Greensboro Light Opera announces its exciting 2016 season! Information, including audition days and locations can be found by clicking the GLOS link at: http://opera.uncg.edu
The 2016 Greensboro Light Opera and Song program extends from May 23 to June 24, beginning in Greensboro, NC on May 23 with rehearsals of Gilbert and Sullivan’s RUDDIGORE and SEUSSICAL Jr. At the end of the second week, an e
xciting Art Song event will be presented in a unique and innovative format and venue. Participants will simultaneously receive vocal coaching in preparation for an exciting Art Song event, as well instruction in Alexander Technique, stage combat, and movement/dance. Each singer will also receive a weekly one-hour voice lesson. GLOS is led by founder and Artistic Director, David Holley, who is also the Artistic Director of Greensboro Opera, Past President of the National Opera Association and the Director of Opera at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The GLOS faculty has taught and worked at prestigious summer festivals in the US and abroad, including AIMS (Graz), the Schlern International Music Festival, the Ohio Light Opera, and the Brevard Music Center. Both RUDDIGORE and SEUSSICAL will be double-cast, with two fully staged and costumed performances of the former in Greensboro for each cast, after which the company will travel to Roanoke Island Festival Park to present SEUSSICAL
Total cost for the program is $1,551, which encompasses all Greensboro training and performing listed above. In addition, all expenses for the tour to Roanoke Island Festival Park (including housing and transportation) will be covered, and a per diem in the amount of $150 will be provided to each participant the week of June 20. Housing will be available at an additional cost of $816 for those accepted into the program who wish to stay on UNCG’s campus. It is not mandatory for out-of-town Young Artists to live on campus; they may seek off-campus housing that may prove to be more cost-effective. The program is partially administered through the UNCG Division of Continual Learning, and thus, academic credit (3 credit hours) is earned during the program AND Financial Aid can be used to pay for the program.
