Voice Master Classes

Viktoria Kurbatskaya

Viktoria Kurbatskaya

Voice

Viktoria Kurbatskaya is an opera singer, voice teacher, and President of Forte International Music Competition and Festivals organization.

Ms. Kurbatskaya has been hailed by critics throughout the US and Europe as "the one whose voice makes the whole production" (Rhein Main Presse, Kirn, Germany). She was a leading soprano of the National Bolshoi Opera House of Republic of Belarus in Minsk. Career highlights of Ms. Kurbatskaya include Lisa in The Queen of Spades with Opera Ireland in Dublin, Mimi in La Boheme and Liu in Turandot with Gwyneth Jones and Kristjan Johannsson under the hand of the conductor Ralf Weikert, Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera with the world famous baritone Leo Nucci, Violetta in La Traviata under the baton of Giorgio Croci at the Classic OpenAir Festival in Switzerland, Gilda in Rigoletto in Teatro Lopez Ayala/Badajoz in Spain, and Micaela in Carmen with Francisco Araiza in Switzerland and under the baton of Wilhelm Keitel in Teatro Amazonas in Brazil, Tosca with Las Vegas Opera in Las Vegas with Frank Fetta, Zaza with Teatro Grattacello company in Alice Tully Hall in NYC, and Leonora in Il Trovatore under button of Alfredo Silipigni with New Jersey State Opera Company.

Please submit the Application Form and non-refundable Registration Fee. Due to limited availability, we recommend to sign up as early as possible in order to secure your spot.

  • Location: Online
  • Date | Time: January 21, 2023 | 10 am – 3 pm
  • Sessions: 30 minutes – $60 | 60 minutes – $100
  • Application Form: Submit master class application
  • Registration Fee: Pay registration fees online
  1. Vocal technique for classical singers
    • Proper breathing technique
    • Role of support muscles
    • Role of the jaw and tongue in the process
    • Explanation of the “mask” concept
    • Working on high notes (especially for tenors)
    • Working on legato
    • Psychological preparation and stage presence
    • Coordination of all details as part of one big picture
  2. Vocal technique for musical theater
    • Belt, mix, and head secrets
    • How to go through 3 voices (belt, mix, head)
    • Proper use of projection
    • Working on the bridge
    • Working on belt high notes
    • How to deal with stage fright
  • Work on interpretation
  • Work on building form of the composition
  • Work on the character of the piece
  • Work on trouble spots
  • Work on diction
  • Help with choosing the right repertoire