We are delighted to announce the 2026 Spoleto Vocal Arts Workshop, presented in partnership with Vocal Masterclass Stockholm and The Luxon Rose Trust. Following the outstanding success of the inaugural workshop in 2025, we are thrilled to return for a second edition.

Dedicated to nurturing the next generation of singers, the workshop will once again be led by Jeremy Carpenter and Matthew Rose. The bring together an exceptional international faculty of coaches, conductors, stage directors, and language specialists.

The coaching team includes Daniela Pellegrino (Dresden, Pesaro, Palermo) and Marco Rizzello (Opera Stuttgart, Santa Fe Opera), alongside other distinguished artists and teachers.

Singers will also work with Justin Way, international stage director and Production Director at Teatro Real, Madrid; and acclaimed pianist and broadcaster Iain Burnside, who will lead sessions devoted to song repertoire. Conductor Daniel Cohen, Music Director of Hessische Staatsoper Darmstadt, will guide singers in dramatic performance and stagecraft.

Additional faculty members include Nicole Cabell, international soprano and faculty member at the Eastman School of Music; Martin Fitzpatrick, Head of Music at English National Opera; Paula Suozzi, Executive Stage Director at the Metropolitan Opera; and Helena Bayliss, Russian language coach at the Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden.

We are also honoured to welcome Brian Dickie and Jonathan Friend as Special Artistic Advisors.

Join us in the beautiful Umbrian town of Spoleto for two inspiring weeks of intensive study, artistic collaboration, and joyful music-making.

Watch the film below and read the full review of the 2025 workshop here.