BOA is the premier European summer opera festival program providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world.

The forthcoming OPERNFEST 2027 Summer Festival repertoire includes:
2027 SEASON
Jul 1 - Aug 1
Orpheus in the Underworld // Offenbach
L'incoronazione di Poppea // Monteverdi
La Bohème // Puccini

Jul 22 - Aug 22
Cendrillon // Massenet
Die Zauberflöte // Mozart
Carmen // Bizet

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 15, 2027 for early selection

FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 28, 2027

Full and partial scholarships available totalling 300,000€

Academy schedule includes:
- A place in BOA's orchestra playing for two or four BOA: OPERNFEST orchestras
- World-class faculty, currently performing at houses including The Metropolitan Opera, Opéra national de Paris, Royal Opera House Covent Garden and more
- Chamber music training & concerts
- German language courses
- Audition training
- Instrumental masterclasses
- Sectional Rehearsals
- Daily access to practice rooms