italian language school
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Operaphile & Drama course
Duration: 2/3 weeks
Lesson in group: no. 3 hours of Italian language instruction per day; no. 8 hours of instruction (in English) in the history and performance practice of Italian operatic music per week; no. 2 hours per week of cultural studies (afternoon); no. 1 cooking class session (from 6:30 to approx. 9:30 PM); no. 1 trip, including price of ticket, to an opera performance ( at Verona, Torre del Lago, or Florence) Book a course: please click here
Description: Italy, Tuscany, and the fabulous medieval city of Siena- one cannot imagine this great artistic, historic and cultural heritage, without also considering the rich legacy of Italian music. Italy, the birthplace of the opera, resounds with the music of Rossini, Bellini, Verdi and Puccini. We, at the Dante Alighieri, offer students the opportunity to experience the glory of Italy’s culture through the study of Italy’s language and its great musical heritage.
The OPERAPHILE course allows students to study Italian language and operatic music and history, while also having time for cultural activities, including cooking lessons. The music segment of this class is taught mostly in English language, and will emphasize a particular composer and opera. Students will attend a live performance of this opera at the Arena of Verona, at the Puccini Festival (Torre del Lago), or at the Teatro Comunale of Florence. OPERAPHILE class is designed for students who wish to improve their Italian language skills, experience Italian opera at its best, and attend other fun and varied cultural activities, such as a cooking class. Students will learn much about the cuisine, history and culture of Siena. This program lasts two weeks, and welcomes participants of all ages and all levels of expertise in Italian language. It is an excellent opportunity for total immersion in Italian culture. English comprehension is necessary for the musical segment of this class. OPERAPHILE students may extend their studies beyond two weeks, by taking any other ongoing Italian language or culture class at the Dante Alighieri.
Lesson in group: no. 3 hours of Italian language instruction per day; no. 8 hours of instruction (in English) in the history and performance practice of Italian operatic music per week; no. 2 hours per week of cultural studies (afternoon); no. 1 cooking class session (from 6:30 to approx. 9:30 PM); no. 1 trip, including price of ticket, to an opera performance ( at Verona, Torre del Lago, or Florence) Book a course: please click here
Description: Italy, Tuscany, and the fabulous medieval city of Siena- one cannot imagine this great artistic, historic and cultural heritage, without also considering the rich legacy of Italian music. Italy, the birthplace of the opera, resounds with the music of Rossini, Bellini, Verdi and Puccini. We, at the Dante Alighieri, offer students the opportunity to experience the glory of Italy’s culture through the study of Italy’s language and its great musical heritage.
The OPERAPHILE course allows students to study Italian language and operatic music and history, while also having time for cultural activities, including cooking lessons. The music segment of this class is taught mostly in English language, and will emphasize a particular composer and opera. Students will attend a live performance of this opera at the Arena of Verona, at the Puccini Festival (Torre del Lago), or at the Teatro Comunale of Florence. OPERAPHILE class is designed for students who wish to improve their Italian language skills, experience Italian opera at its best, and attend other fun and varied cultural activities, such as a cooking class. Students will learn much about the cuisine, history and culture of Siena. This program lasts two weeks, and welcomes participants of all ages and all levels of expertise in Italian language. It is an excellent opportunity for total immersion in Italian culture. English comprehension is necessary for the musical segment of this class. OPERAPHILE students may extend their studies beyond two weeks, by taking any other ongoing Italian language or culture class at the Dante Alighieri.
OLDER BEGINNING COURSE DATES
CLASS #1- June 18 - July 6 - "La Boheme", Puccini - Opera performance at Arena di Verona on Friday July 6. Puccini's masterpiece...the universal experience of love and loss through the passage of youth and idealism.
CLASS #2- July 23- August 10 - "The Barber of Seville" - Opera performance at Arena di Verona on Wednesday, August 8
CLASS #1- June 18 - July 6 - "La Boheme", Puccini - Opera performance at Arena di Verona on Friday July 6. Puccini's masterpiece...the universal experience of love and loss through the passage of youth and idealism.
CLASS #2- July 23- August 10 - "The Barber of Seville" - Opera performance at Arena di Verona on Wednesday, August 8
DURATION & PRICE
Standard program : 3 weeks long - 1,500.00 euro
Short program: 2 weeks long - 1.200,00 euro
Standard program : 3 weeks long - 1,500.00 euro
Short program: 2 weeks long - 1.200,00 euro
PROGRAM
no. 3 hours of Italian language instruction per day;
no. 8 hours of instruction (in English) in the history and performance practice of Italian operatic music per week;
no. 2 hours per week of cultural studies (afternoon);
no. 1 cooking class session (from 6:30 to approx. 9:30 PM);
no. 1 trip, including price of ticket, to an opera performance ( at Verona, Torre del Lago, or Florence)
no. 3 hours of Italian language instruction per day;
no. 8 hours of instruction (in English) in the history and performance practice of Italian operatic music per week;
no. 2 hours per week of cultural studies (afternoon);
no. 1 cooking class session (from 6:30 to approx. 9:30 PM);
no. 1 trip, including price of ticket, to an opera performance ( at Verona, Torre del Lago, or Florence)
LANGUAGE, MUSIC & CULTURAL INFORMATION
Language lessons: Min 5, max 12 students per class - 10 group hours per week (9:00 to 11:00 AM) ;
Music lesson: Min 5, max 15 student per class - 10 group hours per week (11:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
Cultural studies: LITURAL STUDIES: Min 1 - Max 6 students per class- Culture conferences improve knowledge of Sienese culture and history. Through visits to museums or historical buildings within the boundaries of Siena and her contradas. These visits are arranged on tuesday and thursday afternoons.
Language lessons: Min 5, max 12 students per class - 10 group hours per week (9:00 to 11:00 AM) ;
Music lesson: Min 5, max 15 student per class - 10 group hours per week (11:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
Cultural studies: LITURAL STUDIES: Min 1 - Max 6 students per class- Culture conferences improve knowledge of Sienese culture and history. Through visits to museums or historical buildings within the boundaries of Siena and her contradas. These visits are arranged on tuesday and thursday afternoons.
TUITION, ENROLMENT & BALANCE INFORMATION
TUITION COST OF THE CLASS INCLUDES: all classroom instruction, didactic material and books, entrance tickets for museums, wine tasting fee , a ticket to the opera (**)
** The school will make round trip transportation to the opera performance available for those students who wish to travel as a group. This fee will vary, depending on the location of the performance and the distance to be travelled. (For example, Torre del Lago:25 euros , Verona: 50 euros) Students who choose to use this transportation will pay the OPERA TRANSPORTATION FEE at the school on the first day of class. Students are also free to make their own arrangements for travelling to the opera. ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT OF FEES: Applications for enrolment should reach the school office at least 30 days before the beginning of the course, along with payment of 50% of the total fee (550 euros).
BALANCE: The outstanding balance (including transportation fee, if desired) must be paid on the first day of school, before the beginning of classes.
TUITION COST OF THE CLASS INCLUDES: all classroom instruction, didactic material and books, entrance tickets for museums, wine tasting fee , a ticket to the opera (**)
** The school will make round trip transportation to the opera performance available for those students who wish to travel as a group. This fee will vary, depending on the location of the performance and the distance to be travelled. (For example, Torre del Lago:25 euros , Verona: 50 euros) Students who choose to use this transportation will pay the OPERA TRANSPORTATION FEE at the school on the first day of class. Students are also free to make their own arrangements for travelling to the opera. ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT OF FEES: Applications for enrolment should reach the school office at least 30 days before the beginning of the course, along with payment of 50% of the total fee (550 euros).
BALANCE: The outstanding balance (including transportation fee, if desired) must be paid on the first day of school, before the beginning of classes.
SHORT RESUME
Pamela Wentworth Manikowski, Opera Course Coordinator for Dante Alighieri, received both Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music degrees in Voice Performance at the University of the Pacific in California, while studying voice under Dickson Titus. In Italy, she was a student of Rachele Maragliano- Mori, internationally known concert singer and professor of voice at the Conservatories of Santa Cecilia (Rome) and San Pietro a Maiella (Naples), of the Duchessa Melina Pignatelli (Naples), the baritone Tito Gobbi (Fiesole) and the Soprano Cathy Berberian, contemporary music specialist and wife of composer Luciano Berio (Milano). She studied phonetics with Prof. Decio Scuri (Rome) and was a student at University of Siena, Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and in Germany, at the Stuttgart Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst, where she studies with Soprano Sylvia Geszty. She was a Soprano soloist at the Richard Wagner Jugendfestspiel at Bayreuth, Germany, and an apprentice at the Des Moines Metro Opera (Iowa). She has perfomed widely in concert, operetta and opera in the State of California. Ms. Manikowski’s teaching experience includes work as a voice instructor at the University of the Pacific, as High School Performing Arts Director, and as private voice and piano instructor. Within the United States, her students have been recognized for their excellence both at the State and National level. She has participated as guest speaker at important Statewide conferences on the teaching of music, and served on the “Milliennium” committee to review curriculum and policy at the University of the Pacific. She is currently working on an English translation of “I Maestri del Belcanto” and “Le Canzoni Trobadoriche”, both written by her teacher, Rachele Maragliano-Mori.
Pamela Wentworth Manikowski, Opera Course Coordinator for Dante Alighieri, received both Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music degrees in Voice Performance at the University of the Pacific in California, while studying voice under Dickson Titus. In Italy, she was a student of Rachele Maragliano- Mori, internationally known concert singer and professor of voice at the Conservatories of Santa Cecilia (Rome) and San Pietro a Maiella (Naples), of the Duchessa Melina Pignatelli (Naples), the baritone Tito Gobbi (Fiesole) and the Soprano Cathy Berberian, contemporary music specialist and wife of composer Luciano Berio (Milano). She studied phonetics with Prof. Decio Scuri (Rome) and was a student at University of Siena, Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and in Germany, at the Stuttgart Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst, where she studies with Soprano Sylvia Geszty. She was a Soprano soloist at the Richard Wagner Jugendfestspiel at Bayreuth, Germany, and an apprentice at the Des Moines Metro Opera (Iowa). She has perfomed widely in concert, operetta and opera in the State of California. Ms. Manikowski’s teaching experience includes work as a voice instructor at the University of the Pacific, as High School Performing Arts Director, and as private voice and piano instructor. Within the United States, her students have been recognized for their excellence both at the State and National level. She has participated as guest speaker at important Statewide conferences on the teaching of music, and served on the “Milliennium” committee to review curriculum and policy at the University of the Pacific. She is currently working on an English translation of “I Maestri del Belcanto” and “Le Canzoni Trobadoriche”, both written by her teacher, Rachele Maragliano-Mori.
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Via Tommaso Pendola, 37 - 53100 Siena (IT)
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