Peter H. Smith

Peter H. Smith

Inspiring the next generation

MASCARADE OPERA SEASON 2024/25

2024, Opera Recital, Rising Stars, Fondazione Mascarade Opera, Florence

2024, A studio version of Gounod’s “Faust”, A Devilish Pact, Fondazione Mascarade Opera, Florence

2024, Oratorio Recital, Unto us a Child is born, Fondazione Mascarade Opera, Florence

PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS

Répétiteur:

2024, Tosca (excerpts), University of Michigan, Michigan

2023, Orphée aux enfers, University of Michigan, Michigan

2023, Die Zauberflöte, Berlin Opera Academy, Berlin

2023, Ariadne auf Naxos (excerpts), University of Michigan, Michigan

2023, Rigoletto (excerpts), University of Michigan, Michigan

2023, Le nozze di Figaro (excerpts), University of Michigan, Michigan

2022, Les pêcheurs de perles (excerpts), University of Michigan, Michigan

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

2019, Music Teachers National Association Competition, North Carolina Division, Winner

2019, Rosen Schaffel Concerto Competition, North Carolina, Finalist

2019, University of North Carolina School of the Arts Concerto Competition, Watson Hall, Winner

EDUCATION

2022-2024, MM Collaborative Piano, University of Michigan, Michigan

2020-2022, MM Piano Performance & Piano Chamber Music, University of Michigan, Michigan

2016-2020, BM Piano Performance, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Michigan

The Florence Choral Course as an annual summer course, which thanks to our supporters is made entirely free for participants and dedicated to the study, performance and promotion of Italian choral music. Up to 25 singers from all over the world have the unique opportunity to come to Florence for in immersive period of daily rehearsals, choral technique workshops, individual singing lessons, archival tours, history lectures and masterclasses with world famous practitioners, including soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and director of Milan Cathedral Choir Maestro Massimo Palombella.
The week culminates in concert and ecclesiastical performances in some of Florence’s most iconic buildings, including Palazzo Tornabuoni, Santissima Annunciata and Santa Maria Novella, as well as a sung mass in the great cathedral of Milan.

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for the Florence Choral Course July 2024 will open on 1 January 2024.

To apply please send two recordings and your CV to thesacredmusicprogramme@mascaradeopera.com

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