Opera Programs Berlin

There are ONLY 4 SCHOLARSHIPS left
for
YOUR CAREER IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT: SELF-PRODUCING FOR THE MODERN SINGER ©
November 17-23, 2025 | online
(live/asynchronously/hybrid)
with a 60-day replay
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• founding and development of an organization/company
• production process
• venue search, publicizing & marketing
• programming, business & artistic planning
• hiring & contracts
• biographies, program notes & copy for events
• funding & partnerships
• budgeting & business plans
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To apply, please follow the link: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/selfproducting.html .greenstein .wyma

🌟FACULTY SPOTLIGHT🌟

Your Career in the Driver’s Seat: Self-Producing for the Modern Singer©
November 17-23, 2025 | online

The final projects for this program will be reviewed by the executive and artistic directors of :

JULIE WYMA, Executive Director & ANASTASIA INNISS, Artistic Director

They have more than 55 years of combined experience in production, company founding and arts leadership both in the United States and in Europe. Read their bios on our website.

FINAL PROJECT:
At the end of the program, each participant will be asked to create a project proposal, including:
- Name and description
- Budget and financial planning
- Personnel
- Funding/partnerships
- Production plan and schedule
- Marketing strategy

Project proposal will be evaluated and detailed written feedback provided. The goal of the successful proposal is to serve as a blueprint for future projects!

Participants will receive a course certificate upon successful completion of the project proposal.

Program Info and Registration: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/selfproducing.html

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🌟FACULTY SPOTLIGHT🌟

Your Career in the Driver’s Seat: Self-Producing for the Modern Singer©
November 17-23, 2025 | online

We are thrilled to welcome ADAM CIOFFARI to the faculty of our upcoming program! Adam will be leading a session on the Production and Administration Process on November 20.

Adam Cioffari was named “Outstanding Stage Director” by the Tampa Bay Theater Awards for his production of The Merry Widow for St Petersburg Opera, where he also recently directed productions of Samson et Dalila, Tosca, Amahl and the Night Visitors and Così fan tutte. Other directorial credits include Die Fledermaus with Opera in Wiliamsburg, Rigoletto and Così fan tutte at Shreveport Opera and The Magic Flute at Opera North. Later this season, he will direct Carmen for Shreveport Opera.

​Also an active bass-baritone, Cioffari has been praised for his evocative performances, from his “zesty” (Opera News) Elviro in Houston Grand Opera’s Xerxes to his “sneering” (Washington Classical Review) Tom in Un Ballo in Maschera with Maryland Lyric Opera. In 2022, he made his debut with New York City Opera in the world-premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Garden of the Finzi Continis. Recently, he played Capulet in Roméo et Juliette at Central City Opera, Fasolt in Das Rheingold with Dayton Opera and Leporello in Don Giovanni with Opera in Williamsburg. In concert, he recently performed in Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and in Verdi’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Arkansas Symphony. [complete biography on website]

Program Info and Registration: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/selfproducing.html

🌟FACULTY SPOTLIGHT🌟

Your Career in the Driver’s Seat: Self-Producing for the Modern Singer©
November 17-23, 2025 | online

We are thrilled to welcome ZENAIDA DES AUBRIS to the faculty of our upcoming program! Zenaida will be leading a session on Self-Producing: How to Develop Your Own Project on November 20.

Zenaida des Aubris is a Consultant for International Cultural Events, living in Berlin. Born in Argentina, she has over 35 years experience in management and production of opera and classical music in the United States, Europe and Asia.

After completing a Masters in Sociology, she joined the San Francisco Opera’s artistic administration department in the late 1970s. She went on to become the personal manager of the film and opera stage director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, followed by the personal management of the conductor Lorin Maazel. 1996/98 Zenaida des Aubris was General Project Director for the open-air production of Puccini’s “Turandot in the Forbidden City,” Beijing, China, with Zubin Mehta conducting and directed by Zhang Yimou (9 performances for 45,000 visitors). Other international entertainment projects in China followed, including being Director for International Relations for the Wu Promotion Company in Beijing and culminating with her becoming the General and Artistic Director of the newly built Hangzhou Grand Theater in China. Back in Europe, she joined the Artistic Administration for the first two seasons of the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain. [complete biography on website]

Program Info and Registration: https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/selfproducing.html