OPERA.CONNECTIONS.EUROPE
Faculty 2025 FACULTY 2026 tba
Jeannette Aster , Director of Program, International Stage Director
Niels Muus, Conductor www.nielsmuus.com
Vincent de Kort, Conductor www.vincentdekort.com
Atsuko Ota Repetiteur / Coach Alto Theatre Essen
Luca Spinoza Repetiteur/ Coach Theatro San Carlo Naples
Franziska Severin Former casting director Leipzig Opera , Professor opernkunst Hochschule fur Musik Stuttgart
Philippe Greneche Career Consultant PhilGrenArts Rouen France
Misha Aster Career Counsellor , Deutsche Grammophon, Medici TV, State Orchestra Dresden , VP Vancouver Symphony
Ulrike Kostinger CEO , Operabase www.operabase.com
TACT artist management www.tact4art.com
Johanna Herbst Artist Manager
Visiting guest artists TBA
Faculty 2025 FACULTY 2026 tba
Jeannette Aster , Director of Program, International Stage Director
Niels Muus, Conductor www.nielsmuus.com
Vincent de Kort, Conductor www.vincentdekort.com
Atsuko Ota Repetiteur / Coach Alto Theatre Essen
Luca Spinoza Repetiteur/ Coach Theatro San Carlo Naples
Franziska Severin Former casting director Leipzig Opera , Professor opernkunst Hochschule fur Musik Stuttgart
Philippe Greneche Career Consultant PhilGrenArts Rouen France
Misha Aster Career Counsellor , Deutsche Grammophon, Medici TV, State Orchestra Dresden , VP Vancouver Symphony
Ulrike Kostinger CEO , Operabase www.operabase.com
TACT artist management www.tact4art.com
Johanna Herbst Artist Manager
Visiting guest artists TBA
OPERA.CONNECTIONS.EUROPE
FACULTY (past and present on a rotating basis)
Principal Coaches:
Guiliano Betta: Conductor/Kappelmeister, Gelsenkirchen, Basel, Dusseldorf, Luzern
Niels Muus: Conductor, Director of Masters opera program Universitat der Kunst und Musik der Stadt Wien, Beijing Opera Centre
Catherina Galiotto: Glyndebourne, Zurich, Venice, Vincenza Italy
Yuna Saito: La Scala, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen
Staff repetiteurs: Manon Fischer-Dieskau, Cecily Locke, Claire Harris, Evart Jan de Groot, Miho Yamamura, Reto Schirli, Chelsey Padilla , William Shookhoff , Ekaterina Porizko, Luca Spinoza, Atsuko Ota,
Conductors :
Giuliano Betta conductor, Music Director Opern Theatre Gelsenkirchen, Deutche Oper am Rhein Dusseldorf, Basel Opera , Luzern Fest,
Alessandro Bicci, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow , La Fenice Italy,
Marco Boemi, conductor La Scala Milan, Spoleto, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janiero, Astana Opera ,
Niels Muus, conductor, former music director Wiener Volksoper, artistic advisor for Mozarthaus Vienna , music director of Musikfestival Steyr, Austria, Director Masters programme MUK Universitat das Musik und Kunst der Stadt Wien, Director Opera program Beijing China
Vincent de Kort ,conductor Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Marinsky Theatre St Petersburg, Reiseopera Netherlands, President of jury " Maestro" television conductors competition Netherlands
Stage Directors
Jeannette Aster , General Director Academie de la Roche D’Hys,
Monique Wagemakers, International Stage director; Netherlands Opera, Madrid, Mannheim, Mainz , Nürnberg,
Hans Nieuwenhaus Orfeo foundation,
Casting and Artist Management :
William Guerri - Columbia Artist Management N.Y
Philippe Greneche -Gren’Art Management Rouen
Winfried Hofinger Tennigkeit Opernagentur Dusseldorf
Oliver Kretchmer TACT International Artist Management Amsterdam Berlin Madrid Moscow
Alex Grigorev TACT International Artist Management Amsterdam Berlin Madrid Moscow
Dari Dimova Managing director TACT International Artist Management Amsterdam Berlin Madrid Moscow
Franz- Georg Stahling CMC Artist Management Cologne
Robert Jan Haitink K&K Artist Management Vienna
Johanna Herbst Johanna Herbst Artist management Munich
Opera consultants and advisory board :
Maria Mot Intermusica Agency London
Berthold Schneider Intendant Wupperthal Buhnen Opera House, former opera director Darmstadt Opera House Germany
Niels Muus Director Masters Opera programme MUK Universitat fur Musik und Kunst der Stadt Wien ( former Vienna Conservatory)
John Fisher Metropolitan Opera New York
Michael Schetelich Executive producer A&R Consultant , Berlin.
Helene von Orlofsky Director of Operations Landestheatre Linz Austria
Franziska Severin Opera theatre Leipzig, professor Operkunst Hochschule Muzik und Kunst Stuttgart
Ulrike Kostinger CEO Opera Base Vienna Austria
Misha Aster, Director of Programming , Medici TV Paris, Executive producer DG Berlin
ACTIVE PARTNERS
L'Académie de la Roche D'Hys France
www.larochedhysacademie.com
Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyrique Canada
www.l20.ca
Philgren Arts Paris France
www.philgrenart.com
KundK Wien Artist Management Vienna Austria
www.kundkwien.com
TACT International Artists Management Amsterdam Madrid, Berlin, Moscow
www.tact4art.com
CMC- Cecilia Music Concepts Arts Management Cologne
www.cecilia-cmc.de
Johanna Herbst Artist Management Munich
www.herbst-artists.com
OPERABASE
www.operabase.com
FACULTY (past and present on a rotating basis)
Principal Coaches:
Guiliano Betta: Conductor/Kappelmeister, Gelsenkirchen, Basel, Dusseldorf, Luzern
Niels Muus: Conductor, Director of Masters opera program Universitat der Kunst und Musik der Stadt Wien, Beijing Opera Centre
Catherina Galiotto: Glyndebourne, Zurich, Venice, Vincenza Italy
Yuna Saito: La Scala, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen
Staff repetiteurs: Manon Fischer-Dieskau, Cecily Locke, Claire Harris, Evart Jan de Groot, Miho Yamamura, Reto Schirli, Chelsey Padilla , William Shookhoff , Ekaterina Porizko, Luca Spinoza, Atsuko Ota,
Conductors :
Giuliano Betta conductor, Music Director Opern Theatre Gelsenkirchen, Deutche Oper am Rhein Dusseldorf, Basel Opera , Luzern Fest,
Alessandro Bicci, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow , La Fenice Italy,
Marco Boemi, conductor La Scala Milan, Spoleto, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janiero, Astana Opera ,
Niels Muus, conductor, former music director Wiener Volksoper, artistic advisor for Mozarthaus Vienna , music director of Musikfestival Steyr, Austria, Director Masters programme MUK Universitat das Musik und Kunst der Stadt Wien, Director Opera program Beijing China
Vincent de Kort ,conductor Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Marinsky Theatre St Petersburg, Reiseopera Netherlands, President of jury " Maestro" television conductors competition Netherlands
Stage Directors
Jeannette Aster , General Director Academie de la Roche D’Hys,
Monique Wagemakers, International Stage director; Netherlands Opera, Madrid, Mannheim, Mainz , Nürnberg,
Hans Nieuwenhaus Orfeo foundation,
Casting and Artist Management :
William Guerri - Columbia Artist Management N.Y
Philippe Greneche -Gren’Art Management Rouen
Winfried Hofinger Tennigkeit Opernagentur Dusseldorf
Oliver Kretchmer TACT International Artist Management Amsterdam Berlin Madrid Moscow
Alex Grigorev TACT International Artist Management Amsterdam Berlin Madrid Moscow
Dari Dimova Managing director TACT International Artist Management Amsterdam Berlin Madrid Moscow
Franz- Georg Stahling CMC Artist Management Cologne
Robert Jan Haitink K&K Artist Management Vienna
Johanna Herbst Johanna Herbst Artist management Munich
Opera consultants and advisory board :
Maria Mot Intermusica Agency London
Berthold Schneider Intendant Wupperthal Buhnen Opera House, former opera director Darmstadt Opera House Germany
Niels Muus Director Masters Opera programme MUK Universitat fur Musik und Kunst der Stadt Wien ( former Vienna Conservatory)
John Fisher Metropolitan Opera New York
Michael Schetelich Executive producer A&R Consultant , Berlin.
Helene von Orlofsky Director of Operations Landestheatre Linz Austria
Franziska Severin Opera theatre Leipzig, professor Operkunst Hochschule Muzik und Kunst Stuttgart
Ulrike Kostinger CEO Opera Base Vienna Austria
Misha Aster, Director of Programming , Medici TV Paris, Executive producer DG Berlin
ACTIVE PARTNERS
L'Académie de la Roche D'Hys France
www.larochedhysacademie.com
Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyrique Canada
www.l20.ca
Philgren Arts Paris France
www.philgrenart.com
KundK Wien Artist Management Vienna Austria
www.kundkwien.com
TACT International Artists Management Amsterdam Madrid, Berlin, Moscow
www.tact4art.com
CMC- Cecilia Music Concepts Arts Management Cologne
www.cecilia-cmc.de
Johanna Herbst Artist Management Munich
www.herbst-artists.com
OPERABASE
www.operabase.com