MARK SAMPSON
Artistic Director
Voice teacher, Bass in German "A" houses, founder of several successful summer academies
Immerse yourself in professional preparation as a resident artist at BOA. Full-time courses in Berlin provide you the opportunity to study and live in Berlin, surrounded and inspired by international artists and focus solely on your artistry and professional growth.
Gain the necessary skills to promote yourself, refine your audition package and network through weekly seminars and the final audition network panel
Through Dynamic Stagecraft Training and Operatic Performance, build the confidence to perform at a professional level in auditions and on stage
Intensive daily German language courses, combined with full-time studies in Berlin, fully immerse you in the local culture and provide a strong linguistic foundation for auditions and work
10:00 - 11:00
Weekly Korrepetition / Singing Lesson
12:00 - 14:00
Daily Stagecraft for Dynamic Performers
15:00 - 18:00
Daily Intensive German Language Class
19:00 - 22:00
Staging Rehearsal, when called
Step 1: Submit the Application fee using the PayPal button below.
Step 2: Complete the Application Form.
Step 3: After reviewing auditions and application materials, the admissions committee will decide on the invitation to the qualifying interview. In an interview, questions regarding motivation, previous training, development perspectives and character are discussed.
Audition Repertoire: 2 arias in varying style and language.
Voice teacher, Bass in German "A" houses, founder of several successful summer academies
Guest conducted the NY Philharmonic, Former artistic director and GMD of German opera houses
Conductor at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London since 2010 and heard on BBC
General Music Director at the Plauen-Zwickau Theater
Guest Conductor and Teacher at renowned opera houses such as San Francisco Opera, Frankfurt Opera & Komische Oper Berlin
Head of Opera Studies at Guildhall School of Music
Artistic Director of the MTO-German-Austrian Opera Grant
Administrator of Summer Music Programs in US and Europe, Graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Critically acclaimed international stage designer and media scenographer
Artistic Director of ManyTracks, formerly at the Stadttheater Würzburg and Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt
Staff Producer at Staatsoper Berlin and Teatro alla Scala and the Rossini Opera Festival
Professor and voice teacher, with an extensive performance history including the NY Philharmonic
Bass soloist at Berlin Staatsoper, Oper Leipzig, National Theater Mannheim, Opéra de Lille, Opéra Montpellier, La Scala Milano, and National de Paris
Conductor and pianist, currently a Kapellmeister and Korrepetitor at the Luzerner Theater
World-renowned mezzo-soprano at the MET, Opéra National de Paris, DOB & Hamburgische Staatsoper
Artist manager and agent in the German opera scene, founder and head of CICADA con since 1999
Choreographer, Performer and former Dancer with the Komische Oper Berlin and ROH
€ 3950: Full-Time Tuition monthly
for 38 Class Units per week plus production rehearsals
BOA Staff assist full-time participants to get settled in Berlin, including helping with finding accommodation and health insurance assistance through collaborative local partners.
Thanks to our donors, we are able to offer scholarships to a handful of successful applicants to go towards their tuition.