Cooperstown, NY USA

2011-2012

Verdi's Aida
Weil's Lost in the Stars (co-produced with Cape Town Opera)
Willson's The Music Man
Lully's  Armide (co-produced with Toronto’s Opera Atelier)

May 28, 2012 - August 25, 2012

The Young Artists Program was established at Glimmerglass Opera in 1988 as an important component of the company's mission to promote an artistically challenging environment for young American performers. The program provides training and performance experience for talented singers at the beginning of their professional careers.

The Young Artists Program is distinguished from many other apprentice programs in the variety and quality of the opportunities it provides its members, most of whom hold bachelor's and master's degrees from leading conservatories. Many have already begun professional careers, singing with regional and national companies. For three months, Young Artists are placed in a nurturing environment. They are treated as professionals and provided with compensation, a comfortable place to live, transportation and meals, freeing them to concentrate on their work.
 
The focus of the Program is on education through performance. Young Artists receive opportunities to perform and cover appropriate roles in all four mainstage productions and to work with world-class directors, designers and conductors.

In addition to rehearsing and performing, Young Artists receive musical coaching, attend classes in diction and acting, and are given instruction in such skills as audition techniques, role preparation and the business aspects of managing a career. Administrators from many of the world's leading opera houses visit Glimmerglass to hear the Young Artists in performance. Many of the Young Artists are offered roles or representation as a result of their appearances at Glimmerglass.

Members of the Young Artists Program sing principal and supporting roles, cover all roles in mainstage productions (except where noted), sing in the chorus, are presented in concerts and cabarets, receive weekly coachings, participate in master classes, and perform in the community. Young Artists will also have the privilege of working with 2012 Festival Artist in Residence, Eric Owens.

Payment is provided

Weekly stipend, room and board, round trip travel reimbursement, weekly gas stipend (if applicable).  Participants are treated as professionals and provided with compensation, a comfortable place to live, transportation and meals, freeing them to concentrate on their work.

To check your application status or audition time (if granted an audition), please view your submitted application.