Young Canadian soprano at ISTITUTO EUROPEO for a Study Abroad in Music Past Review
By Dina (noen) - abroad from 03/21/2019 to 03/07/2019 with
Istituto Europeo: Home Study Abroad Europe Italy Study Music Abroad in Florence
where else you can study opera if not in Italy?
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* Overall educational experience
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When I was researching places to study in Italy, I came across Istituto Europeo and I kind of just knew I had to study here. I researched the teachers at Istituto Europeo and came across Susanna Rigacci. I listened to her singing on YouTube, then I spoke to my teachers back home and they all agreed that she would be the right choice for me. Before coming here I was focusing completely on technique and Susanna gave me the opportunity to actually sing and blossom in my own singing style. The Study Abroad experience changed me in a lot of ways. It taught me to be independent: being alone in another country made me stronger mentally and taught me to be my own support system. I would definitely recommend this experience to students. Especially If you are studying opera as I do. I think it has helped me to grow, and to learn a lot. Studying Italian in Italy (as studying any language in its home country) is extremely helpful, because you are forced to speak it with people who don’t understand you. Studying Italian here helped me immensely to learn it much quicker. But also singing: where else you can study opera if not in Italy? |
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If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
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Language
* Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
* Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
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A Look Back
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* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | nothing |