The Pehlivanian Professional Opera Academy (PPOA), established under the leadership of Maestro George Pehlivanian. PPOA offers comprehensive training for conductors and vocalists from around the world, focusing on skill enhancement. Every summer, PPOA stages an opera production across various Slovenian cities, enriching the local cultural offerings.
Pehlivanian Professional Opera Academy in Bled 2026 will present Donizetti’s popular melodrama giocoso Opera, “L’Elisir d’Amore”. Semi-Staged production.
- – 9 SEMI – STAGED performances on tour in different cities in Slovenia
Singing cast will get personalized coachings from:
- – Fügen Yigitgil (Chief Correpetitor, PPOA 2026)
- – Janez Lotrič
- – Caner Akgün
- – Dilruba Bilgi
DURATION AND LOCATION OF THE COURSE
July 18 – August 15, 2025
- 18 – 23 July: SINGERS TRAIN WITH RESPECTIF VOCAL COACHES AND PIANO
- 24 July – 27 July: SINGERS COACHED BY MAESTRO PEHLIVANIAN AND JANEZ LOTRIČ WITH PIANO
- 28 July – 01 August: 8 ORCHESTRA REHEARSALS OF 3 1/2 HOURS EACH, COACHED BY MAESTRO PEHLIVANIAN
- 02 – 15 August: ELISIR D’AMORE ON TOUR
