BEL CANTO INSTITUTE: SAN MIGUEL
A US non-profit corporation under
IRS section 501(c)(3). All donations
are tax deductible from US income tax.
OUR MISSION
& VISION
The Bel Canto Institute San Miguel will provide an extraordinarily intense multi-week program for select singers with major career potential. The institute’s renowned international faculty from both the United States and Mexico will include top voice teachers, conductors, coaches, as well as experts in stage training, body work and life coaching. The Institute’s voice faculty connects and embodies directly a long line of Bel Canto training extending from the legendary Garcias of the late 18th century, through the work of Anna Schoen-Rene in the first half of the 20th century, extending to the important teaching of Margaret Harshaw in the latter half of the century.
We envision an ambiance where world-class faculty works collaboratively to ensure break-through progress from each participant; where singers can work in an environment that permits risk-taking and nurtures positive change; where the singer is addressed as a whole person in order to release his/her own unique sound and artistry. The Institute is founded on the idea that when the singer’s voice, body, breath, dramatic intention and musicality function together in harmony and freedom real artistry can be achieved.
On top of voice instruction and musical coaching, the Institute will provide essential training for the whole body, stage movement, and foreign language diction. This wide range of work with the body will provide a basis for achieving real freedom, releasing not only the full capacity of the voice, but also the singer’s potential as a dramatic artist. Each participant will be offered Life Coaching by an expert in the field in order to learn to set career/life goals and develop multiple strategies to achieve them.
Through approaching the singer in a holistic manner, the Institute aims to craft a powerful transformative experience for each participant.
ABOUT
THE PROGRAM
The Bel Canto Institute offers an intensive two-week summer program for select talented young singers located in the beautful town of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato in Mexico.
The Bel Canto Institute San Miguel offers unique opportunities to young professional opera singers with major career potential. The purpose of the program is to promote Mexican singers, but all singers are welcome to apply. Each year a select group of 10-14 are invited to the program.
Training includes frequent Masterclasses, daily voice lessons, vocal coaching, dramatic coaching, group and individual bodywork sessions, lyric diction classes, and life and career coaching. All singers participate in two major performances during the program: an Opera Concert and a Cabaret Dinner featuring lighter music.
The highly-acclaimed professionals on our faculty take a continuing interest in the singers who participate in the Institute. Committed to the professional progress and success of each and every singer, our faculty continues to provide assistance and mentoring in the years that follow participation in the Institute. Bel Canto singer alumni are often invited to perform in recitals and concerts outside of the Institute’s summer program. Many of our alumni have gone on to secure professional contracts and win important competitions, a testament to the transformative experience the Bel Canto Institute provides.
