JANUARY 20-30, 2025 | online
KATHLEEN PARKER
Red Tape Translation, Founder & Owner
(Opera Cologne, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Nordhausen,
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater)
THOMAS FLORIO
Red Tape Translation
(Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Hamburg,
Opéra national de Lorraine, Staatsoper Hannover, Theater Magdeburg)
REBEKAH ROTA
(Operintendantin Oper Wuppertal, Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Landesbühnen Sachsen)
JULIE WYMA
Opera Programs Berlin, Co-Founder & Executive Director
(Deutsche Opera Berlin, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera North, Dicapo Opera, Choriner Opernsommer, Berliner Philharmonie, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Opera Classica Europa, Brandenburgisches Konzertorchester Eberswalde)
ANASTASIA INNISS
Opera Programs Berlin, Co-Founder & Artistic Director
(Berliner Philharmonie, Grimeborn, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Central Florida Lyric Opera,
New London Opera Players, Brandenburgisches Konzertorchester Eberswalde)
Red Tape Translation, Founder & Owner
(Opera Cologne, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Nordhausen,
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater)
THOMAS FLORIO
Red Tape Translation
(Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Hamburg,
Opéra national de Lorraine, Staatsoper Hannover, Theater Magdeburg)
REBEKAH ROTA
(Operintendantin Oper Wuppertal, Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Landesbühnen Sachsen)
JULIE WYMA
Opera Programs Berlin, Co-Founder & Executive Director
(Deutsche Opera Berlin, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera North, Dicapo Opera, Choriner Opernsommer, Berliner Philharmonie, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Opera Classica Europa, Brandenburgisches Konzertorchester Eberswalde)
ANASTASIA INNISS
Opera Programs Berlin, Co-Founder & Artistic Director
(Berliner Philharmonie, Grimeborn, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Central Florida Lyric Opera,
New London Opera Players, Brandenburgisches Konzertorchester Eberswalde)
JULIE WYMA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANASTASIA INNISS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ANASTASIA INNISS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Preparing to do auditions in Germany? This program is for you!
Germany is a great place to be for singing, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy!
Germany is a great place to be for singing, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy!
- 6 engaging & information-packed presentation and Q&A sessions
- sample application materials for the German market
- complete guide to recording successful audition videos
- complete list of German theatres with their classifications
- check list for moving to Germany as an artist
- list of resources on finding short- and long-term housing in Germany
- an array of resources and information
In this program, we take you through everything you need to know about relocating to Germany for singing, including:
- visas and immigration – options for how to stay in Germany legally
- what to bring and what to expect in Ausländerbehörde (immigration office) appointments
- types of singing work – fest, guest, freelance, & everything in between
- insurance – what it all means and what to get
- bank accounts – choosing what’s right for you
- pension, taxes & financial planning for freelance and employed singers
- language acquisition – learning German before and after you move
- finding an apartment – having success and avoiding scams
- setting up utilities and registering your residence
- families – how to bring your family with you, or start one once you’re here
- audition tours – the facts, myths and fallacies
- structure of the German theatre system - how it is financed, how interacts with agents, managers, etc.
- opera, oratorio & concert work differences
- casting for the German market
- living in Germany – integrating into society, making friends, and building a life
SESSIONS
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All Things German Immigration - Structure, Law, Bureaucracy & Resources
with KATHLEEN PARKER Auditioning - Building Application Materials for the German Theater System with ANASTASIA INNISS JULIE WYMA Working as a Musician in Germany, the Practical Side - Registration, Insurance, Finding an Apartment, Moving with a Family with KATHLEEN PARKER Taxes & Financial Planning with KATHLEEN PARKER Building a Life & Career in Germany - Fest, Guest, Freelance, & Everything in Between with THOMAS FLORIO Structure of the German Theater System and Casting for It with REBEKAH ROTA |
Kathleen Parker speaking about the program.
Thomas Florio speaking about the program.
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IN COLLABORATION WITH
RED TAPE TRANSLATION
Berlin’s best resource for all things bureaucracy!
Founded in 2012 by Kathleen Parker, Red Tape Translation specializes in live translation, coaching, life admin, and written translation services for almost any need you may have in navigating life in Germany.
Their website also features a blog with posts on topics including self-employment, renting an apartment, learning German, family, driving, and more.
Berlin’s best resource for all things bureaucracy!
Founded in 2012 by Kathleen Parker, Red Tape Translation specializes in live translation, coaching, life admin, and written translation services for almost any need you may have in navigating life in Germany.
Their website also features a blog with posts on topics including self-employment, renting an apartment, learning German, family, driving, and more.
TUITION
€300
This program is also part of our On-Demand All-Access Pass.
- 30-day replay of all session videos
- materials and resources by all faculty members
This program is also part of our On-Demand All-Access Pass.
REGISTRATION
Register via your preferred payment method following the links below:
Please note that Opera Programs Berlin does not charge administration fees for any of its programs.
Therefore, all payment transaction fees must be covered on the sender's side.
Opera Programs Berlin does not cover any transaction fees.
Therefore, all payment transaction fees must be covered on the sender's side.
Opera Programs Berlin does not cover any transaction fees.
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FACULTY
KATHLEEN PARKER
Praised as “an ideal Wagner soprano” (The Straits Times), Kathleen Parker thrilled international audiences with her portrayals of Senta in Der Fliegende Holländer (Victoria Theatre, Singapore) and Elisabeth in Tannhäuser at the Seoul Arts Center. The Yonhap News lauded her “bell-like high notes” and “rich, expressive voice,” and the Thüringer Allgemeine touted her performance as “powerfully acted and sung.”
Kathleen has enjoyed a varied career as a guest singer with a special interest in Wagner roles. She has performed as a soloist at Opera Cologne, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Nordhausen, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater. Senta, Elisabeth, Woglinde, Helmwige, Ellen Orford, Vitellia, Elettra and elle (La Voix Humaine) feature among the roles she has performed in theatres internationally. Notable awards include the Wolfgang Wagner Prize and the Audience Prize at the International Singing Competition for Wagner Voices in 2015 in Karlsruhe, Germany and the Opera Foundation of Australia’s German-Australian Opera Grant in Sydney.
In addition to her work on stage, Kathleen is the managing director of Red Tape Translation UG, a Berlin-based company dedicated to helping English-speaking expats navigate through German bureaucracy. Kathleen started the company in 2012 and now has a team of 15 interpreters, translators, coaches and administrative staff behind her. Red Tape Translation has now assisted thousands of musicians, artists and freelance creatives with registering, working, starting a business, getting married and obtaining visas and work permits in Germany.
Born in Canada and raised in Australia, Kathleen studied at the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Music with Honours I in 2003. She then received a full scholarship to train at the Australian Opera Studio, graduating in 2008 with the Dux Prize.
Praised as “an ideal Wagner soprano” (The Straits Times), Kathleen Parker thrilled international audiences with her portrayals of Senta in Der Fliegende Holländer (Victoria Theatre, Singapore) and Elisabeth in Tannhäuser at the Seoul Arts Center. The Yonhap News lauded her “bell-like high notes” and “rich, expressive voice,” and the Thüringer Allgemeine touted her performance as “powerfully acted and sung.”
Kathleen has enjoyed a varied career as a guest singer with a special interest in Wagner roles. She has performed as a soloist at Opera Cologne, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Nordhausen, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater. Senta, Elisabeth, Woglinde, Helmwige, Ellen Orford, Vitellia, Elettra and elle (La Voix Humaine) feature among the roles she has performed in theatres internationally. Notable awards include the Wolfgang Wagner Prize and the Audience Prize at the International Singing Competition for Wagner Voices in 2015 in Karlsruhe, Germany and the Opera Foundation of Australia’s German-Australian Opera Grant in Sydney.
In addition to her work on stage, Kathleen is the managing director of Red Tape Translation UG, a Berlin-based company dedicated to helping English-speaking expats navigate through German bureaucracy. Kathleen started the company in 2012 and now has a team of 15 interpreters, translators, coaches and administrative staff behind her. Red Tape Translation has now assisted thousands of musicians, artists and freelance creatives with registering, working, starting a business, getting married and obtaining visas and work permits in Germany.
Born in Canada and raised in Australia, Kathleen studied at the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Music with Honours I in 2003. She then received a full scholarship to train at the Australian Opera Studio, graduating in 2008 with the Dux Prize.
THOMAS FLORIO
Baritone Thomas Florio has been hailed as “powerful, flexible, and sensitive” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). His work has also been celebrated as “the most brilliant vocal moment” (Scherzo Magazine), and “the vocal event of the performance” (Orpheus Opera International). In particular, his interpretation of Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King has been hailed as “peerless” (NRC Handelsblad), and “vocalism seamlessly combined with physical expression” (Rondo Classic).
On the operatic stage, Thomas has performed across Europe with the Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Hamburg, Opéra national de Lorraine, Staatsoper Hannover, and Theater Magdeburg, among others. From 2011 to 2013, he was a member of the Internationales Opernstudio at the Staatsoper Hamburg; his early career highlights include young artist programs with Wolf Trap Opera and San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program.
An avid chamber musician, Thomas has appeared with the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and the Tapiola Sinfonietta (Finland), the Stift International Music Festival (Netherlands), Les sons intensifs (Belgium), and the Staunton Music Festival (USA).
In 2021, Thomas opened a private counseling practice in Berlin. Working with Internal Family Systems therapy, his client focus is English-speaking immigrants.
Baritone Thomas Florio has been hailed as “powerful, flexible, and sensitive” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). His work has also been celebrated as “the most brilliant vocal moment” (Scherzo Magazine), and “the vocal event of the performance” (Orpheus Opera International). In particular, his interpretation of Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King has been hailed as “peerless” (NRC Handelsblad), and “vocalism seamlessly combined with physical expression” (Rondo Classic).
On the operatic stage, Thomas has performed across Europe with the Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Hamburg, Opéra national de Lorraine, Staatsoper Hannover, and Theater Magdeburg, among others. From 2011 to 2013, he was a member of the Internationales Opernstudio at the Staatsoper Hamburg; his early career highlights include young artist programs with Wolf Trap Opera and San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program.
An avid chamber musician, Thomas has appeared with the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and the Tapiola Sinfonietta (Finland), the Stift International Music Festival (Netherlands), Les sons intensifs (Belgium), and the Staunton Music Festival (USA).
In 2021, Thomas opened a private counseling practice in Berlin. Working with Internal Family Systems therapy, his client focus is English-speaking immigrants.
REBEKAH ROTA
Dr. Rebekah Rota brings to Wuppertal 28 years of international theater experience on and behind the stage. She has been an Opernintendantin here since August 2023/24. Before that, she was stellvertretende Operndirektorin from 2020 to 2022 and opera manager at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe since September 2021. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan, where she studied with Grammy Award winner Prof. Lorna Haywood.
In Karlsruhe, Rebekah Rota was actively involved in the State Theater's internal future process. In numerous training courses on the modernization of theater structures and practice-oriented working groups, she developed her forward-looking vision of a more democratic and cosmopolitan theatre system. She is an active member of the Germany-wide initiative Zukunft des Theaters / Theater der Zukunft, whose efforts she shares to enable the necessary transformation of the theater system in an exchange of equal terms across professional groups and generations.
As a director, Rebekah Rota has enjoyed success with her productions of TAGEBUCH DER ANNE FRANK at the International Penderecki Festival Zabrze and COSÌ FAN TUTTE at the Michigan Opera, among others. She has also performed over 40 roles in the soprano repertoire as a soloist at theaters such as the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Michigan Opera Theater. She has also been able to put her enthusiasm for theater into practice in the artistic direction of special projects, for example in and around Dresden, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, San Francisco CA, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Rebekah Rota worked Chefdisponentin und Referentin des Operndirektors to the opera director at the Landesbühnen Sachsen.
Dr. Rebekah Rota brings to Wuppertal 28 years of international theater experience on and behind the stage. She has been an Opernintendantin here since August 2023/24. Before that, she was stellvertretende Operndirektorin from 2020 to 2022 and opera manager at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe since September 2021. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan, where she studied with Grammy Award winner Prof. Lorna Haywood.
In Karlsruhe, Rebekah Rota was actively involved in the State Theater's internal future process. In numerous training courses on the modernization of theater structures and practice-oriented working groups, she developed her forward-looking vision of a more democratic and cosmopolitan theatre system. She is an active member of the Germany-wide initiative Zukunft des Theaters / Theater der Zukunft, whose efforts she shares to enable the necessary transformation of the theater system in an exchange of equal terms across professional groups and generations.
As a director, Rebekah Rota has enjoyed success with her productions of TAGEBUCH DER ANNE FRANK at the International Penderecki Festival Zabrze and COSÌ FAN TUTTE at the Michigan Opera, among others. She has also performed over 40 roles in the soprano repertoire as a soloist at theaters such as the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Michigan Opera Theater. She has also been able to put her enthusiasm for theater into practice in the artistic direction of special projects, for example in and around Dresden, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, San Francisco CA, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Rebekah Rota worked Chefdisponentin und Referentin des Operndirektors to the opera director at the Landesbühnen Sachsen.
JULIE WYMA
Julie Wyma has been described as a Renaissance Woman of opera, having worked in both Europe and the United States as a singer, director, stage manager, wig/makeup artist, costume designer, producer, and educator.
Julie has produced and directed operas including Wagner’s Lohengrin, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre (Berlin Wagner Gruppe), Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle (Opera By Request, semi-staged) Massenet’s Werther (Irrational Entertainment), Händel’s Semele (Midwest Early Opera Works), Jonathan Stinson’s The Three Bears and Ryan Oldham’s The Emperor’s Madness (University of Missouri-Kansas City), as well as Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years (Voci Inglesi) and numerous opera scenes programs. She has assistant directed Albert Herring and Giulio Cesare at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, La Traviata at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Carmen at Opera North, and she assistant stage managed La Rondine at Indiana University. She has directed opera scenes at Opera North and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2019 she produced a staged performance of The AIDS Quilt Songbook: Berlin Edition in Berlin, Germany, which included two new song commissions. In January 2022 she will direct a production of Strauss's Elektra in Berlin (Berlin Elektra Projekt).
As a costume designer Julie worked for Dicapo Opera Theatre in New York for the 2011-2012 Season, which included Tosca, The Consul, Iolanta, The Most Happy Fella, La Cenerentola, Beauty and the Beast, and La Traviata. She also designed costumes for Opera On Tap Berlin’s production of Les contes d’Hoffmann in 2016 and for Literally Alive’s production of A Christmas Carol in New York in 2012. As a student she worked as a costume assistant/stitcher for the University of Arizona on Le nozze di Figaro and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and for Indiana University on Die Zauberflöte, The Nutcracker, and La Rondine. She has worked as a Wig and Makeup Assistant for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, in operas including Giulio Cesare, La Bohème, and John Brown, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in productions including La Bohème, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, and The Man of La Mancha, and for a national tour of Hairspray. As a young artist, she was a set construction assistant at Opera in the Ozarks in 2004.
As an educator, Julie’s passion lies in helping singers make the transition from student to professional, and in guiding talented people to the places where they are needed. She has served as a vocal coach, preparing singers for auditions and talent competitions, as well as an audition panelist and advisor. With organizations such as Opera Programs Berlin, Dramatic Voices Program Berlin, Irrational Entertainment, Midwest Early Opera Works, Voci Inglesi, Berlin Wagner Gruppe and Berliner Opernverein, she has facilitated performance opportunities for singers seeking additional stage experience and the chance to hone their craft in a supportive, professional environment.
As a professional operatic soprano she has performed more than 25 roles, including die Königin der Nacht and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Rosina in I barbiere di Siviglia, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Gilda in Rigoletto, Marie in Die verkaufte Braut, Musetta in La Bohème, Sophie in Werther, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, the Waldvogel in Siegfried, and Norina in Don Pasquale. Of her Norina, the Kansas City Metropolis said: “soprano Julie Wyma sparkled with a self-confident air and a strong, beautiful voice.”
An active concert performer and recitalist, her recent appearances include concerts at the US Consul General in Düsseldorf and the Residence of the US Ambassador to Germany in Berlin; a song recital at the University of Pittsburg at Greensburg; Lovers’ Quarrels, a concert of operatic duets and arias in Concord, New Hampshire and Niemegk, Germany; Three Tenors and a Soprano concerts in Cornish and New London, New Hampshire; and Viva Divas!, a concert of operatic arias, duets, and trios in Cornish, New Hampshire, Phoenix, Arizona and Berlin, Germany.
Julie Wyma has been described as a Renaissance Woman of opera, having worked in both Europe and the United States as a singer, director, stage manager, wig/makeup artist, costume designer, producer, and educator.
Julie has produced and directed operas including Wagner’s Lohengrin, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre (Berlin Wagner Gruppe), Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle (Opera By Request, semi-staged) Massenet’s Werther (Irrational Entertainment), Händel’s Semele (Midwest Early Opera Works), Jonathan Stinson’s The Three Bears and Ryan Oldham’s The Emperor’s Madness (University of Missouri-Kansas City), as well as Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years (Voci Inglesi) and numerous opera scenes programs. She has assistant directed Albert Herring and Giulio Cesare at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, La Traviata at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Carmen at Opera North, and she assistant stage managed La Rondine at Indiana University. She has directed opera scenes at Opera North and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2019 she produced a staged performance of The AIDS Quilt Songbook: Berlin Edition in Berlin, Germany, which included two new song commissions. In January 2022 she will direct a production of Strauss's Elektra in Berlin (Berlin Elektra Projekt).
As a costume designer Julie worked for Dicapo Opera Theatre in New York for the 2011-2012 Season, which included Tosca, The Consul, Iolanta, The Most Happy Fella, La Cenerentola, Beauty and the Beast, and La Traviata. She also designed costumes for Opera On Tap Berlin’s production of Les contes d’Hoffmann in 2016 and for Literally Alive’s production of A Christmas Carol in New York in 2012. As a student she worked as a costume assistant/stitcher for the University of Arizona on Le nozze di Figaro and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and for Indiana University on Die Zauberflöte, The Nutcracker, and La Rondine. She has worked as a Wig and Makeup Assistant for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, in operas including Giulio Cesare, La Bohème, and John Brown, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in productions including La Bohème, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, and The Man of La Mancha, and for a national tour of Hairspray. As a young artist, she was a set construction assistant at Opera in the Ozarks in 2004.
As an educator, Julie’s passion lies in helping singers make the transition from student to professional, and in guiding talented people to the places where they are needed. She has served as a vocal coach, preparing singers for auditions and talent competitions, as well as an audition panelist and advisor. With organizations such as Opera Programs Berlin, Dramatic Voices Program Berlin, Irrational Entertainment, Midwest Early Opera Works, Voci Inglesi, Berlin Wagner Gruppe and Berliner Opernverein, she has facilitated performance opportunities for singers seeking additional stage experience and the chance to hone their craft in a supportive, professional environment.
As a professional operatic soprano she has performed more than 25 roles, including die Königin der Nacht and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Rosina in I barbiere di Siviglia, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Gilda in Rigoletto, Marie in Die verkaufte Braut, Musetta in La Bohème, Sophie in Werther, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, the Waldvogel in Siegfried, and Norina in Don Pasquale. Of her Norina, the Kansas City Metropolis said: “soprano Julie Wyma sparkled with a self-confident air and a strong, beautiful voice.”
An active concert performer and recitalist, her recent appearances include concerts at the US Consul General in Düsseldorf and the Residence of the US Ambassador to Germany in Berlin; a song recital at the University of Pittsburg at Greensburg; Lovers’ Quarrels, a concert of operatic duets and arias in Concord, New Hampshire and Niemegk, Germany; Three Tenors and a Soprano concerts in Cornish and New London, New Hampshire; and Viva Divas!, a concert of operatic arias, duets, and trios in Cornish, New Hampshire, Phoenix, Arizona and Berlin, Germany.
ANASTASIA INNISS
Anastasia Inniss is a versatile and multifaceted artist. Her work encompasses performance, education, directing, production and executive arts leadership. She started her arts education at the age of 5, studying piano. She was a member of the Bulgarian National Theater Youth Ensemble, where she was cast in children's roles in numerous main stage and touring productions. Her training at the National Theatre included acting, improvisation, Latin and folk dance. She also studied percussion and classical guitar.
In addition to her theatre and musical interests, Ms. Inniss showed a keen interest in the visual arts & design. Before the age of 10, her watercolor paintings and color pencil drawings were selected for numerous solo and group art exhibitions. At the age of 8, she was the recipient of the City of Plovdiv Portrait Drawing Award having been selected from thousands of entries city-wide.
Ms. Inniss commenced her vocal training in Bulgaria and continued it at the Longy School of Music at Bard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) as a recipient of the Janet Irving Scholarship for Vocal Studies. She was a member of the Central Florida Lyric Opera Young Artists Program and was later invited to return as a main stage Resident Artist with the company.
Opera roles include: Judith in A kékszakállú herceg vára (Grimeborn Opera Festival London); Woglinde in Das Rheingold (Berliner Wagner Gruppe); Elsa in Lohengrin (Berliner Wagner Gruppe); Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Violetta in La Traviata (Central Florida Lyric Opera; New London Opera Players, Fine Arts Chorale & Orchestra) Governess in Turn of the Screw (Opera Seria), Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Opera Seria, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Nedda in Pagliacci (Central Florida Lyric Opera), Micaëla and Frasquita in Carmen, under the directorship of late legendary soprano Licia Albanese (Central Florida Lyric Opera); Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro (Central Florida Lyric Opera), Serpina in La serva padrona (Berliner Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal, concertante).
Ms. Inniss is a champion of new music. She has premiered works by prominent American and British composers such as Vartan Aghababian, Michael Djupstrom, Victoria Ellis, Heather Gilligan and Eric Sawyer; some of these works were written and dedicated to her. In addition to numerous song cycles and solo concert works with orchestra, she also created the role of Anna von Mildenburg in the new theater piece Geboren Alma Schindler (Berliner Opern Verein); the role of Member of the Chamber in the premiere performance of Eric Sawyer's Our American Cousin (Composers in Red Sneakers); and the title role in the world premiere of Victoria Ellis' opera Darling (One of Us Foundation).
Solo concert engagements include J.S. Bach Jauchzet Gott in alles Landen (Berliner Philharmonie), Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut (Old North Concert Series), Magnificat in D (Fine Arts Chorale), Missa brevis in A (Fine Arts Chorale); Mozart's Requiem (Fine Arts Chorale), Missa Brevis in F (Sommerville Choir), Exultate Jubilate (Berliner Philharmonie), Vesperae solennes de confessore (Somerville Choir); Händel's Messiah (College Park Players), L'Allego, il Pensieroso, ed il Moderato (Berliner Philharmonie); Pergolesi Stabat mater (Berliner Philharmonie); Schubert Mass in G (Highnam Choir and Orchestra); Dubois Seven Last Words of Christ (College Park Players); Vivaldi Gloria (Old North Concert Series); Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem (Tufts University Orchestra, cover); Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream (Longy Chamber Orchestra); Berg Sieben frühe Lieder (Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival); Mahler Rückert-Lieder (Berlin Song Festival); Strauss Vier letzte Lieder (Berlin Song Festival, Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival, Walbrook Music Trust, Galerieforum am Meer); Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasilieras No.5 (Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival) among others. As a concert artist, Ms. Inniss has also given numerous concert and solo recitals in the United States and in Europe.
Ms. Inniss is has held leadership positions in the arts for the last 15 years, She is the co-founder and artistic director of Opera Programs Berlin and Dramatic Voices Program Berlin. In 2024 she create and direct the Lanzarote Opera Festival & Academy at the UNESCO-protected Jameos del Agua Auditorium Lanzarote. She is an ongoing content contributor for the Classical Singer Magazine writing articles on music education, institutionalized abuse in classical music and sustainability in the arts. Previously, she was the the founder and artistic director of the Berlin Song Festival and an artistic consultant for The Opera Stage.
Ms. Inniss is the recipient of numerous grants including the Neue Start Kultur Grant from the Deutscher Musikrat, the Dezentrale Kulturarbeit Reinickendorf Grant and the Centro de Arte, Cultura y Truismo Lanzarote Grant.
Among her directing credits are pieces such as Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years as well as a wide range of scenes from the operatic and musical theatre repertoire. She has served as a casting director and producer for Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, Wagner's Das Rheingold, Wagner's Lohengrin, Strauss' Elektra, Wagner's Die Walküre and Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. She also designed costumes for Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and Rorem’s Our Town.
Ms. Inniss is a consummate educator with over 25 years of experience teaching voice, vocal pedagogy, vocal diction, opera and song repertoire, audition preparation, branding and marketing for classical music. She was taught at a college level as well as privately, in an individual and classroom settings. In the last 6 years, her focus has shifted to teaching professionals and emerging professionals. She has guided the voices of numerous transgender voice professionals and is particularly adept to training voices with complex landscape.
Ms. Inniss is a leader in the classical music industry. She has co-produced and hosted roundtable panel discussions on patterns of discrimination in the classical music industry - Singing While Black In Germany, Race in Opera and Ageism in Opera. In addition, she has spear-headed, produced and hosted Trans*Voices - a series of masterclasses and performance opportunities for transgender and non-binary artists. As part of her work as artistic director of the Dramatic Voices Program Berlin has been recognising and creating scholarship opportunities for under-represented communities in classical music and opera.
Anastasia Inniss is a versatile and multifaceted artist. Her work encompasses performance, education, directing, production and executive arts leadership. She started her arts education at the age of 5, studying piano. She was a member of the Bulgarian National Theater Youth Ensemble, where she was cast in children's roles in numerous main stage and touring productions. Her training at the National Theatre included acting, improvisation, Latin and folk dance. She also studied percussion and classical guitar.
In addition to her theatre and musical interests, Ms. Inniss showed a keen interest in the visual arts & design. Before the age of 10, her watercolor paintings and color pencil drawings were selected for numerous solo and group art exhibitions. At the age of 8, she was the recipient of the City of Plovdiv Portrait Drawing Award having been selected from thousands of entries city-wide.
Ms. Inniss commenced her vocal training in Bulgaria and continued it at the Longy School of Music at Bard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) as a recipient of the Janet Irving Scholarship for Vocal Studies. She was a member of the Central Florida Lyric Opera Young Artists Program and was later invited to return as a main stage Resident Artist with the company.
Opera roles include: Judith in A kékszakállú herceg vára (Grimeborn Opera Festival London); Woglinde in Das Rheingold (Berliner Wagner Gruppe); Elsa in Lohengrin (Berliner Wagner Gruppe); Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Violetta in La Traviata (Central Florida Lyric Opera; New London Opera Players, Fine Arts Chorale & Orchestra) Governess in Turn of the Screw (Opera Seria), Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Opera Seria, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Nedda in Pagliacci (Central Florida Lyric Opera), Micaëla and Frasquita in Carmen, under the directorship of late legendary soprano Licia Albanese (Central Florida Lyric Opera); Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro (Central Florida Lyric Opera), Serpina in La serva padrona (Berliner Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal, concertante).
Ms. Inniss is a champion of new music. She has premiered works by prominent American and British composers such as Vartan Aghababian, Michael Djupstrom, Victoria Ellis, Heather Gilligan and Eric Sawyer; some of these works were written and dedicated to her. In addition to numerous song cycles and solo concert works with orchestra, she also created the role of Anna von Mildenburg in the new theater piece Geboren Alma Schindler (Berliner Opern Verein); the role of Member of the Chamber in the premiere performance of Eric Sawyer's Our American Cousin (Composers in Red Sneakers); and the title role in the world premiere of Victoria Ellis' opera Darling (One of Us Foundation).
Solo concert engagements include J.S. Bach Jauchzet Gott in alles Landen (Berliner Philharmonie), Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut (Old North Concert Series), Magnificat in D (Fine Arts Chorale), Missa brevis in A (Fine Arts Chorale); Mozart's Requiem (Fine Arts Chorale), Missa Brevis in F (Sommerville Choir), Exultate Jubilate (Berliner Philharmonie), Vesperae solennes de confessore (Somerville Choir); Händel's Messiah (College Park Players), L'Allego, il Pensieroso, ed il Moderato (Berliner Philharmonie); Pergolesi Stabat mater (Berliner Philharmonie); Schubert Mass in G (Highnam Choir and Orchestra); Dubois Seven Last Words of Christ (College Park Players); Vivaldi Gloria (Old North Concert Series); Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem (Tufts University Orchestra, cover); Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream (Longy Chamber Orchestra); Berg Sieben frühe Lieder (Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival); Mahler Rückert-Lieder (Berlin Song Festival); Strauss Vier letzte Lieder (Berlin Song Festival, Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival, Walbrook Music Trust, Galerieforum am Meer); Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasilieras No.5 (Kirchberg Chamber Music Festival) among others. As a concert artist, Ms. Inniss has also given numerous concert and solo recitals in the United States and in Europe.
Ms. Inniss is has held leadership positions in the arts for the last 15 years, She is the co-founder and artistic director of Opera Programs Berlin and Dramatic Voices Program Berlin. In 2024 she create and direct the Lanzarote Opera Festival & Academy at the UNESCO-protected Jameos del Agua Auditorium Lanzarote. She is an ongoing content contributor for the Classical Singer Magazine writing articles on music education, institutionalized abuse in classical music and sustainability in the arts. Previously, she was the the founder and artistic director of the Berlin Song Festival and an artistic consultant for The Opera Stage.
Ms. Inniss is the recipient of numerous grants including the Neue Start Kultur Grant from the Deutscher Musikrat, the Dezentrale Kulturarbeit Reinickendorf Grant and the Centro de Arte, Cultura y Truismo Lanzarote Grant.
Among her directing credits are pieces such as Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years as well as a wide range of scenes from the operatic and musical theatre repertoire. She has served as a casting director and producer for Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, Wagner's Das Rheingold, Wagner's Lohengrin, Strauss' Elektra, Wagner's Die Walküre and Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. She also designed costumes for Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and Rorem’s Our Town.
Ms. Inniss is a consummate educator with over 25 years of experience teaching voice, vocal pedagogy, vocal diction, opera and song repertoire, audition preparation, branding and marketing for classical music. She was taught at a college level as well as privately, in an individual and classroom settings. In the last 6 years, her focus has shifted to teaching professionals and emerging professionals. She has guided the voices of numerous transgender voice professionals and is particularly adept to training voices with complex landscape.
Ms. Inniss is a leader in the classical music industry. She has co-produced and hosted roundtable panel discussions on patterns of discrimination in the classical music industry - Singing While Black In Germany, Race in Opera and Ageism in Opera. In addition, she has spear-headed, produced and hosted Trans*Voices - a series of masterclasses and performance opportunities for transgender and non-binary artists. As part of her work as artistic director of the Dramatic Voices Program Berlin has been recognising and creating scholarship opportunities for under-represented communities in classical music and opera.
