Sarasota Opera Vocal Academy Application

Sarasota Opera Vocal Academy

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Designed for pre-college singers, this six-day vocal intensive that offers specialized training in operatic performance. The curriculum focuses on refining vocal technique, 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, langauge, and drama coaching and vocal instruction from working industry professionals.

Program Details:

Dates & Times: Tuesday, July 7th through Sunday, July 12th. 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM each day

Ages: Applicants must be rising ninth through rising twelth grade students

Tuition: $600

Audition Information: This is an audition based program offering a limited number of spaces. Applicants must come in person to audition at 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.

What to expect:

Private Instruction	Daily 30 minute voice lesson with principal artist at Sarasota Opera. Private Coachings: - Ms. Martha Collins, Stage Director and Director of Education at Sarasota Opera - Maestro 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 Insidian University and the University of Puerto Rico
Classes	- Opera Scenes Workshop - Opera Hisotry & Appreciation - Career & Personal Advancement Workshop - Body Awareness & Movement
Practice Opportunity	Singers will have access to the Sarasota Opera House facilities for some individual practice time a day, where they can work on solo material or ensemble numbers.
Performance	Family & friends are invited to a final performance on the last day of the intensive. Each singer will perform an aria sung in Italian and an ensemble scene sung in English.

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AGREEMENT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I give permission for my child’s full participation in Sarasota Opera Vocal Academy. I understand in addition to the supervised classes and coaching my participant will be have individual rehearsal time unsupervised within the Sarasota Opera House facilities.

I hereby permit the use of my child’s name, quotations, performances, voice and likeness in print or any other medium, including without limitation to photographs, video recordings, and/or audio recordings (collectively “Recordings”) in connection with SYO activities for any purposes SYO may desire, including without limitation to advertisements and other publications, film, videotape, audio tapes, television, social media or theatrical use approved by Sarasota Opera Association (SOA) staff. I further herby assign any and all of my child’s copyright interests in such Recordings to SOA.

I agree to make payments to SOA until the outstanding balance is paid. I understand that tuition is non-refundable and cannot be pro-rated.
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