Application to the Academy in Perleberg, Germany Summer Session, August 3-29, 2009.

Please submit all materials via email with your name in the subject line by June 1, 2009 to: Mr. Angelo Raciti, Artistic Director, at angelo.raciti @ lottelehmann.de (if viewing online, this is an editable PDF).

Mr. Mrs./Ms. Nationality: First name & middle initial: Surname / Last name: Stage name (if applicable): Voice type/fach: Address: City: State/Province: Post Code: Country: Telephone: Mobile: Email: Web page:

Please note: There is no age restriction or degree requirement for applicants to the Lotte Lehmann Academy, but participants should have a strong work ethic and be prepared emotionally and physically to embark on a professional operatic career. Applicants should be at an advanced stage of technical and musical development. Participants are expected to contribute positively to the mutually supportive, respectful and constructive environment that the Academy provides. We welcome applicants undergoing Fach, repertoire change or similar transition. Late applicants will be considered on an individual basis.

Dates: The program takes place this year from Monday August 3rd until Saturday August 29th. Because courses begin on Monday morning, we strongly recommend arriving on Sunday August 2nd.

Fees & Tuition: Tuition for the Lotte Lehmann Academy is 3,000.00 Euros. Accommodations & half-board (not pat of the tuition fee) at the Deutscher Kaiser Hotel (from Sunday August 2nd until Sunday August 30th) are 500 (triple occupancy), 700 (double occupancy), or 900 (single occupancy).

♪ Upon acceptance, payment of a non-refundable deposit of 1,500 is due to hold your place. ♪ The balance of the tuition and accommodations/board fees are due no later than July 15, 2009.

Transportation including flights and ground transportation are not included in the fees, and must be arranged and paid for by the participants themselves. Tegel Airport is the closest international airport to Peleberg. Please contact us if you require assistance with booking ground transportation to the Academy. A limited reduced-rate shuttle service may be available from Tegel Airport to Perleberg, depending on your arrival date.

(page 1 of 3) Application to the LLA Summer Session, August 3-29, 2009.

Special Programs: The Academy will make top-level recording and photography professionals available to those wishing to create a demo or have headshots done while at the Academy. The cost for these services will be reduced but must be paid for by participants themselves, and is not subsidized by the Academy. Please let us know whether you will choose to take advantage of these services, so that we may plan ahead. We will contact you with further information upon acceptance (please check only if interested).

Yes, I would like to record a professional audio demo while at the Academy. Yes, I would like to have professional headshots taken while I am at the Academy.

Please submit all the following materials via email (multiple emails are preferable to keep the size of each email down and ensure receipt) with your name in the subject line by June 1, 2009 to: Mr. Angelo Raciti, Artistic Director, at angelo.raciti @ lottelehmann.de

If it is not possible to send the application electronically, please use the following mailing address:

Angelo Raciti, Lotte Lehmann Academy Augsburger Strasse 21 10789 Berlin, Germany

resumé including performances with dates and companies, voice teachers with dates, languages studied and education. current headshot (any size, color or B&W, not exceeding 8 MB). 2 current recordings in mp3 format, each file not to exceed 8 MB. 2 letters of recommendation from teachers or coaches with whom you have worked at least 6 months, including their contact information (email from them is fine, please ask them to use your name in the subject line). repertoire list, and a list of repertoire on which you would like to work at the Academy (incl. duets, arias, ensembles, and roles if applicable). both pages of this signed application. brief written statement: please write a few short sentences about why attending the Academy would be beneficial to you at this stage in your development or career.

I hereby declare that all the information contained in this application and associated materials is true.

Signed:

Date:

(page 2 of 3) The Lotte Lehmann Summer Academy 2009 is an intensive program for exceptional singers preparing for a career on the international operatic stage, particularly in German-speaking countries from August 3 to 29. Participants, working closely with world-class professionals from top European & American houses, will focus on perfecting their technique, style, stagecraft & acting, body work, audition and language skills, and will have the opportunity to pursue in-depth role study with weekly formal performance opportunities in historical venues. Participants can also choose to take part in agent showcases, resumé workshops, headshot days and demo days.

Each participant receives daily language instruction (German, Italian and/or French), a daily lesson in vocal technique and a coaching. Singers also receive instruction in stagecraft, diction and bodywork, and will take part in studio classes, workshops, masterclasses, seminars and rehearsals for performances. Agent showcases are planned for those who are ready.

Confirmed faculty in August 2009 includes KS Karan Armstrong (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Metropolitan , Opéra de ), Janet Williams (Berlin State Opera, , Opéra de Paris), Mary Mills (Berlin State Opera, , Stuttgart State Opera), David Wakeham (Teatro alla Scala Milan, Bavarian State Opera, Stuttgart State Opera), Merlyn Quaife (Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Opera House, The Kennedy Center), Ann Rodiger (Balance Arts Center NYC, The Julliard School), Lawrence K. Bakst (Opéra de Marseille, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Liceu Barcelona), Kathryn Wright (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Metropolitan Opera, Dresden State Opera), Claudio Rizzi (Reykjavik Opera, Stuttgart State Opera), Maria Husmann (Teatro alla Scala Milan, Dresden State Opera, Hamburg State Opera), Denis Combe-Chastel (Opéra de Lyon, Theater Bielefeld), William Girard (tbc; Stuttgart State Opera), Scott Curry (Staatstheater Stuttgart, Komische Oper Berlin, Universität der Künste Berlin), Martin Struckmeyer (University of Performing Arts Frankfurt, University of Theater and Music Rostock), and Fred Berndt (Dresden State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Berlin State Opera).

There is no age restriction for applicants to the Lotte Lehmann Academy, but participants should have a strong work ethic, be in the final stages of their formal education and be prepared emotionally, physically, technically and musically to embark on an operatic career. Applicants are asked to provide a resumé, two mp3 files indicative of their current vocal and technical estate, two recommendations from teachers they have studied with, a few brief sentences about what they wish to accomplish at the Academy, and a repertoire list including complete roles and a selection of arias, duets and ensembles that they wish to work on and perform during the Academy, by June 1st.

For further information, please contact Artistic Director Angelo Raciti at: angelo.raciti @ lottelehmann.de www . lottelehmannacademy . org (page 3 of 3) www . lottelehmannakademie . org