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If you are looking to expand your opera career to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. If you want to work as a full-time singer (Fest) in one opera house. If you are curious about what life is like as a singer in a German-speaking Fest ensemble. If you are looking for an opportunity to perform multiple roles in repertoire. If you want to become fluent in German. What the FACH?! will give you a detailed look into life as an English-speaking opera singer in the German theater system. We will take the fears and uncertainties out of the German audition tour system and provide you with the tools that you need to take full advantage of this wonderful world. What the FACH?! is your ultimate tour guide to plan a successful German, Austrian, and Swiss audition trip. Our comprehensive guide contains detailed information covering virtually everything you can think of, including everything you never thought to think of. When you are ready to get started working in the German-speaking world as a singer, coach, conductor, or stage director, What the FACH?! is your key to planning a successful tour. There are over 100 full-time opera houses in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland combined, and each opera house presents hundreds of performances per season. In turn, there are thousands of positions for soloists and choristers available, but the competition is high and relentless. There are countless English-speaking singers working here already, but with What the FACH?!, you can have the knowledge that they already possess in hand. What the Fach?! is the most detailed guide and tool book ever written. It combines years of first-hand experience from a soloist currently working full-time in Europe, withpersonal stories, specific details, and step-by-step advice. The author provides mandatory guidelines for audition tour preparation, auditions, repertoire selection, and specific instructions on what to do once you've been hired. You also receive insider information about contracts, residence and work permits, taxes, and the social system you are about to be part of. What the FACH?! provides you numerous embedded documents (i.e., visa and work permit applications, information about taxes, etc.) and over 150 critical hyperlinks to pertinent information that will be essential to your survival in the touring world. What you get with What the FACH?! You receive. A 250 page survival guide detailing the most specific information to date for opera singers wanting to tour the German-speaking world. A 22-page Phrasebook and Dictionary specifically designed for opera singers, coaches, conductors, and stage directors. In-depth interviews with working professionals in the Europe Chapter, discussing the NYIOPS. These interviews include singers, conductors, pianists, directors, opera administration, and a lengthy discussion with NYIOP Founder and CEO David Blackburn. Personal accounts and experiences to help you prepare for, and understand, what you will encounter.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780979885204
  • Publisher: Philip Shepard Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Philip Shepard Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0979885205
  • Publisher Date: 06 Aug 2007
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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