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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 




RUSSIAN ROMANCES 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 

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




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 


Faculty 2013

Benita Valente
Soprano
Vocal Master Class

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FACULTY
Boyer College of Music
Temple University
Artist in Residence

Metropolitan Opera
Marlboro Music Festival

Biography

Thor Eckert 
Professional Development Coach

Audition Master Class

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FACULTY
Academy of Vocal Arts

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


Biography


Laura Ward
Voice Coach

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Opera/Voice Coach

LyricFest, 

Co-Artistic Director

Opera Philadelphia

Biography

Daron Hagen
Composer
Special Guest Speaker

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

The Antient Concert

Biography



William Stone
Baritone
Vocal Master Class

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FACULTY
Academy of Vocal Arts

Curtis Institute of Music, Adjunct Faculty 

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


Biography



Tim Ribchester
Chorus Master

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Opera/Voice Coach

Academy of Vocal Arts 
Delaware Valley Opera Company

Biography

Donald St. Pierre
Opera/Voice Coach

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FACULTY
Curtis Institute of Music
Opera Voice Coach

Biography

Brad Cawyer 
Russian Instructor

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Russian Language Class


Biography










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

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Summer Program Feature

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

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"[Meirson is] perhaps the preeminent expositor of the Russian vocal repertoire in America, and he does that through the annual Russian Opera Workshop programs."

               BroadwayWorld/OperaWorld


"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 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

Artists 2013

Elizabeth Rigby Jones 
Mezzo-Soprano

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Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Current City: Newport Beach, CA

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Dominick Chenes
Tenor

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Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Current City: Philadelphia

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Rachel Carter
Soprano

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

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Current City: Wenham, MA
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Megan Gillis
Soprano

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Current City: New York
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Katherine Petersen
Soprano

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Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Current City: Columbus, OH

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Ashley Becker
Soprano

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Hometown: Lowville, NY
Current City: New York, NY

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Ryan Hill
Baritone

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Hometown:  Plantation, FL
Current City:  Cleveland, OH

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Lydia Gray
Soprano

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Hometown: Broken Arrow, OK 
Current City: Tallahassee, FL

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Cristina Castro
Soprano

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Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Current City: Fort Worth, TX

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Isaac Edward Wenger
Baritone

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Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Current City: Merion Station, PA

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Kimberly Merrill
Soprano

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Hometown: Gowanda, NY
Current City: Rochester, NY

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Sangying Li
Soprano

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Hometown: Hunan, China
Current City: Philadelphia

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