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APPLY NOW — Applications for the 2027 Verbier Festival Academy and Orchestras are open

APPLY NOW — Applications for the Verbier Festival Academy’s 2027 Atelier Lyrique are open!

PRESS RELEASE 18 DAYS, 50,000 TICKETS: VERBIER FESTIVAL CLOSES A RECORD-BREAKING EDITION AND RENEWS ITS SHENZHEN PARTNERSHIP

Georgian soprano Ana Oniani awarded Verbier Festival Academy’s top honour August 2, 2026 – Verbier (Switzerland) – The Verbier Festival Academy has announced Georgian soprano Ana Oniani as the recipient of the 2026 Prix Yves Paternot, awarded annually to the most accomplished and promising young musician of the Verbier Festival Academy. The announcement came immediately […]

Giuseppe Verdi did not simply compose the greatest operas of the nineteenth century: he became, almost in spite of himself, a companion to the birth of modern Italy. His name turned into a rallying cry for patriots: “Viva Verdi!”, chanted in the streets, concealed a coded message — Long Live Vittorio Emanuele, King of Italy.

The Atelier Lyrique: a springboard to the professional stage

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The VF Academy trains the artists of tomorrow

VF KiDS: Family Music at the Verbier Festival