Under the direction of Cecelia Schieve, the FGO Young Artists work with renowned artists and teachers from throughout the world of opera while gaining valuable mainstage performance experience.

YOUNG ARTIST STUDIO
September 2008 – May 2009
8 singers, 1 coach/accompanist

The Florida Grand Opera Young Artist Studio targets those skills necessary to develop a successful opera career. Singers attend classes concentrating on vocal interpretation, acting, style, language, and movement, receive regular individual coaching sessions, and participate in coachings, masterclasses and seminars given by acclaimed guest artists and teachers.

Young Artists have the opportunity to perform or cover mainstage roles, take part in school and community performances, perform art song recitals and perform in the Young Artist Gala of staged operatic scenes.

The Apprentice Coach works extensively with the Young Artists and visiting musical staff. Duties include coaching the Young Artists, taking part in school and community performances, accompanying chorus rehearsals and some main-stage performances, and calling titles (projected English translations).

Compensation: Members of the Young Artist Studio are provided with housing in Miami, utilities (except phone), health insurance, round-trip transportation to Miami, and a weekly stipend (currently $400), plus financial assistance for voice lessons is also available. Additional fees are paid for main-stage appearances in principal and comprimario roles. The weekly stipend is all-inclusive of community outreach and special events appearances on behalf of FGO. All vocal coaching, classes, seminars and master-classes are provided to Young Artists at no charge. Young Artists are responsible for their own transportation during their residence which necessitates the rental or ownership of a vehicle.

Non - U.S. citizens must provide proof of U.S. work permission.

REPERTOIRE

Roles in the 2008-2009 mainstage season that Young Artists will be considered for:

La Traviata

Annina, soprano
Flora, mezzo-soprano
Gastone, tenor
Baron Duphol, baritone
Marchese, bass or baritone
Doctor, bass

Cendrillon

Noemie, soprano
Dorothee, mezzo-soprano
The Dean of the Faculty, tenor
The King, baritone
The Master of Ceremonies, baritone
The First Minister, bass-baritone

Cyrano

La Duegne, mezzo-soprano/contralto
Capucin, counter tenor or mezzo
1st Marquis, tenor
2nd Marquis, baritone
Innconnu, baritone
Ligniere, bass

Le Nozze di Figaro

Barbarina, soprano
Cherubino, mezzo-soprano
Antonio, bass

Nabucco

Abdallo, tenor

SUPPORT

Florida Grand Opera, recognized for funding by the State of Florida through the Cultural Institutions Program, is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council. Funding is also provided, in part, by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, the Broward Cultural Affairs Council, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, the city of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council and the City of Miami Beach Mayor and Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Florida Grand Opera is a Resident Company of the Performing Arts Center of Greater Miami and a member company of OPERA America.

The Young Artist Studio is funded through generous grants from the Estate of Curtis and Grace Panvini Rice, the Estate of James Byrd Anderson, Jr., Mr. Stephen A. Keller, Laurans and Arlene Mendelson Family, Samuel M. Townsend, Young Patronesses of the Opera Scholarship Fund, the Albert E. and Birdie W. Einstein Fund, Burdines Department Store, Publix Super Markets Charities, the Swogger Foundation, the Rosenstiel Foundation, the Jaharis Family Foundation, Ryder System, Inc., Junior Opera Guild and members of the Young Artist Society.

 

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