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From http://digital.vpr.net/post/100-year-old-middlebury-language-school-opera-singers-perfect-their-german

At 100-Year-Old Middlebury Language School, Opera Singers Perfect Their German
By Patti Daniels
July 15, 2015

Every summer for the past 100 years, Middlebury College has hosted an unusual language study program: students sign a pledge that they will only communicate and interact in the language they are studying for the entire six or seven weeks of the program.

Eleven languages are taught using this strict immersion approach, and the programs attract students who range from art history undergraduates, to business people, to ... sopranos? One specialty program among the traditional language programs is German for Singers, a course that attracts aspiring professional opera singers.

Read the full article at http://digital.vpr.net/post/100-year-old-middlebury-language-school-opera-singers-perfect-their-german

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