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L'elisir d'amore – Gaetano Donizetti

November 7 – December 1

2027-28 Resident Artist Admissions Are Now Open

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A Heartfelt Welcome to AVA's New Music Director, Maestro Joseph Colaneri

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AVA's Significance to the Opera World

The Academy of Vocal Arts aims to stand as the world’s foremost institution for training young artists as global opera soloists. Through rigorous instruction, coaching, and showcasing Resident Artists in various performances, AVA cultivates artists with high career potential, while enhancing lives in Philadelphia and beyond.

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Resident Artist Profile

Joshua Klein

baritone · Third year

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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

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