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Up-to-date reports and information from our experts & current working professionals in the German opera system…
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE AUDITIONING FOR THE ZAV: A rare insider perspective about solo (and chorus!) auditions.
From our founder, Larry Bakst… I decided to reach out to a colleague at the ZAV in Stuttgart, Martin Geißler, who oversees auditions there for
New Times, Old Friends
I’ve recently met several young singers in Berlin who are simultaneously earning money singing in the opera chorus on a professional stage, and working on
Spring Forward but Not Yet in Germany
Daylight Savings Time begins in the US on March 8, but not until March 28 in Germany and Europe. They call it ‘Sommerzeit’ – Summertime)
Industry Insights: An Interview with Intendant, Kay Metzger
For our first Industry Insights Interview Series, Oper Germany welcomes stage director & Intendant of Theater Ulm , Kay Metzger. In his expansive career spanning
Coming Soon: Intendant Interview
Kay Metzger is currently Intendant at the theater in Ulm, Germany. In his long career he has been an active stage director and Intendant at
Silvester / New Year’s Celebrations in Germany
Singers in Germany are dusting off their Fracks (tails) and concert dresses because Silvester is coming. Not the cat who wants to eat Tweety Bird