Palm Beach Opera's 24-25 Young Artist and Apprentice Artist Programs: Deadline 9/10!
Palm Beach Opera Resident Artist Programs: Deadline September 10!
Program Dates
November 01, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Program Information
The Benenson Young Artist Program of Palm Beach Opera is an opportunity for 6 emerging professional singers to gain valuable mainstage experience while benefiting from a rigorous training schedule under the guidance of an outstanding resident music staff and guest faculty. Participants are typically in their late 20s or early 30s, and are on the verge of launching their career as a principal artist.
The Bailey Apprentice Artist Program of Palm Beach Opera is an opportunity for 8 recent graduates of universities and conservatories to continue building their experience in a professional setting through cover assignments and concert performances, while also benefiting from the same rigorous training schedule under the guidance of an outstanding resident music staff and guest faculty. Participants are typically in their mid-20s.
Each Young Artist will:
- Gain mainstage experience in supporting and comprimario roles
- Cover appropriate leading roles in mainstage productions
Each Apprentice Artist will:
- Cover or sing appropriate supporting roles in mainstage productions
- Sing in all mainstage production choruses
- Perform in weekly Community Engagement concerts
All Artists will:
- Perform in the annual Scenes program showcase
- Perform concerts and recitals throughout the community
- Perform arias/duets at promotional events and donor functions
- Receive regular coaching with resident music staff
- Participate in residencies with faculty voice teachers, language coaches, and acting instructors
- Work with acclaimed guest artists in masterclasses
- Audition for managers and administrators who travel to Palm Beach for mainstage performances
- Receive career counseling from PBO's artistic staff
During recent seasons, the training curriculum has regularly included extended residencies with the following guest faculty:
- Stephen King, voice teacher
- Michael Paul, voice teacher
- Nova Thomas, voice teacher
- Paul Curran, acting coach
- Nic Muni, acting coach
- Corradina Caporello, Italian diction coach
- Bénédicte Jourdois, French diction coach
- Marianne Barrett, German diction coach
- Kathryn LaBouff, English diction coach
- Ksenia Leletkina, Russian diction coach
- Ben Malensek, vocal coach
- Danielle Orlando, vocal coach
- Francesco Izzo, vocal coach
- David Stern, chief conductor
- Antonello Allemandi, guest conductor
Participants also work daily with our resident music staff.
Compensation
Payment is provided
Monthly stipend
Shared fully-furnished apartment
Round-trip travel
