“My German was a shambles before I went to the Tyrolean Opera Program.  The classes were great, and reinforced by having to use my German every day.  When I came back to school my coaches were astounded at my progress. Thank you!“

Megan Candio, TOP 2005

“I got a lot from the program last summer.  I gained a new confidence in my ability.  I felt that the careful coaching I received helped me raise my musicianship and interpretation to a new level.  What helped me the most were the daily lessons and the intense concentration on excellence.
“Also, perhaps the very best thing was learning and interpreting a new aria up to performance standard in a short time.  I felt so much better about myself, being challenged that way and then reaching the goal successfully.  It was wonderful, and I had a joyous summer (joyous is the right word, too).”
---- Corinne Linza, TOP 2006

“Thank you very much for your wonderful program and for all the amazing insight into a complicated world.  I have no doubts that TOP will grow and truly be something special!  Thanks for helping me learn to “let go and get out of my own way” and most of all to be “Fabelhaft!”
---- Jessica Kiger, TOP 2006

Ich darf aus diesem Trainingsprogramm so viele neue Erkenntnisse und Erfahrungen für mein weiteres Leben und künstlerisches Wirken mitnehmen, wie nie zuvor!
Und so kann ich auf  Grund meiner vielen positiven Erfahrungen jedem/r angehenden  Sänger/in nur wünschen auch einmal an diesem hervorragend organisierten und durchdachten Opernprogramm teil zu nehmen!
– Gudrun Moser, TOP 2006

“I learned so much both culturally and musically that it was a true immersion into the world of Opera in Europe. My experience at TOP provided me with unique performance opportunities. Performing in diverse venues gave me the ability to adapt and work in any given setting. 
“Elizabeth Bachman is a very skilled and creative stage director.  I really enjoyed working with her.  And it was the most beautiful place I have ever seen!””
---- Tricia Van Ee, TOP 2005

“My experience at TOP provided me with unique performance opportunities. Performing in diverse venues gave me the ability to adapt and work in any given setting. Vocally, Maestro Muller and John DeHaan's breadth of personal and professional experiences brought so much to my coaching sessions that my stamina, consistency, and artistry immensely improved.
“During my time with the Tyrolean Opera Program, I learned so much both culturally and musically that it was a true immersion into the world of Opera in Europe. The best was the trip to Salzburg. As a classical singer, I believe that everyone should travel to Salzburg and tour through Mozart's house. To walk on the same floor boards and streets of one of the most influential composers of all time, gave me a greater sense of whose music I was performing. Now that I am back home preparing the role of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, I can envision Mozart walking through the streets of Salzburg and recall the sheer awe of seeing the Magic Flute staged in his home town.”
---- Krista Reiff, TOP 2005

“It was a huge learning experience!  I loved the collaborative aspect of the training.
It takes a lot of teachers to make an opera singer – the lessons in dance, acting and German were a crucial complement to the voice lessons. And the coaching!  It is rare to get regular personalized attention from such senior coaches.
“There’s nothing like studying opera in its home country.  How can you understand opera if you don’t know where it comes from?”
--- Jessica Lee Timman, TOP 2005

„Drei Wochen gemeinsam mit so vielen talentierten jungen Sängern/innen und professionellen Coaches, Lehrern, Referenten zu verbringen, ist ein Traum und zugleich eine tolle Chance für jede/n angehende/n Sänger/in!
Ich bin froh hier sein zu dürfen, Unterricht in den Bereichen: Gesang, Tanz, Schauspiel und Sprachen zu erhalten, mich mit den Sängern/innen aus Tirol und den USA zu unterhalten - und das alles inmitten der Tiroler Berge!
Die Begeisterungsfähigkeit, Motivation und Energie, welche die Coaches und Lehrende in die Stunden mitbringen ist grandios! Ihre ansteckende, motivierende Art fordert mich heraus und treibt mich zu künstlerischen zum Teil noch nie da gewesenen Höchstleistungen!“
– Gudrun Moser, TOP 2006

„Ich bin restlos begeistert von diesem Programm. Die Gesangslehrer und musikalischen Coaches sind weltklasse, und wir werden hier wirklich gefordert. Vom professionellen Bühnenknicks bis zur fachmännischen Handhabung eines Fächers wird alles geübt. Ich habe bereits ein wenig Bühnenerfahrung, doch ich wünschte mir, ich hätte diesen Kurs vorher besucht. Mein Auftreten wäre professioneller gewesen und auch gesangstechnisch habe ich einen Quantensprung nach vorne gemacht.
Nicht zuletzt habe ich meine Englischkenntnisse verbessert und ich wäre nun auch vorbereitet, in den USA zu arbeiten, denn auch die geschäftliche Seite des Berufs OpernsängerIn wird hier beleuchtet.“
--- Barbara Tschugmell, TOP 2006