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The world’s most comprehensive library of bel canto teaching methods

Are you looking for fundamental Bel Canto vocal techniques?

Your quest ends here. Delve into the meticulously researched and documented Bel Canto vocal techniques of the legendary singing instructor Anna Schoen-Renè. A certified exponent of Pauline Viardot-Garcia and Manuel Garcia and a protégé of Francesco Lamperti, her exclusive teachings are unparalleled. You won’t find them anywhere else.

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Unlock the power of great singing by becoming a member and gaining access to the proprietary teachings that have shaped remarkable singers.

Available Winter 2024

The Library

A library of instructional videos for students of the Shigo Voice Studio, voice teachers, singers, and professionals.

  • The teachings of Anna Eugénie Schoen-René, a student of Francesco Lamperti and the certified exponent of Pauline Viardot-Garcia and Manuel Garcia.

  • Teachings of Giulia Valda, a ten-year student of Francesco Lamperti who established the Lamperti-Valda school with Lamperti’s widow in Paris and New York City.

  • The teachings of Giovanni Battista Lamperti recorded by his certified American representative.

  • Teachings of William Shakespeare, a student of Francesco Lamperti, from an American student.

  • Teachings of Katharine Evans von Klenner, a student of Pauline Viardot Garcia.

  • Teachings of Lilli Lehmann recorded by a tenor student.

FAQs

  • The library contains instructional videos for voice teachers, singers, and professionals—the product of two decades of research and study. Members will find original sources and historical vocal techniques, methods, and protocols from the legendary voice teachers who created generations of great singers.

  • When Daniel Shigo has completed at least ten instructional videos! Stay tuned! He's working as fast as he can. When Daniel says "comprehensive," that's precisely what he means. You will find video instruction that features the original teachings of Garcia and Lamperti and their representatives.

  • That is the German-born Anna Eugénie Schoen-René in Minneapolis, a pupil of Pauline Viardot-Garcia, Manuel Garcia, and Francesco Lamperti, who came to America for her debut at the Metropolitan Opera only to have her voice taken due to a long bout of typhoid fever. Schoen-René recovered after several years, became Garcia's certified representative and an American citizen, and taught at the Juilliard School of Music from 1925-1942.