Developed by an elite team of international artists in 2020, our year-round masterclass programme is dedicated to preparing emerging and professional singers for success in an increasingly competitive industry.
With an enormous variety of courses designed for post-graduate students through to established professionals, the Stimme, Leib & Seele programmes equip singers to negotiate the professional, personal and vocal changes which are often neglected or ignored.
Each week-long workshop addresses a specific theme and is taught by a team of four world-class specialists focusing on different aspects of performance – a singer & a coach are joined by tutors dedicated to physicality and musical context. The individual programmes and teaching teams are carefully tailored to suit both the topic and the needs of the 8 selected participants.
- LATONIA MOORE, CLASS OF '22
(Operatic Shakespeare with Sir John Tomlinson, David Jones and Matthew Jocelyn)
"This masterclass was just THAT: A school of masters with CLASS!!! I learned so much, not only from the teachers, but also from the students here. I'll take what I've learned with me and apply it to every role I sing!"
I began my journey at SLS as a confused and overwhelmed young singer... struggling to start a career, and now I am performing principal roles... on some of the most beautiful stages in Australia.
I attribute so much of my success to the breakthroughs I had at SLS, not just in the work I did in the... masterclasses, but to the people I met — both staff and participants — who encouraged me to keep going and to be true to my voice, body and soul.
- JESSICA BLUNT, SOPRANO '22 TO '25
My time at SLS changed my life. The tailored mentorship from the staff at the various courses I have participated in allowed me to truly uncover who I was as an artist and unlock the unique potential of my voice.
Baroque Travesti Roles
Dame Sarah Connolly
Exploring the Spiritual
Lawrence Brownlee
Spanish Song
Ailyn Perez
COURSES IN DEVELOPMENT FOR 2026 & BEYOND
Techniques to Liberate the Soul
Ermonela Jaho
Overcoming Stereotypes
Latonia Moore
The Feminist Ingénue
Golda Schultz
OUR ROSTER OF UPCOMING COURSES INCLUDES:
Servants & Masters
Sir Gerald Finley
Anne Schwanewilms
Die Walküren
Christine Goerke