Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    ADMISSION INTO AVA'S FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM IS DETERMINED BY HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ANNUAL AUDITIONS. THOSE WHO ARE ACCEPTED RECEIVE TUITION-FREE INTENSIVE TRAINING.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ITS OPERA AND VOCAL TRAINING WITH BOTH ON SITE AND VIRTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. FOR ITS 86TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2020-2021, THE AVA OPERA THEATRE PRODUCED A SERIES OF ONLINE CONCERTS THAT SHOWCASED THE TALENT OF ITS RESIDENT ARTISTS AND THEIR ONGOING WORK WITH AVA'S ESTEEMED FACULTY. THESE CONCERTS INCLUDED: A NEW ARTISTS RECITAL FEATURING SEVEN FIRST-YEAR RESIDENT ARTISTS; THE GIARGIARI BEL CANTO COMPETITION; THE RUSSIAN ROMANCES CONCERT FEATURING RUSSIAN SONGS AND ARIAS; A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN COMPOSERS, WHICH INCLUDED WORKS BY COPLAND, MENOTTI, BARBER, IVES, AND MORE; JUBILATE! A CONCERT OF SACRED MASTERPIECES, WITH ACCOMPANIMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE AVA OPERA ORCHESTRA; VERLAINE, LE VOYAGE HUMAIN, A FRENCH RECITAL WITH MUSIC BY CHAUSSON, DELIUS, DODAT DE SVERAC, AND OTHERS; AND A FAREWELL CONCERT WHICH CLOSED THE SEASON FEATURING THE TWO GRADUATING FOURTH YEAR RESIDENT ARTISTS.AVA'S ACCLAIMED OPERA OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERED INTRODUCTIONS TO VARIOUS POPULAR OPERAS THROUGH STUDY GUIDE MATERIALS CIRCULATED TO PARTICIPATING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, ALONG WITH ONLINE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. IN 2021-2022, AVA LOOKS FORWARD TO RETURNING TO LIVE PERFORMANCES TO SHARE THE JOY OF OPERA AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE WITH ALL ITS LOYAL AUDIENCES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.7M

  • AVA Opera Theatre Productions

    ADMISSION INTO AVA'S FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM IS DETERMINED BY HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ANNUAL AUDITIONS. THOSE WHO ARE ACCEPTED RECEIVE TUITION-FREE INTENSIVE TRAINING.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS RETURNED TO FULL OPERA PRODUCTIONS, RECITALS, AND EVENTS IN THE 2023-24 AVA OPERA THEATRE SEASON. OCTOBER'S NEW ARTISTS RECITAL, WHERE SIX FIRST-YEAR RESIDENT ARTISTS WERE INTRODUCED, STARTED THE SEASON FOLLOWED AGAIN BY THE ANNUAL GIARGIARI BEL CANTO COMPETITION. THE SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENED WITH DONIZETTI'S ANNA BOLENA. THE WINTER RECITAL EXPLORED ART SONG WITH A SPECIAL MULTI-SINGER FORMAT OF SCHUBERT'S SONG CYCLE WINTERIESSE. THE WINTER OPERA WAS BENJAMIN BRITTEN'S CHAMBER OPERA THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA. MARCH SAW TWO PERFORMANCES OF JUBILATE!, OUR POPULAR ANNUAL CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC. THIS YEAR'S REPERTOIRE FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAJOR WORKS BY DVORAK, ROSSINI'S II BARBIERE DI SIVILGIA, PERFORMED AT AVA, THE HAVERFORD SCHOOL, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY IN APRIL AND MAY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.3M