1）ACADEMY SCHEDULE
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 (Tenor)
Domenico Balzani (Baritone)
Lavinia Bini (Soprano)
2）PERSONALIZED TRAINING WITH Mo. PEHLIVANIAN
Maestro will train and coach all singers with piano and orchestra and prepare them for touring performances.
Maestro Pehlivanian is the founder and Director of the new orchestra in Slovenia, which will also be playing for the Pehlivanian Professional Opera Academy, The POA Festival Orchestra.
3）DURATION AND LOCATION OF THE COURSE
July 18 – August 15, 2025
BLED, SLOVENIA
– The rehearsals will take place from July 18 to August 1, 2026, in the Festival Hall of Bled
– The Premiere will be on August 2 and last concert on August 15
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
MINIMUM 2 FULL CASTS, SINGERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY MAESTRO PEHLIVANIAN FOR THE 10 PERFORMANCES ON TOUR.
4）REQUIREMENTS FROM APPLICANTS
– all professional and student singers can apply
– fill in the application form
5）APPLICATION FORM
The application form must be sent from December 20, 2025 to February 28, 2026.
The application must contain:
– Filled-in application form
– Artistic CV in English
– File mp4 of candidate’s performance (minimum 5 min. duration)
Any questions can be sent to the following e-mail address: poa.bled@gmail.com
6）SELECTION OF APPLICANTS
Maestro George Pehlivanian will evaluate all eligible applications received by the deadline personally.
Those chosen will be contacted by email by March 10, 2026.
all active singers will receive a Certificate of Participation signed by Maestro Pehlivanian.
Some tuition scholarships will be available and administered by Maestro Pehlivanian.
7）ACADEMY TUITION
Tuition: 675 €
ALL TRAVEL, AS WELL AS BOARDING AND LODGING COSTS, WILL BE ENTIRELY AT EACH SINGER’S OWN EXPENSE.
