The High School Opera Institute (HSOI) is a training program for students, grades 10-12, who are interested in pursuing a career in music. Participants in this eight-month program attend monthly workshops and vocal coachings on topics that include: preparing and auditioning for a role; selecting a music school; characterization; diction; and vocal technique. These workshops are taught by leading professionals in the opera field: Atlanta Opera Chorus Master Walter Huff, Stephanie Adrian, Laura English-Robinson, Michael Spassov, and Beverly Blouin. Students are required to attend performances and rehearsals of Atlanta Opera mainstage productions. The High School Opera Institute is the only preparatory program of its kind offered by an opera company in the nation.
This year, 11 students were selected to participate after a strenuous audition process. Their names and high schools are listed below:
Ella Radcliff The Paideia School
August Bair The Paideia School
Emory Mulick North Springs High School
Kaitlyn Johnson The Westminster School
Carolyn Balkovetz Starr’s Mill High School
Felicia Wilkins The Lovett School
Kate Kasmier Pebblebrook High School
Justin Van Scyoc Pebblebrook High School
Samuel Itskov Park View High School
Becca White Pebblebrook High School
Anne Stillwagon Walton High School
High School Opera Institute Spring Concert
Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 4:00 p.m.
Morningside Presbyterian Church
1411 N Morningside Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
Free and open to the public
For more information, contact education@atlantaopera.org or 404.881.8883.
