young artist program 2024

Training Program Details:

Program Dates: June 9-22, 2024

Location: Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio

Application Results Coming Soon!

Repertoire: Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon (Successful applicants will also participate in an arias recital)

Tuition: $1800: Tuition fees must be paid in full by April 15, 2024. Please add a 2.2% processing fee for online payments (click the button below). If you wish to avoid the processing fee please mail your payment to: Nightingale Opera Theatre/ 206 Glenwood St. SW/ North Canton, OH 44720

Note: A $500 deposit is due upon your written acceptance of your Young Artist/ Studio Artist Casting. Please add 2.2% processing fee for online payments (click the button below).

Housing (optional): Western Reserve Academy Dorms $35 per day (shared) $70 per day (single). Please let us know if you will select this housing option by the 15th of March.

2024 Faculty:

Linda Barcan, Timothy Culver, Melissa Davis, Dina Kuznetsova, Kevin McMillan, John Simmons, Cynthia Skelley-Wohlschlager, and Lara Troyer.

What does your tuition cover?

Masterclasses with renowned teachers.

Daily Classes covering the following topics: French Diction, Acting Techniques, Performance and Audition Techniques, Vocal Health, and a special repertoire class covering the Life and Work of Pauline Viardot.

Daily Coaching in preparation for a full production of Viardot’s Cendrillon, and a Fairytale Aria concert.

  • SINGERS:
    Jesus Aguirre
    Carolyn Anderson
    Avanti Dey
    Miguel Espiritu
    Rose Zigi Guo
    Erin Haefner
    Ye Lynn Han
    Ruby Nightingale
    Audrey Nolte
    Charles Austin Piper
    Michael Richardson
    Courtney San Martin
    Sydney Murrell
    Brayden Paitsel
    Melissa Sorohan
    Emily Tiberi
    Loucine Topouzian
    Emilie Williams

    STUDIO ARTISTS
    Gwen Baier
    Steven Brancaleone
    Elisabeth Ditmore
    Jeanette Evins
    Nathaniel McBride
    Sarah Petko
    Wesley Sonnemaker
    Bailey White
    Yunxuan Zhu

    COMPOSERS
    Steven Brancaleone
    Jeanette Evins
    Ann Marie Falcone
    Jamey Guzman
    Hans Bridger Heruth
    Logan Severson Willson

  • Teagan Amey, soprano
    Daniel Bunting, tenor
    Paige Burris, soprano
    Bret Cowden, piano
    Chelsie Cree, soprano
    Jessica Crowell, soprano
    Henry Hantak, counter-tenor
    Ezra Keeton, tenor
    Marley Lieberman, soprano
    John Lopez, tenor
    Heather Morrison, soprano
    Paolo Parodi, bass-baritone
    Michael Richardson, baritone
    Leah Shewmaker, mezzo-soprano
    Hayley Zavada, soprano

    STUDIO ARTISTS
    Amanda Fargo, mezzo-soprano
    Anna Hylton, soprano
    Abigail Kraeer, soprano

  • Teagan Amey, mezzo-soprano
    Spencer Boyd, tenor
    Jessica Crowell, soprano
    Mackenzie Henry, soprano
    Jason Howie, baritone
    Christopher Humbert, bass
    Ann Giancola, soprano
    Heather Morrison, soprano
    Kaylee Nichols, mezzo-soprano
    Jordy Vargas, baritone

  • Fidelia Darmahkasih, soprano
    Kaylee Gallagher, mezzo-soprano
    Torey Gricks, tenor
    Mackenzie Henry, mezzo-soprano
    Jason Howie, baritone
    Erin Moll, mezzo-soprano
    Vanessa Naghdi, soprano
    Megan Thompson, mezzo-soprano
    Jordy Vargas, baritone

  • Ann Giancola, soprano
    Jason Howie, baritone
    I Sheng Huang, bass-baritone
    Kyle Kelvington, tenor
    Chelsea Young, soprano

  • Emily Alcorn, mezzo-soprano
    Hannah Jencius, mezzo-soprano
    Bethany Grace Mamola, soprano
    Shaun McGrath, baritone
    Victoria Stevens-Sommers, soprano
    Jenna Stolarik, soprano

  • Ryan Fitzgerald, tenor
    Jason Howie, baritone
    Sarah Hutchins, mezzo-soprano
    Hannah Jencius, mezzo-soprano
    Megan McConnell, soprano
    Mark Miller, baritone
    Mac Wood, baritone

Congrats to the finalists and winners of our 2023 Biennial Vocal Competition!

First Place: Marieke de Koker/ Second Place: Hyesoo Kim/ Third Place: Ashley Nunez