About What the Fach
If you are looking to expand your opera career to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland... If you want to work as a full-time Fest singer (or conductor, pianist, and stage director) in one or more opera houses... If you are curious about what life is like as a singer in a German-speaking Fest ensemble... If you are looking for an opportunity to perform multiple roles in repertoire... If you want to become fluent in German...
What the FACH?! ~ Second Edition will give you a detailed look into life as an English-speaking opera singer in the German theater system. Written by a full-time opera singer working in Europe, this invaluable resource is a "must have" for every singer wanting to break into the German-speaking opera world.
What the FACH?! is back for its Second Edition--completely updated and expanded --with detailed information covering virtually everything you can think of, and plenty you never thought to think of, but really need to know! Enthusiastically acclaimed by opera professionals around the world, this bestselling guide will take the fears and uncertainties out of the German audition tour system, providing you with the tools that you need to take full advantage of this wonderful world.
What the FACH?! ~ Second Edition is your ultimate tour guide to plan a successful audition trip to German-speaking opera houses. When you are ready to get started woring in the German-speaking world as a singer, coach, conductor, or stage director, What the FACH?! ~ Second Edition is your key to planning a successful audition tour.
What you get with What the FACH?! ~ Second Edition...
You receive...
- A 252-page in-depth survival guide detailing the most specific information to date for opera singers, pianists, conductors, and stage directors wanting to work in the German-speaking world...
- An 18-page comprehensive German/English Phrasebook and Dictionary specifically designed for opera singers, coaches, conductors, and stage directors...
- A 7-page comprehensive glossary--compiled by a medical doctor--of any and all prescription and non-prescription medications that you might need. Generic names as well as specific brand names for German-speaking countries are all included.
- In-depth interviews with opera professionals currently working in German-speaking Europe, including singers, conductors, coaches, directors, opera administrators, as well as a lengthy discussion with NYIOP founder and CEO David Blackburn...
- Detailed guidelines for audition tour preparation, auditions, Fach classification and repertoire selection, as well as specific instructions on what to do once you've been hired...
- Personal accounts and experiences to help you prepare for--and understand--what you will encounter...
- Insider information about contracts, residence and work permits, taxes, and the social system you are about to be part of...
- Numerous additional documents such as visa and work permit applications, and information about taxes...
- Over 350 critical Internet hyperlinks to pertinent information that will be essential to your survival in the German theater system...
There are over 100 full-time opera houses in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland combined, and each opera house presents hundreds of performances per season. In turn, there are thousands of positions for soloists and choristers, conductors, pianists, stage directors, and prompters available, but the competition is high and relentless. There are countless English-speaking singers working here already, but with What the FACH?! ~ Second Edition, you can have the knowledge they already possess in hand.
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"This book is bursting with everything the North American singer needs to break into the bewildering world of the German theatre system!"- Damon Nestor Ploumis, American/British/Greek basso-buffo