Zeffiretti lusinghieri

International Opera Masterclass with Henning Ruhe, Executive Director and Tobias Truniger, Musical Director of Opera Studio Bayerische Staatsoper München.
Organized by Salerno Conservatoire at Casino Sociale in the same building of Salerno Opera House.

Giovanna Falco soprano
Otello Visconti piano

Henning Ruhe born in Hamburg, studied political science in Hamburg and Piano and Cultural Management at Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. After an apprenticeship as art Director at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, he was Assistant Director at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and personal assistant to Robert Wilson in Paris and New York. From 2006 until summer 2008, he worked as agent at Mastroianni Associates / IMG Artists in New York. From season 2008/2009, Ruhe is Director of Opera Studio and Department of Education coordinator of Bavarian State Opera and Bavarian State Ballet.

Tobias Truniger is graduated in piano with professors Bloch Boris and Till Engel at Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. He continued his studies in composition, voice and accompanist at Musikhochschule in Leipzig with Prof. Karl-Peter Kammerlander, and in the classes of Brigitte Fassbaender, Norman Shetler and Roger Vignoles.
Tobias Truniger worked as accompanist at Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, and has taught at Musikhochschule Robert Schumann. Since 2000 he has been Director of studies of voice classes at Musikhochschule Nürnberg-Augsburg and Lieder teacher at München Musikhochschule. As accompanist he has performed with singers such as Angelika Kirchschlager, Thomas Moser and Edith Wiens and he is vocal coach in the major theaters and festivals in Europe. From 2009/10 season he is music Director of Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio.