Young Artists' Vocal Academy

HGO’s Young Artists’ Vocal Academy was established in 2011 to work specifically with singers at the undergraduate level. Our aim is to take the most talented young singers and help them on the path to artistry by introducing them to the breadth of information required for this career and the nature of excellent training. Singers will leave the week with a clearer understanding of their strengths and weaknesses and how to find the help they need. They will also have made contacts at HGO which will last their whole career.

The week–long course is held on-site at HGO, and all fees, room and board is covered by the opera company. As well as a variety of group classes in subjects such as characterization, how to prepare a score, diction and movement, participants will receive individual training in the form of daily voice lessons with HGO’s Director of Vocal Instruction, Stephen King, daily coachings with a member of HGO’s music staff, and dramatic coachings.

Applications for YAVA 2012 have closed.  Please check back in January 2013 for application information.

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What the 2011 Participants Said About YAVA.

“The most useful thing I learned is that there are people in this business who care.”

“My life as a singer and actor has changed tremendously. Thanks to this program, a career doesn’t seem like the scariest thing in the world.”

"To have these resources is invaluable and to have made a connection/bond is even more so. Now that I know more about what HGO is about, I see why it has such a wonderful reputation, as well as product. I hope to be able to work at this level for my next years in college and strive towards a more unified, refined and informed product.”