GET EXPERIENCE
Young professional artists gain an edge in their careers with Pittsburgh
Opera Center’s world-class training. Last year, ten young artists
were selected by audition from nearly 400 applicants from around the
world. After completing advanced education, young singers accepted into
Pittsburgh Opera Center’s program add top-notch professional experience
to their career qualifications. In addition to performing principal
roles in two fully staged Opera Center productions, young artists cover
principal roles and frequently perform comprimari roles in Pittsburgh
Opera productions each season.
GET TRAINING
Under the artistic direction of Christopher Hahn, young artists will
expand their talents with coursework in language, diction, voice, repertoire,
acting, and movement classes. With access to resources like pre-professional
training and career development services, vocal coaching, career management
counseling and master classes with operatic legends, young artists get
the support they need in order to experiment and to learn and grow as
artists.
GET TO KNOW THE BEST OF OPERA
Young artists learn from the best teachers and performers in the business.
Curtis Institute's Mikael Eliasen, Metropolitan Opera coaches Craig
Rutenberg and Susan Webb and the extraordinary voice teacher Marlena
Malas round out an intense course of study and rehearsals with their
valuable insight and unique styles. These amazing talents join a list
of Pittsburgh Opera Center coaches over the years including Renata Scotto,
Beverly Sills, Regina Resnik, Regine Crespin, Franco Corelli, Luciano
Pavarotti and Sherill Milnes. Singers who have benefited from Pittsburgh
Opera Center's world-class training include Marianne Cornetti, Rolando
Villazon, Maria Zifchak and Oren Gradus.
Pittsburgh Opera Center presents new productions of La clemenza di
Tito by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on December 13, 15, 2002 at the Kresge
Theater on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, and Kurt Weill's
The Threepenny Opera on February 22, 23, 26, 27, 28 and March 1at the
Brew House in Pittsburgh's South Side.
