2012-2013 SEASON AUDITIONS
will be held June 4, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland. See details here.
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Rave reviews for
Opera Concert
Sunday, 7:00 p.m.
April 29, 2012 at SOU Music Recital Hall featuring the winner or our first annual vocal competition, soprano Marina Boudart Harris, San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow.
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First Annual Vocal Competition held January 14 in Ashland and January 22 in San Francisco
50 singers from across the country competed for three prizes totaling $5,000. Learn about the three exceptionally talented winners here.
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Opera Scenes Concert
Our Opera Scenes Concert on November 12 at the Rogue Valley Manor and on November 13 at Camelot Theater was tremendous success! Thanks to all who attended. We had a full house at Camelot and wonderful attendance at the Manor.
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Vocal Competition
Applications for our next vocal competition in January, 2013 in Ashland, Oregon and San Francisco, California will be available soon.
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About Us
Brava! Opera Theater and James M. Collier Young Artist Program is a new opera company created in 2010 by Artistic Director Willene Gunn and General Director Lorrie Hall. Professional singer, actress, stage director and educator, Ms. Gunn served as Director of the Opera Program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 1975 to 2005 and Artistic Director of Rogue Opera from 2006-2009. Ms. Hall, professional singer, non-profit arts consultant and grant writer was the Executive Director of Rogue Opera from 2004-2009. Laurie Anne Hunter is the pianist and vocal coach and is on staff at SOU and is a well known collaborative pianist and former Assistant Conductor and Vocal Coach at the New York City Opera. Elaine Plaisance, formerly of Rogue Opera and the SOU Foundation, is the Development Director.
Brava! Opera Theater and James M. Collier Young Artist Program is a company with an emphasis in three areas of performance:
1. Opera Workshop involves 33 hours of training with theater games and improvisation in addition to staging operatic scenes culminating in two concerts. The purpose of the workshop is to help emerging opera singers develop musical and theatrical tools essential to create and build a character for performance.
2. Our Vocal Competition was created to recognize and encourage promising young operatic talent, and is held in January in Ashland, Oregon and San Francisco, California. Cash prizes for the three winners total $5,000. The first place winner presents a recital in southern Oregon in the spring.
3. A fully staged professional Chamber Opera will be presented each year starting in the spring of 2013.
The emphasis of Brava! Opera Theater and Young Artist Program will be on the choreographed emotional duet created in opera between music and theater.
OUR Mission
Our mission is to train the complete singer/actor, recognize and showcase young operatic talent and present high quality concerts and professional chamber operas.
