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 2009-May 2010
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.

Young Artists perform and cover roles in Florida Grand Opera’s main stage productions. Below are the roles in the projected 2009-2010 main stage season for which Young Artists will be considered:

Turandot
 Mandarin - Baritone
 Altoun -  Tenor
 Ping -  Baritone
 Pong -  Tenor

Cyrano
 Ist Marquis - Tenor
 2nd Marquis - Bass
 Capucin   High - Tenor
 Informer - Bass

Carmen
 Frasquita - Soprano
 Mercédèdes - Mezzo
 Le Remendado - Tenor
 Le Dancaïro - Baritone
 Zuniga - Bass
 Moralèes - Baritone

Hansel and Gretel
 Gretel  - Soprano
 Hansel  - Mezzo
 Dew Fairy - Soprano
 Sand Man - Soprano, Mezzo 

The Barber of Seville
 Berta -  Mezzo
 Fiorello - Baritone
 Ambrosio - Bass
 Officer - Baritone

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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