Since 2015, the Greve Opera Academy & Festival (a four‑week residency) has offered singers the opportunity to perform roles in fully staged productions with a professional orchestra.

The 2026 edition will feature a full production of Le nozze di Figaro and additional concerts.

Developed and led by an internationally acclaimed faculty, the Academy includes daily voice lessons, staging sessions, Italian language instruction, and more. Performances will take place in Greve‑in‑Chianti, Figline Valdarno, Empoli, Florence, and possibly other locations.

Greve Opera Academy offers selected participants future performance opportunities with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and Virtuosi OPERA PROJECT.

Our students have come from the United States, Italy, Canada, China, Korea, Austria, Poland, Armenia, Bulgaria, Mexico, India, Romania, Cyprus, and Australia. Lifelong friendships have been forged in the idyllic Tuscan surroundings.

The Greve Opera Academy & Music Festival is a collaborative effort led by the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Virtuosi Opera, and the municipality of Greve in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy.