The SND Opera Studio has been a part of the SND Opera since 2019, it was established by the SND Opera director and conductor Rastislav Štúr. Thus, together with the director and dramaturge Marek Mokoš, they laid the foundations of an artistic-educational project, the intention of which is to work systematically with young opera singers, to prepare them for an artistic career and to introduce them in detail to the environment and the work of our emblematic professional theatre scene.
In the two-year cycle of the SND Opera Studio, vocalists will attend workshops focused on: vocal-technical skills, interpretive uniqueness of different stylistic periods, working with a conductor and director, acting and movement-scene creation of selected arias and opera characters, staging at least two opera characters according to adequate vocal disciplines, which will expand their interpretive skills and personal repertoire. Subsequently, they present the acquired skills in public performances. Members of the opera studio are cast in minor roles in performances from the repertoire of the SND Opera over the course of two seasons. They perform at concerts of the Slovak National Theatre Opera and at concerts of the SND Opera Studio.
