Av. Corrientes 1681, 1º piso, C1042AAC, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Institute: Cerrito 628, CABA, Buenos Aires.

Programs

A course of operatic training averaging 18 contact hours per week. Students may specialise in any of opera voice, ballet, stage direction for opera, make-up or repetiteur training, music theatre, opera conducting. Most programs run for four years, but the repetiteur/conductor program is three years. Entry age for students in the choral and orchestral conducting and repetiteur training training programs is between 22 and 40 years. Singers: A four-year course of operatic training averaging 18 contact hours per week. Open to singers aged between 18 and 37 years. Repetiteurs/Conductors: Before being accepted into the course students must demonstrate some competence in voice, piano playing and another language. Studies in choral and orchestral conducting, repetiteur training.

The Institute was founded in 1960. It operates from the Teatro Colón (founded in 1908) and occupies premises at the opera house itself. A second venue is in Mar del Plata. The main aim of the Institute is to train specialists in various aspects of music, drama and dance for opera and ballet. The library houses special collections of past programs, opera libretti and scores, and books on the history of fashion and clothes. The courses for dancers consist of an eight-year program divided into two four-year cycles, open to young persons between ages 9 and 11 following a practical test. A further two-year post-graduate Curso de Perfeccionamiento is available to specially talented students. The Stage Director program consists of a three-year course averaging 21 hours per week for students aged between 22 and 40 years. The Make-up Artist program is a two-year course of 8 hours per week involving studies in make-up, wig design and history of the arts.

March 2021