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Sarasota Youth Opera Now Enrolling for the Season.
 
Entering its 28th year, the Sarasota Youth Opera program is now open for enrollment for the 2011-2012 Season. Ages 8 – 18 are accepted. Enrollment night for returning singers is Tuesday, August 30th from 5:30pm-7:00pm and Enrollment Night for new singers is Wednesday, September 1st from 5:30pm-7:00pm, both at the Sarasota Opera House. Rehearsals begin the following week. 

Ben Plocher will serve as the Youth Opera and Outreach Coordinator. “Sarasota Opera’s commitment to educational outreach and programming provides invaluable access to the arts for the next generation of opera performers and enthusiasts”, says Plocher.  “I am truly honored to be able to work alongside the Sarasota Opera team towards the fulfillment of such an auspicious, and important, mission.”

Enrollment Night is a fun opportunity for kids and families to meet the music director and program coordinator one-on-one, take a tour of the Opera House, and learn music in a mini-rehearsal (singers do not have to prepare a song for this exercise) to help determine placement between the Youth Opera Chorus and the Preparatory Choir. There will also be a parents meeting to go over specifics of the program, payment schedules, and other information.
 
Sarasota Youth Opera accepts all levels of talent and provides vocal and acting training. Tuition is $150 per session and scholarships are available based on financial need. The Fall Session begins in September and the Spring Session begins in early January and ends mid May.
 
To sign up for either enrollment night, call (941) 366-8450, ext. 249.

Photo: From the fully staged  2010 Youth Opera production of Judith Weir’s The Black Spider