Sarasota Opera Vocal Academy
Designed for pre-college singers, the Sarasota Opera Vocal Academy is a new addition to Sarasota Opera’s educational program offerings this year. The Vocal Academy is a six-day vocal intensive that offers specialized training in operatic performance. The curriculum focuses on refining vocal techniques, preparing collegiate audition repertoire, and exploring and discovering the rich history of the operatic art form. The program culminates in a showcase for invited guests. Participants receive daily one-on-one music, language, and drama coaching and vocal instruction from working industry professionals.
Program Offerings
Private Instruction
Daily 30-minute voice lesson with a Principal Artist of Sarasota Opera.
Private Coachings:
- Martha Collins, Stage Director and Director of Education at Sarasota Opera
- Jessé Martins, Conductor and Youth Opera Music Director at Sarasota Opera
- Susan Versarge, internationally acclaimed opera coach and recital accompanist
- Marco Lettieri, Professor of Italian language at Indiana University and the University of Puerto Rico
Classes
Opera Scenes Workshop
Opera History & Appreciation
Career & Personal Advancement Workshops
Body Awareness & Movement
Practice Time
Singers will have access to the Sarasota Opera House facilities for some individual practice time a day, where they can work on what they have learned in their lessons.
Performance
Family & friends are invited to a final performance on the last day of the intensive, showcasing the work they have done in the program.
Program Details
Dates, Ages, &Tuition
Tuesday, July 7th through Sunday, July 12th, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM each day. Final performance is 6:00PM, Sunday.
Applicants must be rising ninth through rising twelfth-grade students.
Tuition is $600 for the intensive.
Audition Information
This is an audition-based program offering a limited number of spaces. Applicants must come in person to audition at the Sarasota Opera House.
Auditions will consist of one classical selection in any language.
Selected singers will be assigned repertoire that will be learned before arriving at the intensive. The pre-assigned repertoire will include one solo piece in Italian and an ensemble piece in English.