Cardiff international academy of voice master classes and concerts- Schools concert in the Teatro dei Differenti Barga Vecchia.

Introduction to opera for schoolchildren – Arias and scenes from operas by Mozart, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini.

Rebecca Cooper – soprano | Tania Kross – Mezzo Soprano | Gergely Nemeti – Tenore | Paul O’Neill – Tenore | Florin Estefan – Baritono | Seungwook Seong – Baritono | Ingrid Surgenor – Pianoforte | Michael Pollock – Pianoforte

From 23 May to 1 June the distinguished singer Dennis O’Neill, joined by other teachers at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice, will hold a series of masterclasses for budding professional singers who have the potential to embark on a career in opera. This will form part of an innovative joint pilot project between the Academy and Opera Barga. The idea is to re-establish the course-based opera production that was one of the successful trademarks of the Opera Barga Festival in previous years.

Images from the concert- La Petite Messe Solennelle by Gioacchino Rossini in the Duomo can be seen here

Click on the link below to hear Seungwook Seong open the concert in the Teatro dei Differenti this morning with Ruggiero Leoncavallo – Prologo (i Pagliaci)