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Raphael will work with the students of the Conservatoire de Strasbourg to prepare a performance of English art song. The program will include the French premieres of his "Quarantine Camp," "Love Songs from a Third Floor Walk-up" and arias from "An American Requiem" among other works.

Opera Lucca hosts a two-week composition program focused on writing for operatic voices and text setting. The dates are June 7th (check-in) to 22nd (check-out), 2025. Three-week and four-week options may be available by arrangement. Students will compose new vocal works in consultation with composition faculty and bring any vocal works in progress for refinement. Composers will attend individual composition lessons with Professor Fusco; composition seminars; scene and musical rehearsals, vocal coachings, and masterclasses to learn about the voice.

Join the Cincinnati Song Initiative as it presents the world premieres of twelve newly commissioned songs, created by the talented composers of the 2023-2024 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Composer Mentorship Program.

As part of this prestigious program, Raphael has been selected to collaborate with renowned composer Scott Wheeler, culminating in the debut of a unique, original song written just for this occasion. Celebrate new music, emerging talent, and the power of mentorship in this extraordinary online performance!

This  digital concert will be available to stream for free beginning June 22, 2025 at 3:00pm EST.

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Raphael will conduct the talented young artists of Opera Lucca in Mozart's masterpiece, Le Nozze di Figaro. Staging by Michael Scarola.

Raphael joins the faculty of the International Choral Composers Institute as Composer-in-Residence. This program will be in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Levine Conference Center from July 14-18, 2025. Classes will be during the day from 9-5 (EDT), and evenings will be reserved for composing, socializing/collaborating with other composers, and dining. A virtual option is also being offered.

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The free, final concert including select music by participants and our headlining composers-in-residence will take place on Friday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m. (EDT) Transportation to this venue will be provided by ICCI.

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Raphael returns to the Classic Lyric Arts Festival for a two-and-a-half-week summer training experience in northern Italy that is dedicated to exploring the precision and artistry of bel canto repertoire.