In YAPs 101, I broke American Young Artist Programs down by several characteristics, including schedule, pay, and responsibilities. This week, I've compiled a list of (almost) every American YAP, and we've made the list sortable so that you can target YAPs by characteristics you choose!
Ladies and gentlemen of the singing world, I give you the OpusAtlas Paid YAP Database!
Below, I've broken down the list of American *paid* YAPs by schedule (year-round, partial-year, and summer), and included notes about certain programs that didn't fit neatly into the database.
I hope you all can make good use of these tools as you get ready to apply for YAPs this summer/fall!
Year-Round
- Arizona Opera (Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio)
- Atlanta Opera (AO Studio)
- Boston Lyric Opera (Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists)
- Chicago Opera Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Florentine Opera (FO Studio)
- Florida Grand Opera (Young Artist Program)
- Houston Grand Opera (HGO Studio)
- Los Angeles Opera (Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program)
- Lyric Opera of Chicago (Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center)
- Lyric Opera Kansas City (Resident Artist Program)
- Madison Opera (Studio Artists)
- Metropolitan Opera (Lindemann Young Artist Development Program)
- Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT Studio)
- Minnesota Opera (Resident Artist Program)
- Mobile Opera (Madame Rose Palmai Tenser Developing Artist Program)
- Opera Colorado (Young Artist Program)
- Opera Memphis (Artists in Residence)
- Opera San Jose (Resident Ensemble)
- Pittsburgh Opera (Resident Artist Program)
- San Francisco Opera Center (Adler Fellowship)
- Shreveport Opera (Resident Artist Program)
- St. Petersburg Opera (Emerging Artists)
- Toledo Opera (Artists in Residence)
- Tri-Cities Opera (Binghamton, NY)
- Tulsa Opera (Young Artist Program)
- Utah Opera (UO Resident Artist Program
- Virginia Opera (Emerging Artists)
- Washington National Opera (Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program)
Notes: YAP artists come exclusively from the Professional Diploma in Opera program at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
Notes: YAP is in partnership with the UMKC Conservatory and the University of Kansas; RAP is not.
Notes: YAP artists come exclusively from the Artist Diploma program at the University of Memphis.
Note: Tiered program. YAP artists (lower tier) come exclusively from the Masters program at SUNY Binghamton.
Partial-Year
- Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre (Young Artist Program)
- Dayton Opera (Artists-in-Residence Program)
- Fort Worth Opera (Hattie May Lesley Apprentice Artists)
- Indianapolis Opera (Resident Artist Program)
- Kentucky Opera (Barbara and Halsey Sandford Studio Artist Program)
- Nashville Opera (Mary Ragland Young Artist Program)
- Opera Maine (Studio Artists)
- Opera on the James (Tyler Young Artist Program)
- Opera Santa Barbara (Mosher Studio Artist Program)
- Palm Beach Opera (Benenson Young Artist Program)
- Pensacola Opera (Artists in Residence)
- Portland Opera (Resident Artist Program)
- Sarasota Opera (Studio Artists, Apprentice Artists)
Summer
- Central City Opera (Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artist Training Program [Apprentice/Studio])
- Charlottesville Opera (Young Artist Program)
- Chautauqua Opera (Apprentice Artists, Studio Artists)
- Cincinnati Opera (Young Artist Program)
- Crested Butte Music Festival (Opera Studio)
- Des Moines Metro Opera (Apprentice Artist Program)
- Glimmerglass Festival (Young Artist Program)
- Opera North (Resident Artist Program)
- Opera Saratoga (FestArtists, Apprentice Artists, Studio Artists)
- Opera Theatre St. Louis (Gerdine Young Artist Program)
- San Francisco Opera Center (Merola Opera Program)
- Santa Fe Opera (Apprentice Singer Program)
- Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre (Festival Artists)
- Wolf Trap Opera (Filene Young Artists, Wolf Trap Studio)
Notes: Regardless of budget level, the Filene Young Artist program is one of the most prestigious assignments among YAPs in the United States, with many artists already boasting significant stage credits at major US houses.
Notes: According to Opera Saratoga, FestArtists "are emerging professionals who are assigned significant roles in mainstage repertoire, cover principal roles, and sing limited chorus in mainstage productions." As such, FestArtists are considered a Resident Artist Program in our terminology, while the Studio and Apprentice Artists are a Young Artist Program.
Notes: Though not officially a program of the San Francisco Opera from a financial standpoint, Merola is one of the most prestigious American YAPs, and is the primary feeder for the Adler Fellowship at SFO.
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