Musical Theatre Studio
July 4 – July 31, 2027
The Musical Theatre Studio is a four-week professional-level training program for college students and advanced high school seniors, presenting stage performances with orchestra. This immersive program offers musical theatre students a unique opportunity to study under the guidance of Broadway professionals and noted academics. The intense yet supportive atmosphere, along with daily instruction, creates an environment that encourages growth and takes your skills to the next level. Perform in Broadway Galas, concerts and musical theatre productions before a European audience. Create lasting memories through travel to one of the most stunning corners of the world. You’ll gain new perspective by spending four weeks in a different and vibrant culture, all the while making new friends and professional connections.
Performance & Training
World Class Faculty Artists
Staged Musical Productions
Concert & Gala Performances
Master Classes
Acting & Characterization
Movement & Dance Classes
Vocal Coaching
Industry Workshops
Exceptional Faculty Artists – Our faculty artists are from leading musical theatre programs and have extensive Broadway, National Tour, and Regional Theatre experience. As educators, they bring passion to the training process and are committed to helping each student cultivate their unique strengths and develop marketable performance skills.
Auditions – Young Artists are accepted by Video auditions. To apply, click “Apply Now!” and fill out the application and attach your audition video. Videos should include two vocal selections of varying style, and a short monologue and should be unlocked for viewing. Dancers should also include a dance routine.
Acceptance – The TMF has a rolling acceptance process. Early applications are strongly encouraged to ensure participation in the festival. Once accepted you will receive an acceptance package with pertinent information on the festival, payments, travel, housing, and information pertinent to your stay in Italy.
Casting – The Trentino Music Festival is committed to Gender Fluidity in theatre casting.
Learn what you love in Italy!
Limited space available.
AUDITIONS:
Please fill out the form and upload an unlocked video with your application.
Costs
Tuition & Housing $5,250
Registration Fee – $250
Musical Theatre Faculty
Maria Fuller
Assistant Conductor, Vocal Coach
Conductor Maria Fuller is fast emerging as one of Canada’s most compelling voices on the global music scene.
Stacy Alley
Choreographer
Stacy Alley is a professional director and choreographer who also serves as Professor and Head of Musical Theatre at The University of Alabama
Henry Lewers
Conductor
Prior to joining the faculty at University of Alabama, Henry was the associate conductor on the US National Tours of Memphis and Bullets Over Broadway, as well as a music assistant on the Broadway production of Aladdin.
Leah Edwards
Master Teacher - Body Movement
Leah Edwards, lauded for visionary leadership and a pragmatic approach to business, thrives on harnessing the power of the arts...
Rakefet Hak
Conductor
Maestra Rakefet Hak is a conductor, music director, coach, and pianist whose career on the podium is gaining momentum, with...
Dimitri Pittas
Master Teacher - Voice Faculty
Tenor Dimitri Pittas has graced leading opera stages across North America and Europe, including the Bavarian State Opera, Vienna State...
Jaroslaw Lis
Master Teacher - Strings
Jaroslaw Lis is an accomplished violinist with an extensive career as an orchestral and chamber musician, soloist, conductor and educator. He currently serves as a principal player with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and performs with the Avery Ensemble.
CJ Greer
Conductor
CJ Greer has recently joined the Music and Music Theatre faculty at UNR (University of Nevada, Reno) implementing a new Musical Theatre degree program and creating Crossover Vocal training tracks.
Tobias Gossmann
Master Teacher - Strings
In his career he has worked with the world’s leading conductors including Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Bernhard Haitink, Sir Neville Marriner, Gianandrea Noseda, and Peter Schneider.
Jack Holden
Music Director - Brolo Gala Concerts
Jack Holden has been a music director, keyboardist, and rehearsal pianist for many musicals including Cabaret, Chicago, Into the Woods, and The Last Five Years while also working for San Diego Musical Theatre Academy.
Corey Trahan
Stage Director
With over 85 roles in his repertoire, Corey Trahan is an active performer, educator and stage director in opera, oratorio, music theatre, operetta and recital venues.
Lauren Haughton Gillis
Choreographer
Lauren is an international director and choreographer who is deeply rooted in the tradition of musical theatre but curious about moving the art form forward in a fresh and contemporary way.
Marina Costa Jackson
Master Teacher - Voice Faculty
World renowned soprano Marina Costa Jackson has performed in concert with Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Andrea Bocelli, and debuted as one of the Costa-Jackson Sisters Trio in the International Festival “Palaces of St. Petersburg”.
Paul Plummer
Vocal Coach
British vocal coach Paul Plummer is the Studienleiter at the Staatstheater in Oldenburg, where he also is the head vocal coach of the newly formed Opera Studio.
Norbert De La Cruz III
Choreographer
Recognized for his versatility in performance and choreography, Norbert has create original works for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, New York City Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Juilliard, Olympic Ballet Theater, Ballet Hispanico, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, and much more.
Jose Maria Condemi
Stage Director
José's upcoming directing engagements include Rigoletto for San Francisco Opera, Salome for San Diego Opera, Tosca for Cincinnati Opera, and Così fan Tutte at the Academy of Vocal Arts. In August 2025 he takes up the post of Associate Professor of Opera at UC College-Conservatory of Music.
Josh Grisetti
Stage Director
Broadway award winning actor, Josh Grisetti currently serves as Associate Professor of Musical Theatre at California State University Fullerton.
Ljupka Jakimovska
Senior Stage Manager
Ljupka is a seasoned director & assistant director at the National Opera & Ballet in Skopje. Since 2017 she has also been Senior Stage Manager at the Trentino Music Festival.
Emmanuel Feldman
Master Teacher - Strings
Hailed by John Williams as “an outstanding cellist and truly dedicated artist," Emmanuel Feldman is an award-winning cellist performing in the US and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician.
Pascale Delache-Feldman
Master Teacher - Strings
French double bassist Pascale Delache-Feldman has been described as “a gifted colorist who produced an entire range of orchestral effects”
Stephen Pier
Studio Director / Choreographer
Stephen Pier is an internationally respected performer, teaching artist, choreographer, and director. He has performed extensively with the Royal Danish Ballet, the Hamburg Ballet, the José Limón Company.
Miki Orihara
Choreographer
Miki Orihara is best known for her work as a principal dancer in the Martha Graham Dance Company, which she joined in 1987.
Arthur Fagen
Conductor
Arthur Fagen has been the Music Director of the Atlanta Opera since 2010 and is Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Indiana University.
Ralph Perkins
Choreographer
Known for his versatility as a choreographer and teacher, Ralph has choreographed professionally for several prominent regional theaters across the country.
Michele Trotter
Technical Director
Michele discovered his love for theatre and theatre education after a career as a photographer, which brought him around the world, including Africa and the Middle East.
Vincent DeGeorge
Stage Director
Award-winning New York City director, Vincent is the Joseph Weinberger Chair of Acting for the Lyric Stage and the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.
Robert Meffe
Studio Director MT / Conductor
Robert Meffe, Head of the SDSU MFA Musical Theatre Program, spent twenty-two years in New York City as a professional conductor, music director, keyboardist, orchestrator, arranger and music copyist.
Nicolas Duchamp
Master Teacher – Winds
Nicolas Duchamp is an internationally acclaimed performer and teacher, in the tradition of the Paris Conservatory French school of flute playing.
Onelia Soldini
Artistic Administrator
Onelia Soldini is Head of singing at the ICMT (International College of Musical Theatre), London, and has been teaching voice & singing for more than fifteen years across Italy, Ireland, France, Germany and the UK.
J. David Jackson
Music Director
J. David Jackson gained critical acclaim leading the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in performances of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice staring Anthony Roth Costanzo. He returns to the Met this season for Die Zauberflöte.