June 3-27, 2013

FREE PUBLIC EVENTS

Concerts and Master Classes 

FREE admission. No tickets required. 

Helen Corning Warden Theater
Academy of Vocal Arts
1920 Spruce Street, Philadelphia 



MASTER CLASSES


Friday, June 7, 12:00 NOON - 6 PM
Thor Eckert, AVA faculty. Master class on auditioning.
 
Thursday & Friday, June 13 & 14, 1 PM
Benita Valente, a distinguished American soprano. Vocal master class.

Thursday & Friday, June 20 & 21, 1 PM 
William Stone, AVA faculty. Vocal master class.

Don St. Pierre, Curtis faculty, accompanist 


LECTURE-CONCERT

Monday, June 24 at 7:30 PM 
 
American composer Daron Hagen offers a talk on Rachmaninoff’s Francesca da Rimini.

Russian Romances concert. Introducing the 2013 Russian Opera Workshop artists, with pianist Laura Ward. 


OPERA-IN-CONCERT 

Tuesday-Thursday, June 25, 26 and 27 at 7:30 PM
 
Mini Double Bill
Rachmaninoff Francesca da Rimini
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet

Ghenady Meirson
Music Director and Pianist

Faculty 2013

Benita Valente
Soprano
Vocal Master Class

FACULTY
Boyer College of Music
Temple University
Artist in Residence

Metropolitan Opera
Marlboro Music Festival

Biography

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Thor Eckert 
Professional Development Coach
Audition Master Class

FACULTY
Academy of Vocal Arts

Read YAP Tracker Interview
Finding your path: Interview with Thor Eckert of the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA)


Biography

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Laura Ward
Voice Coach

Opera/Voice Coach

LyricFest, 
Co-Artistic Director

Opera Philadelphia

Biography

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Daron Hagen
Composer
Special Guest Speaker

OPERAS:
Little Nemo in Slumberland
Amelia
Shining Brow
Bandanna
Vera of Las Vegas
New York Stories
The Antient Concert

Biography

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William Stone
Baritone
Vocal Master Class

FACULTY
Academy of Vocal Arts

Curtis Institute of Music, Adjunct Faculty 

Voice Faculty, Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, Washington National Opera

Biography

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Tim Ribchester
Chorus Master

Opera/Voice Coach

Academy of Vocal Arts Delaware Valley Opera Company

Biography

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Donald St. Pierre
Opera/Voice Coach

FACULTY
Curtis Institute of Music
Opera Voice Coach

Biography

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Brad Cawyer 
Russian Instructor

Russian Language Class


Biography

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"From Russia with Love"
by Olivia  Giovetti
Classical Singer Magazine

Summer Program Feature

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Faculty

Ghenady Meirson (Ghena)
Founder and Principal Coach
Russian Opera Workshop

"Meirson, the emissary of Russian music to Philadelphia, gave every note its exacting Russian accent. ... [audience] admiring the singing and Meirson's symphonic playing."
                        
                     The Philadelphia Inquirer


"Music director, Ghenady Meirson, led the [AVA Eugene Onegin] cast from the piano, playing the score with an exciting forward momentum and more orchestral subtlety than I thought possible from a piano reduction."

                                LocalArtsLive.com

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Artists 2013

Elizabeth Rigby Jones 
Mezzo-Soprano

Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Current City: Newport Beach, CA
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Dominick Chenes
Tenor

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Current City: Philadelphia
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Rachel Carter
Soprano

Hometown: Parkersburg, WV
Current City: Columbus, OH
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Matthew Slipp
Tenor

Current City: Wenham, MA
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Megan Gillis
Soprano

Current City: New York
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Katherine Petersen
Soprano

Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Current City: Columbus, OH
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Ashley Becker
Soprano

Hometown: Lowville, NY
Current City: New York, NY
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Ryan Hill
Baritone

Hometown:  Plantation, FL
Current City:  Cleveland, OH
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Lydia Gray
Soprano

Hometown: Broken Arrow, OK 
Current City: Tallahassee, FL
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Cristina Castro
Soprano

Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Current City: Fort Worth, TX
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Isaac Edward Wenger
Baritone

Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Current City: Merion Station, PA
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Kimberly Merrill
Soprano

Hometown: Gowanda, NY
Current City: Rochester, NY
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Sangying Li
Soprano

Hometown: Hunan, China
Current City: Philadelphia
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