Dorothea Gregor

Dorothea Gregor

Inspiring the next generation

Dorothea Gregor has been working for the Bertelsmann Stiftung and Liz Mohn Stiftung since 2015, where she is responsible for the areas of funding, cooperations and cultural politics and also for studies and surveys in the field of culture and society. One of her focal points is the management and developement of the activities of Neue Stimmen, a project that promotes international young opera singers during their career entry phase.

She has been professionally associated with the Fondazione Mascarade Opera as a project executive in the area of international collaborations and marketing of young artists. She supports singers in matters relating to professional career entry and acts as a contact person for the international, and especially the German-speaking, opera industry.

Dorothea began her professional career as a mezzo-soprano and taught at several German Universities. After her artistic studies at the Hochschule für Franz Liszt Weimar, she studied music education, business and cultural management. She worked as a project manager for various cultural institutions and festivals in the field of programme conception and planning.

Dorothea is a board member of the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft, an association of all important German companies that are actively involved in cultural sponsorship and successfully completed a modular qualification as a systemic consultant in the field of organisational development.

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