Professor of Opera at DePauw University, JOACHIM SCHAMBERGER works internationally as a stage director and video designer. His productions have appeared in the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Brazil, Norway, Israel, Japan and China.
“Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival lined up a talented cast that was very well directed by Maria Zouves and Sherrill Milnes." — Operawire
CATHERINE CLARKE NARDOLILLO has performed
throughout the United States, and in Canada, England, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. She is on the voice faculty at Centre College.
JEREMY AYE has sung with the Metropolitan Opera,
Opera Colorado, Opera Omaha, Austin Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, the Kansas City Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, and at Carnegie Hall. He currently sings in the Metropolitan Opera chorus, and serves on the voice faculty of New York University.
JUSTINA LEE has coached for the Metropolitan Opera,
Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Glimmerglass Festival, the Wolf Trap Opera Company, and the Castleton Festival. She is the principal coach of the Maryland Opera Studio and serves on the faculty at the University of Maryland.
SCOTT REDNOUR serves on the faculty of the
Manhattan School of Music. He has coached and performed with leading artists in recital in New York, and has previously taught at Chautauqua and the Juilliard School.
MARCELLO CORMIO is an Italian born conductor,
opera coach and pianist. Among his recent engagements, he has served as cover conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra during the 2014-2015 season and as a conductor with the Sarasota Opera Festival.
LAUREN ROTH is the concertmaster of the Tucson
Symphony and a professor at the University of Arizona. She has played with the Cleveland Orchestra, and studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the University of Washington, where she earned degrees in violin performance and Italian studies.
PRESS & TESTIMONIALS “If the soloists were exciting to listen to, each time the chorus sang, the hall was filled, creating for numerous visceral moments.”
“It was a pleasure for me being part of the festival. I learned a lot in Prague! Thank you for believing in my talent.” – Brenda I., Soprano
“lovely performance, very professional and sophisticated!” — Hospodářské Noviny “Over the top, the set was a treasure!” — Prague Post “Schicchi was the most magical musical experience I had ever been a part of. There was not a dry eye in the building. It was a moment of universal peace that I’ll never forget.” – Harrison D., Double Bass
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