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Canto al Serchio Tuscany
MASTER CLASS IN ITALIAN OPERA AND SONG
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Masterclass in Italian Opera Tuscany ITALY
ITALIAN OPERA, ARIE ANTICHE AND SONG SUMMER MASTERCLASS FOR YOUNG SINGERS IN THE BEAUTIFUL SERCHIO VALLEY NORTH OF LUCCA
A unique series of vocal masterclasses in Italy with international baritone Bruno Caproni, a pupil of Frederic Cox, in the land that inspired the great Italian composers such as Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini.
The course takes place at Villa Irlanda at the foot of the medieval hilltop town of Barga. Barga belongs to the province of Lucca, the birthplace of the beloved Giacomo Puccini and Alfredo Catalani.
As well as a stimulating working environment, students will have ample opportunity to soak up all that wonderful Italy has to offer. Sunshine, culture, music and fresh Tuscan cuisine are just a few of the delights that feed the hungry mind and colour the blossoming voice.
LOCAL AREA
Barga - Home to Festival Opera Barga
Get to know the local town of Barga which is full of music and arts events during the Summer months. Find out more at barganews.com.
Explore Lucca
The amphitheatre which was built as the centre of entertainment outside the Roman town is the centre of town life today and the symbol of Lucca. See Discover Tuscany for more information.
Frederic Cox had studied as a tenor with Joseph Hislop and the renowned E Herbert Caesari whose books on vocal technique and production are today still regarded as amongst the most formative on the subject. Caesari had himself studied with the celebrated Italian baritone Antonio Cotogni. Cotogni, a favourite of Verdi, had retired from the stage and become one of the most sought after teachers. Whilst studying with Cotogni, Caesaris fellow students included amongst others Giacomo Lauri-Volpi and Beniamino Gigli who became a lifelong friend. War interrupted Frederic Cox’s vocal activity and afterwards he was awarded an OBE and the Order of Leopold for his services in setting up the Home Office in Belgium. After the war Cox then joined the faculty at the Royal Manchester College of Music as a vocal tutor in 1949. He was appointed principal of the college in 1953 and remained principal until 1970. Under his leadership the college became one of the foremost conservatoires in Europe especially in the field of opera. When in 1970 the college amalgamated with the Northern School of Music to become the RNCM he was given the title Principal Emeritus. Amongst his pupils include Ryland Davis, Anne Howells, Dennis O’Neill, Joseph Ward, Ann Murray, Rosalind Plowright, and John Mitchinson.
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