Scuola Giovanni Grasso 2021

Workshops in acting, lyrical singing and Italian language

 

Summer School 2021

Our Programs

Italian Language Immersion Program

Online Program
From May 24 to June 4
From Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 12 PM

Kickstart your Italian language and diction skills. Scuola Internazionale di Teatro Giovanni Grasso is proud to present its summer intensive online language immersion program for opera singers. 

The program includes:

  • a one-on-one meeting to develop your language acquisition plan
  • 10 hours of Italian classes
  • 10h of diction classes
  • 1h of one-on-one diction lessons to address your specific needs
  • optional conversation and cultural learning activities. 

Private lessons and optional activities will be in the afternoon.

Italian Language Immersion Program

Online Program
From May 24 to June 4
From Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 12 PM

Kickstart your Italian language and diction skills. Scuola Internazionale di Teatro Giovanni Grasso is proud to present its summer intensive online language immersion program for opera singers. 

The program includes:

  • a one-on-one meeting to develop your language acquisition plan
  • 10 hours of Italian classes
  • 10h of diction classes
  • 1h of one-on-one diction lessons to address your specific needs
  • optional conversation and cultural learning activities. 

Private lessons and optional activities will be in the afternoon.

VAMP!

Vocal Artist Media Package

In-Person Program
From 7 to 18 June
From Monday to Friday

This year, Scuola Internazionale di Teatro Giovanni Grasso is launching its brand-new Vocal Artist Media Package (or VAMP!) Bootcamp, a two-week-long program tailored to promote efficiently your career as a performer. Improve your presence and acting on camera with online and in-person coachings, revamp your portfolio and brand identity, get three professional headshots and record your state-of-the-art demo for the next season. All in beautiful Montreal.

The program includes:

  • A career path consultation
  • 9 hours of individual coaching (acting, musical, Italian diction and branding)
  • The video and audio recording of two arias (one Italian, and one in your chosen language)
  • Three headshots
  • A revamped biography, your build-in lexical field for social media content and a communication strategy

VAMP! - Vocal Artist Media Package

In-Person Program
From 7 to 18 June
From Monday to Friday

This year, Scuola Internazionale di Teatro Giovanni Grasso is launching its brand-new Vocal Artist Media Package (or VAMP!) Bootcamp, a two-week-long program tailored to promote efficiently your career as a performer. Improve your presence and acting on camera with online and in-person coachings, revamp your portfolio and brand identity, get three professional headshots and record your state-of-the-art demo for the next season. All in beautiful Montreal.

The program includes:

  • A career path consultation
  • 9 hours of individual coaching (acting, musical, Italian diction and branding)
  • The video and audio recording of two arias (one Italian, and one in your chosen language)
  • Three headshots
  • A revamped biography, your build-in lexical field for social media content and a communication strategy

DIY VAMP!

DIY Vocal Artist Media Package

Online Program
On-demand

Prepare to record your own audition material with one-on-one coachings, revamp your portfolio and brand identity, get professional tracks for your recordings and get technical help to record your state-of-the-art DIY demo for the next season. All online, anytime.

DIY VAMP! - Vocal Artist Media Package

Online Program
On-demand

Prepare to record your own audition material with one-on-one coachings, revamp your portfolio and brand identity, get professional tracks for your recordings and get technical help to record your state-of-the-art DIY demo for the next season.

All online, anytime.

The program includes:

  • 6 hours of individual coaching (acting, musical, Italian diction and branding)

  • The professional recording of two piano tracks for your demo

  • A revamped biography, your build-in lexical field for social media content, and a communication strategy

The program includes:

  • 6 hours of individual coaching (acting, musical, Italian diction and branding)

  • The professional recording of two piano tracks for your demo

  • A revamped biography, your build-in lexical field for social media content, and a communication strategy

Our Past Online Workshops

An opportunity to: 

-boost your learning process with tailormade language classes

-finetune your diction skills

-connect with our international community 

-deepen your text analysis skills

Dates: Jan 18-29 and March 1-12

How does it work?

All classes will be held online between 9AM and 11:30AM (EST — Eastern Standard Time) from Monday to Friday.

The career development and interpretation masterclasses will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30AM to 12:30PM.

 

Details:

-10 hours of personalized Italian lessons

-5 hours of “Performative Italian diction”

-5 hours of Aria & Character analysis

-group conversation sessions 

-career development and interpretation masterclasses

 

Teachers:

Rose Naggar-Tremblay: Italian Language (Beginners)

Chiara Cimmino: Italian Language (Intermediate), “Performative Italian diction”

Marco Piana: Italian Language (Advanced)

Valerio Vittorio Garaffa: Aria & Character analysis

 

Price: $CA 350 each workshop

Minimum enrollment: 6 people 

Register via email: scuolagiovannigrasso@gmail.com 

Please mention your preferred dates and your current level of Italian language/diction.