{"id":21287,"date":"2026-01-13T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtuosobelcanto.com\/vb-baroque-2026\/offerta-formativa\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:14:17","slug":"educational-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virtuosobelcanto.com\/en\/vb-baroque-2026\/educational-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"fullwidth-block clearfix\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.virtuosobelcanto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/header-opp.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover;background-position: center center;padding-top: 200px;padding-bottom: 200px;\"><div class=\"container\">[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1768382601308{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Educational program<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>V&amp;B Baroque 2026:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>\u201cL\u2019Orchestre du Roi: Lully and French Baroque Music\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5>Lucca, 18-26 July 2026<\/h5>\n<p>in collaboration with<br \/>\n<strong>Istituto Giovanni Battista Lulli<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Institut fran\u00e7ais de Florence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"428\">The <em data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"227\">L\u2019Orchestre du Roi<\/em> course is dedicated to the study and performance of the opera <strong><em>Ballet Royal de la naissance de V\u00e9nus<\/em> by Jean-Baptiste Lully<\/strong> and the 17th-century French Baroque music and the musical tradition of the court of Versailles. The final concert will take place on <strong>Sunday, July 26th<\/strong> in Palazzo Pfanner &#8211; Lucca.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"744\">The course offers an in-depth immersion in the French orchestral and vocal style of the age of Louis XIV, addressing its historical, rhetorical, and performance foundations: orchestral layout, balance of parts, the relationship between music and declamation, and the articulation of instrumental and vocal gesture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1061\">The collaboration between the <strong>Virtuoso &amp; Belcanto Festival<\/strong>, the <strong>Istituto Giovanni Battista Lulli<\/strong>, and the <strong>Institut Fran\u00e7ais de Florence<\/strong> launches a shared path of advanced training and artistic research, aimed at rediscovering Lullian practice and poetics through philological criteria and contemporary sensitivity. Baroque V&amp;B will be <strong>the first step in a possible theater production<\/strong>, in collaboration with a network of Italian theaters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1359\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Set within the framework of the Virtuoso &amp; Belcanto Festival, the masterclass is intended for young instrumentalists and singers interested in deepening their knowledge of 17th-century French performance practice, through a program that combines historical rigor with collective musical practice.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=&#8221;step-1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">STEP 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-list sc-list-type-check sc-list-color-3\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#step-1\">Course structure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#step-2\">Ensemble details<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#step-3\">Educational goals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Course structure&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#cf264b&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"82\">The masterclass is divided into two complementary sections:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"223\"><strong data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"108\">Instrumental section<\/strong><br data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"111\" \/>Ensemble music course and orchestral workshop devoted to Lullian repertoire and the French orchestral tradition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"385\"><strong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"242\">Vocal section<\/strong><br data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"245\" \/>Course in declamation, style, and ornamentation of French Baroque singing, with particular focus on the relationship between text and music.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"482\">Activities will take place in parallel in the morning, with ensemble sessions in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"586\"><strong data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"494\">Dates:<\/strong> 18\u201326 July 2026<br data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"513\" \/><strong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"528\">Main venue:<\/strong> Lucca \u2013 Real Collegio<br data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"553\" \/><strong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"566\">Language:<\/strong> English and Italian<\/p>\n<h5>Phase 1 \u2013 Study and training (18\u201321 July)<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"664\"><strong data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"664\">Morning (9:30\u201313:00)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"914\"><strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"687\">Instrumentalists:<\/strong> orchestral workshop and ensemble music<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"914\"><strong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"741\">Singers:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"914\">9:30\u201310:30 \u2013 collective theory class (declamation, pronunciation, ornamentation, text rhetoric)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"914\">10:30\u201311:00 \u2013 break<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"914\">11:00\u201313:00 \u2013 individual lessons (30 minutes each)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1023\">Each active singer will receive two individual 30-minute lessons over the four days (maximum 8\u201310 singers).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1110\"><strong data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1052\">Afternoon (15:00\u201318:00)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1055\" \/>Collective ensemble sessions with orchestra and voices.<\/p>\n<h5>Phase 2 \u2013 Rehearsals and program building (22\u201325 July)<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1274\"><strong data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1201\">Morning (9:30\u201313:00)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1204\" \/>Orchestral rehearsals with the progressive integration of vocal parts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1352\"><strong data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1303\">Afternoon (15:00\u201318:30)<\/strong><br data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1306\" \/>Full ensemble rehearsals in concert formation.<\/p>\n<h5>Phase 3 \u2013 Final concert (26 July)<\/h5>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1410\">Morning:<\/strong> general rehearsal<br data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1431\" \/><strong data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1443\">Evening:<\/strong> public final concert as part of the Festival[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=&#8221;step-2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">STEP 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Ensemble details&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#cf264b&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1724\">The ensemble will be formed in accordance with the historical tradition of the <em data-start=\"1615\" data-end=\"1658\">Orchestre des Vingt-Quatre Violons du Roy<\/em>, with a variable number of participants (12\u201330 instrumentalists).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1995\"><em data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1744\">Dessus de violon<\/em> \u2013 Baroque violins<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1995\"><em data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1779\">Haute-contre<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1789\">taille<\/em> and <em data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1812\">quinte de violon<\/em> \u2013 Baroque violas of different sizes<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1995\"><em data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1868\">Basse de violon<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1995\">Continuo (theorbo, harpsichord, viola da gamba, bassoon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1995\"><br data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1930\" \/><strong>Reference pitch<\/strong>: A = 392 Hz<br data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"1960\" \/><strong>Active voices<\/strong>: maximum 8\u201310 singers<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Educational goals&#8221; 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