Operas and Roles

Vincerò Academy features 10 operas for which singers can sign up at any time and a brand new Young Artists Bootcamp.

Based on their chosen role or roles, each singer will have a program curated specifically for them, taking into account their current areas of opportunity and their goals within the Academy.

These are the operas offered and the roles that singers can sign up for:

  • TIER A: Susanna, Figaro, Contessa, Conte

    TIER B: Cherubino, Marcellina

    TIER C: Barbarina, Bartolo and Antonio (both roles), Basilio and Don Curzio (both roles)

  • TIER A: Don Giovanni, Leporello, Donna Anna, Donna Elvira

    TIER B: Zerlina, Don Ottavio

    TIER C: Masetto and Il Commendatore (both roles)

  • TIER A: Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Despina

    TIER B: Ferrando, Guglielmo

    TIER C: Don Alfonso

  • TIER A: —

    TIER B: Pamina, Tamino, Papageno

    TIER C: Queen of the Night, Sarastro, Monostatos

    TIER D: Papagena, either of the Three Ladies

  • TIER A: —

    TIER B: Adina, Nemorino

    TIER C: Belcore

    TIER D: Dulcamara, Gianetta

  • TIER A: Carmen, Don José

    TIER B: Micaëla, Escamillo

    TIER C: Frasquita, Mercédès

  • TIER A: Violetta Valéry, Giorgio Germont

    TIER B: Alfredo Germont

  • TIER A: Mimì, Rodolfo

    TIER B: Musetta, Marcello

    TIER C: Schaunard, Colline

  • TIER A: Floria Tosca, Mario Cavaradossi

    TIER B: Baron Scarpia

  • TIER A: Hänsel and Sandmännchen (both roles), Gretel and Taumännschen (both roles)

    TIER B: Die Knusperhexe, Gertrud

    TIER C: Peter

  • Prepare the small roles traditionally allocated to young artists and ensemble members in the European houses.

    Learn about the scope of these jobs - what is required and how to be noticed by decision makers.

    TIER A: 8 to 10 roles

    TIER B: 6 to 8 roles

    TIER C: 5 to 6 roles

    TIER D: 3 to 4 roles

    Roles would be selected in consultation with the Academy based on vocal suitability and career planning, and may include:

    Die Zauberflöte: Drei Damen, 2 Geharnischte, 2 Priester, Papagena

    Carmen: Zuniga, Le Dancaïre , Moralès, Remendado, Frasquita, Mercedes

    Hänsel & Gretel: Taumännchen & Sandmännchen

    Traviata: Duphol, Marchese, Gastone, Flora, Annina

    Rigoletto: Borsa, Marullo, Ceprana, Paggio, GiovannaParsifal: Blumenmädchen, Knappen & Ritter

    Un ballo in maschera: Tom, Sam, Silvano, Christiano

    Der Ring des Nibelungen: Rheintöchter & Nornen

    Ariadne auf Naxos: Nymphen

    Salome: Juden, Nazarener, Soldaten

    Elektra: Mägde, Diener

Program Details

The Artistic Director will interview each accepted singer in order to design their specific program, which will include all of the following:

  • Exclusive access to all Masterclasses, Seminars, Workshops, and Group Classes of Vincerò during the enrollment period (at least 1 year), even for those operas in which the student may not be actively participating.

  • Active participation in one series of the opera’s Group Classes with the full cast led by the Artistic Director or one of our Faculty members.

    Schedule: Group Class dates are determined throughout the year based on the number of enrolled students per opera and their time zones.

  • Active participation in one series of the Recitativo Workshops led by maestro Abdiel Vázquez

    Schedule: Recitativo Workshop dates are determined throughout the year based on the number of enrolled students per opera and their time zones.

  • Active participation in the Singers’ Workshop during the enrollment period (at least 1 year).

    Schedule: Times and dates will be determined based on the number of enrolled students and their Time Zones

  • Active participation in at least two Masterclasses per role, one with a singer and one with a coach.

    Singers (preference will be given to matching roles and voice types):

    Adam Plachetka | Ailyn Pérez | Angel Joy Blue | Carol Vaness | Christian van Horn | Frank Lopardo |

    Isabel Leonard | Javier Camarena | Jennifer Rowley | Kirsten Chambers | Kristine Opolais |

    Lucas Meachem | Luciana Serra | Luis Ledesma | María Katzarava | Matthew Polenzani | Maurizio Muraro |

    Mignon Dunn | Pretty Yende | Rachel Willis-Sørensen | Susana Zabaleta

    Coaches:

    Anthony Manoli | Bryan Wagorn | Craig Rutenberg | Danielle Orlando |

    Donald Wages | Howard Watkins | Jennifer Condon |

    Joan Dornemann | Jorge Parodi | Nimrod Pfeffer | Teresa Rodríguez

    Schedule: Each Masterclass will be scheduled throughout the year according to the Faculty member's availability.

  • A pre-determined number of Private Coachings with one or more faculty members. The Artistic Director will determine the distribution of coachings based on the student’s goals and needs, between Music, Language, Stage, and Voice:

    9 to 12 individual coachings for Tier A Roles,

    7 to 10 individual coachings for Tier B Roles

    5 to 8 individual coachings for Tier C Roles

    3 to 6 individual coachings for Tier D Roles.

    Music:

    Anthony Manoli | Bryan Wagorn | Craig Rutenberg | Donald Wages |

    Danielle Orlando | Howard Watkins | Irina Meachem | Jennifer Condon |

    Joan Dornemann | Jorge Parodi | Nimrod David Pfeffer | Teresa Rodríguez

    Language:

    Elsa Queron, French | Mignon Dunn, German | Stefano Baldasseroni, Italian | Stefano de Peppo, Italian

    Stage:

    Mignon Dunn | Ragnar Conde | Stefanos Koroneos

    Voice:

    Carlos Conde | Kirsten Chambers | Jennifer Rowley | Luis Ledesma | Maria Katzarava

    Schedule: Coachings are scheduled directly between the student and their coach. Students have 6 months to complete them from the moment of their enrollment.

  • One private consultation with David Lomelí

    One private consultation with Ana de Archuleta

  • One role run-through session per role with the Artistic Director or a Faculty member

  • Participation in one gala performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City or at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich

  • Invitation to audition to all Vincerò Academy opera productions in Mazatlán or elsewhere

  • Exclusive access to the following seminars:

    On Learning Music by maestro Abdiel Vázquez

    The Business of Opera by Ana de Archuleta

    The Social Artist by Eugenia Forteza

    A History of Opera by Gerardo Kleinburg

    Opera Singer Inc. by Jennifer Rowley

    The Italian Language by Stefano Baldasseroni

Tuition

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Application

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