2025 WINTER INTENSIVE

January 3, 2025 - January 19, 2025

Application Deadline October 1, 2024

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Program Information

New York Dramatic Voices 2025 Winter Intensive is a 2-week program in which participants will coach, stage, and perform assigned roles from Die Walküre, Act III with orchestra at our new home at the Sheen Center. All roles are open and double casted. 

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Die Walküre, Act III

All Roles Are Double Cast

Each participant receives:

• ​​Music direction by Matthew  Lobaugh (Washington National Opera, LA Opera)

• Music and diction coaching by Bob Mollicone (San Francisco Opera)

• ​Staging, movement and character development classes with director Laura Alley (San Francisco Opera, NYCO)

• Masterclass with Sarah Fraser (Fletcher Artist Management)

• Professional materials review

• Public performance of your work in the theater

• Professional video of your performance

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Sample Schedule
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Monday through Saturday
10am -12pm - Music and Language Coaching with Matthew Lobaugh and Bob Mollicone

12pm - 2pm - Character Development and Movement Class with Laura Alley

2pm- 5pm - Staging with Laura Alley and Matthew Lobaugh

6pm - 9pm - Masterclass with Sarah Fraser

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Sunday
Off​

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If you would like to audition, please email

 newyorkdramaticvoices@gmail.com the following:

 

• Headshot

• Resume

• 2 Contrasting YouTube or Vimeo links 

• List 3 roles you would like to prepare from the listed repertoire in order of preference

• How you heard about our intensive

 

We offer this program as a safe environment to develop the skills of the emerging dramatic artists. Class sizes are limited to give each singer quality instruction with our coaches and masterclass technicians.  While New York Dramatic Voices was created to provide opportunities for singers with dramatic voices, we welcome all fachs.

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Fees

Tuition is $2500 for Brünnhilde and Wotan
Tuition is $1500 for Sieglinde, Waltraute, Gerhilde, Schwertleite, Ortlinde, Helmwige, Siegrune, Grimgerde, and Roßweiße

Payment plans/schedules are available.

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Contact Information

Please email your questions and applications to: newyorkdramaticvoices@gmail.com.

 

If accepted, artists must attest that they understand they cannot enter the rehearsal or performance facilities without ID, proof of vaccination, and adhere to all current COVID-19 guidelines and protocols.

 

New York Dramatic Voices's (NYDV) past master classes have featured opera powerhouses such as Christine Goerke, Michael Chioldi, and Martina Arroyo, who worked closely together with NYDV participants.