The Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique 2026: applications now open!
The Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique stands out among professional training programmes by offering a unique blend of opera role and song repertoire studies in a supportive and inspiring environment during an intensive three-week summer programme in the Swiss alps. Singers benefit from the opportunity to perform and form valuable connections as part of the Verbier Festival. The Atelier's featured opera in 2026 will be Verdi's La Traviata.
atelier lyrique at a glance
- Public and private masterclasses in singing, acting, and text analysis with an exceptional faculty
- Audition masterclasses with conductors, artistic directors, opera directors, and agents
- Private coaching in vocal technique and languages
- Integration with the Academy’s 21C Artist Curriculum, including sessions on international taxation, concert programming, and media training for professional development
- One opera aria recital and two song recitals as part of the Verbier Festival’s Mainstage programme
- Semi-staged opera performance with orchestra
- Collaboration in the Festival’s headline opera production
- Cabaret performance on the UNLTD stage
- Global exposure through medici.tv broadcasts of Verbier Festival operas
- Professional audio recordings of Festival recitals and opera performances
Up to 15 singers are selected from around the world for coaching in vocal technique, acting, language, stagecraft, and audition preparation, delivered through private sessions and public masterclasses. Singers collaborate with leading figures in the world of lyric performance.
