FIO ITALIA is a summer young artist program with a mission of discovering future opera stars and providing young artists with an authentic international operatic experience and an audience that includes native Italian speakers, an essential operatic language. FIO provides participants with five weeks immersed in an environment with opera singers from all parts of the world, daily Italian classes for four weeks during weekdays, coaching time with Italian coaches, voice lessons, production rehearsals, and masterclasses, and public performances to a potential 4300 people:
Four fully-staged touring opera productions in the Marche region in Italy (16 performances total)
One gala concert
Two scenes concerts
Four weekly recitals
Learn More: http://www.fio-italia.com