From May 25 through June 6, members of the Cantus Singers traveled to Austria for the Strudel, Steins and Song GEL trip with Professor of Voice, Choral Conducting and Choral Music Karen Keating, D.M.A., to explore Mozart’s work through the lens of his early childhood years, his formative years and his religious upbringing. The trip allowed students to experience the social atmosphere and cultural context of Salzburg. Highlights included “The Marriage of Figaro” at the Salzburger Landestheater; masterclasses with soprano Cornelia Dolan Prestel (Keating’s former voice teacher) and mezzo-soprano Katharine Goeldner; the opportunity to perform Haydn’s Theresa Mass with the Salzburg Cathedral Choir for Ascension; a concert in the Wiener Saal of the Mozarteum; the “Sound of Music” tour and more.
