On four days (from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon), participants will have one hour of applied diction and a one hour of career guidance in which multiple topics will be addressed, including how to chose audition repertoire, how to contact agents, audition etiquette, the German Fest system, etc, as well as discussions about the differences between American and European professional practices. This will be followed by a two-hour lunch break.

Within the course of a week, students will receive a total of eight individual, forty-five minute lessons with voice teachers and professional opera coaches during the the afternoon.

On two separate afternoons, there will be master classes with internationally renowned opera singers and opera professionals (theater administrators and managers).