Our year-round program ROLE (Repertory Onstage Learning Experience) is one-of-a-kind program, crafted to foster the complete artist. Our dedication to each artist's education and development include rehearsal, coaching, masterclasses, and performance opportunities. ROLE gives you the opportunity to learn, coach, study, rehearse and perform operatic repertoire. Singers of all levels are encouraged to participate
The performances are with piano accompaniment, semi-staged with some props and costumes.
Participants will receive:
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3 individual coaching sessions
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Two 3 hour rehearsals a week for a total of six weeks focusing on style, language, music, character development / staging, and a dress rehearsal to prepare these works for performance.
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Our faculty of coaches, collaborative pianists, and directors will guide you through the challenges of the role(s) you have chosen.
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Each performance will be professionally videotaped and participates will receive a copy for their personal use.
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REPERTORY ONSTAGE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
ROLE: COMPLETE OPERA STUDY
(PROGRAM TO BEGIN END OF JUNE, 2026)
The singer will study, prepare, and perform a complete role. This workshop is perfect for the study of a new role or the review of a previously performed role following the above outlined schedule.
The cost for lead roles is $400 and secondary roles are $300.
Workshops for 2026
Mozart Don Giovanni
Humperdinck Hansel und Gretel
Rossini La Cenerentola
Handel Julius Ceasar
ROLE: OPERA ACT BY ACT
(PROGRAM TO BEGIN JULY, 2026)
This workshop focuses on complete acts of operas which will be performed semi-staged with some props and costumes. The cost of this program is $250.
Workshops for 2026
Bizet: Carmen - Act 2
Offenbach Les Contes D'Hoffmann - Antonia Act
Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro - Act 2
Gounod Faust - Act 3 (Garden Act)
Puccini La Boheme - Act 1
Verdi Rigoletto - Act 3 (Final Act)
ROLE: THE DRAMATIC VOICE
(PROGRAM TO BEGIN AFTER JULY 10)
This workshop focuses on the more dramatic heavier voice focusing on the repertory that is suitable for these artists. The cost of this program is $300.
Workshops for 2026
Excerpts under consideration:
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West, Turandot
Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos, Elektra
Verdi - Il Trovatore, Aida
Wagner Die Walkure, Der Fliegender Hollander, Gotterdammerung and Parsifal.
FACULTY: MARY PINTO COACH, JON AUDRIC NELSON COACH, ERIC MALSON COLLABORATIVE PIANIST, KS TICHINA VAUGHN MASTERCLASS, DEBORAH SURDI THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC, STEPHEN SCOVASSO DIRECTOR
