For our 33rd Academia Vocalis we have been all the more anxious to attract world class course tutors to Wörgl again and they have all willingly agreed. And so this year we are able to welcome Karlheinz HANSER with three Masterclasses, Christa LUDWIG for the 14th time, Juliane BANSE and this year already for the second time the „Prima donna assoluta“ Edita GRUBEROVÁ and as a noveltyThomas Quasthoff in Wörgl. It is our intention to offer a fantastic platform for aspiring young artists who will be able to gain so much from the rich treasure trove of experience in the various master classes.

It is now thirty two years ago that, under the most difficult circumstances, the InternationalMasterClassesforSinging were founded 33 years ago at Academia Vocalis in Wörgl.
In the years since then we have provided not only Opera, Lied and Oratorium master classes but also gospel, jazz and rapso workshops, musical and classical Operette, evening events with an emphasis on folk music and above all courses and opera workshops for children who will face a particular challenge in nine year's ago continuing project which culminated 2016 in a new opera for children "Max & Moritz" and four years ago with a great effort, the Project „Stille Nacht: from peace song to department store hit“. This sensational opera and Stille Nacht Project was fully booked and the auditorium was excited on the achievement of children and adolescence.

Participants from far and wide - lastyear, for example, when some of the course participants from Austria and our neighbouring countries like Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Croatia, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Sweden but also from China, Japan, Mongolia, Korea, Columbia, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia and Guatemala made a special journey just to attend - create a colourful mix of cultures and viewpoints so that a vibrant intellectual exchange can take place from which in the final analysis everyone profits.

So, take a careful look at our richly varied programme and it would be our pleasure to be able to welcome you either back to Wörgl or here for the first time!

Director

ACADEMIA VOCALIS