Cratoule Summer School 2025
Applications for the summer course 2025 are now open. the course is open to young professionals as well as college students and experienced amateurs.
Application form →
Experienced amateurs deadline – Tuesday 1st April, 2025
College students deadline – Thursday 1st May, 2025
Please send a recent video recording of an operatic aria ( or song).
Please make sure that both the video and audio are of good quality so we can get a proper sense of your voice and performing skills.
Please send this recording via a youtube link or via wetransfer.com to:
Programme directors
Jan Wiener, Course Convener
Marc Verter, Artistic director
Cratoule summer school is an annual vocal programme that takes place in the south of France, and is open to young professionals as well as college students and experienced amateurs. Participants receive daily voice lessons and rehearse for opera scenes and song ensembles. The musical programme is presented in a final public concert at the nearby village of Barjac. The staff includes highly experienced international professionals: three voice teachers, one stage director and three pianists/vocal coaches.
The social element is an essential part of the spirit of the course and all meals and drink are served outdoors to be enjoyed by all participants and staff.
Bursaries are available to college students.
Cratoule is located in the south of France near Issirac (Gard), about an hour’s drive from Avignon. Click here for map.
We are delighted to announce this year a first collaboration with Pegasus Opera company. Two young artists from the company’s mentee scheme will be joining Cratoule this summer: the first will be funded by the CHORS bursary (Cratoule Hagemann Rosenthal Opera Scholar) and the second by the Pegasus Opera Scholar bursary.
