Despite of the CORONA-Pandemic, Exzellenz-Labor Gesang 2020 can be held as planned. Besides the founding artists Hedwig Fassbender, Fausto Nardi und René Massis (Photo), the other instructors will also be there, of course! The participants have been chosen and we are looking forward to 11 days of most intense work.

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Masterclasses 2021

10/11 June: Klanglabor Brixen Classics 

The course offers the possibility of chamber music work with instrumentalists and participation in orchestra concerts.

22 August – 1 September: exzellenz labor oper

The course has been given a slightly different name and a more modern new website, but the wonderful teachers and challenging content have remained the same.

20 – 26 September: IMAS/Castle Bückeburg

A „normal“ singing masterclass in the beautiful castle of Bückeburg. Accompanied on the piano by Susanna Klovsky.

Masterclasses at Opera-Studios

Among other things, the challenge for young singers and pianists in opera studios is to intelligently and confidently integrate the input of various guest instructors into their own singing and playing. I am fortunate to be able to work regularly with the young singers and pianists of several opera studios, thereby ensuring a certain degree of continuity.

•  Internationales Opernstudio der Oper Zürich (IOS)
•  Opernstudio Oper Frankfurt
• Opera Academy Teatr Wielki Warszawa
• OperAvenir Basel
• Landestheater Detmold 
• Académie Opéra de Paris

The technical foundations of my teaching are flexible, flowing breath, a slender method of vocalization, and a sensible employment of the resonance cavities.

The goal is to have created a stable technical framework for complete „artistic permeability,“ which will allow the singer to be free in their artistic and musical interpretations, and for them to enjoy a healthy and long-term pursuit of our highly demanding profession.

Masterclasses & Exzellenz Labor

Hedwig Fassbender regularly gives masterclasses in conservatories, summer academies, and opera studios across Europe – including in her own program, the »Exzellenz-Labor Gesang«. In the Excellence Laboratory‘s  Opera workshop, participants receive technical, musical, body awareness, and mental training in one-on-one and »team teaching« settings.

Masterclasses 2020

August 23 – September 2: Exzellenz-Labor Gesang

Center of the course is the work on musical style of German Repertoire, Mozart/Barock, Italian and French Belcanto with four internationally acclaimed instructors (Hedwig Fassbender, Fausto Nardi, Enrico Maria Cacciari, René Massis), and we also focus on Audition training with Mathias Hermann, Mental training with Petra Keßler, Feldenkrais with Rebecca Meitlis, advice in clothing and make-up with Amélie Sator and Nadja Akra.

For Master-Students in their last year, members of Operastudios and Singers in their first professional years

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Private Lessons

Private lessons are possible in Frankfurt and/or Paris. The technical foundation of my teaching are flexible, flowing breath, a slender method of vocalization, and a sensible employment of the resonance cavities.

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Coaching for Artists

Today, as a systemic coach, it is my goal to help artists achieve more professional and personal clarity. I would gladly support you in each of these areas and accompany you the entire way.

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Coaching to apply for a professorship

Nowadays, in order to be a competitive competitive candidate for a professorship, one must have a wealth of insider knowledge, demonstrate excellent teaching ability, offer solid pedagogical concept work, and speak eloquently in the interview process. I would gladly support you in each of these areas and accompany you then entire way.

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