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A History and Future in Vocal Arts
Notable Alumni
In addition to the many Academy of Vocal Arts graduates that have achieved national and international careers as operatic soloists, some of the school’s most recognizable alumni include these singers:
The school also produces
three to four fully staged operatic productions with orchestra each year, with visiting professional stage directors at the helm.
“We are very careful in the
operas we select for our roster of singers,” McDowell says. “We t
the repertoire to the singers, nding ways to stretch their abilities in a way that will strengthen them if there is potential in the voice, but also keep them in roles that are safe for them to be singing. That means
if we produced Così fan tutte three years ago and we decide to produce
it again because it’s the right t for our singers, that’s what we’ll do. If the opera is not the right t, we don’t do it.”
Chamber music recitals, sacred music concerts, and an annual voice competition also round out the
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Lando Bartolini, tenor
Burak Bilgili, bass-baritone Gwendolyn Bradley, soprano Stephen Costello, tenor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano Michael Fabiano, tenor
Othalie Graham, soprano
Eglise Gutierrez, soprano
Bryan Hymel, tenor
Angela Meade, soprano
Latonia Moore, soprano
James Morris, bass-baritone Ailyn Pérez, soprano
Seymour Schwartzman, baritone Gregory Stapp, bass
Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano Richard Troxell, tenor
James Valenti, tenor
Beverly Wolff, mezzo-soprano
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