The Internationale Meistersinger Akademie 2017 is all done! It was a wonderful month of learning and performing. There were several concerts: two opera galas (one with the Nürnberger Symphoniker orchestra), a Liederabend song recital, an outdoor concert, a concert in a museum, a studio recording session, and a cabaret concert to finish.

In the cabaret concert, I even got to showcase some tap dancing! (I learned for five years during high school, but have never had the chance to use it in my professional career until now…)

We had coachings and lessons from so many incredibly skilled and knowledgeable people, including Brigitte Fassbaender, Malcolm Martineau, John Fisher, Pierre Vallet, Tobias Truniger, Marcelo Ameral, and of course the head of the course, expert teacher Edith Wiens. I learned so much during the month I spent there – it was a life-changing experience.

There were also auditions for over thirty industry professionals across the two panels, including casting directors, company managers, and agents from across Europe and beyond. It was a unique opportunity for us singers to be heard by so many people at once.