Please click here for AVA's vaccination policy Please click here for AVA's vaccination policy 123 UPCOMING EVENTS · SEE THE FULL CALENDAR 12 NOV A Celebration of Opera! THROUGH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2021 14 DEC Winter Recital DECEMBER 14–16, 2021 22 JAN Eugene Onegin PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) JANUARY 22–29, 2022 AVA's Significance to the Opera World The mission of the Academy of Vocal Arts is to be the world’s premier institution for training young artists as international opera soloists. Through rigorous instruction and coaching, and by presentations of Resident Artists from around the world in concerts, oratorios, public programs and fully staged professional opera productions, AVA will train artists with the high potential for career success while enriching lives in Philadelphia and beyond. LEARN MORE ALUMNI PROFILE Musa Ngqungwana BASS-BARITONE ’14 · PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA His is a bass-baritone of much warmth, and its carrying power seems to come with an ease somewhat uncommon to this voice range. He sang and acted his way through the role in a manner that won him a deserved roar of applause at the final curtain. George B. Parous, Pittsburgh in the Round Opera Outreach Program: Preparing the Audiences of Tomorrow! Opera Outreach, AVA’s educational program, gives middle and high school students the opportunity to learn about all aspects of opera through comprehensive study guides, followed by live performances of the opera they studied. After each opera performance, students are able to interact with the performers in lively question-and-answer sessions. LEARN MORE AVA NEWS The Academy Of Vocal Arts to Present A CELEBRATION OF OPERA! · BROADWAY WORLD · NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Our Top November Picks · PHILLY CULTURE · NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Academy of Vocal Arts Announces Season Opening Concert · OPERAWIRE · OCTOBER 27, 2021 Welcome New Resident Artist Ethel Trujillo · FROM THE BLOG Members Season Sponsors Academy of Vocal Arts 1920 Spruce Street · Philadelphia, PA 19103 · 215.735.1685 · info@avaopera.org Copyright © 2021, Academy of Vocal Arts. All rights reserved. Website developed by Zero Defect Design