Festival Napa Valley's 2026 Manetti Shrem Opera Program for Singers and Pianists: deadline approaching!

Festival Napa Valley's Manetti Shrem Opera Program is a tuition-free intensive opera training program offering advanced study and performance opportunities for a small number of highly gifted and advanced vocalists and pianists in the idyllic setting of Napa Valley. The program includes for all participants:

—Performances with orchestra and possible roles, covers, or chorus in a Jake Heggie World Premiere
—Mentorship, coachings, masterclasses, acting training
—Career/casting consults and auditions
—Pianists: lessons, masterclasses, coachings, staging rehearsals, orchestral piano

Tuition: $0
Application fee: $25
Housing: Provided
Registration Deposit: $365 (refunded upon arrival in Napa)
Average of two meals per day provided
$500 travel stipend