Spotlight on Opera, the summer workshop I direct at St. Edward's University in Austin, is entering its third year.



Dates: July 20 - August 9 (please note that dates have changed)

MWF 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Sat 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

(Lessons and coachings may be scheduled outside of the above times)

Please note that, while out of town students are welcome, no housing or transportation is provided.

Program cost: $300 (yes, three hundred). Includes one weekly half hour voice lesson and one weekly half hour coaching, in addition to masterclasses, rehearsals, and performances.



Performances: July 25, August 1, 8, 9



Repertoire:

Gianni Schicchi, fully staged in English with piano

(All roles open; covers will also be cast)

Opera Scenes TBA based on interests and abilities of participants

Staged Art Song project





Auditions TBA at St. Edward's in Austin. Out-of-towners who can meet up with me on one of my travels (New York, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Indianapolis between now and May) may be able to arrange to sing for me there.



Requirements: resume, bio, headshot, repertoire list. Sing two arias, one of which must be in a foreign language and one of which may be in English; and one or two art songs.



For further information, please contact me at:

cindy at cindy dash sadler dot com.



Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.

Seems like the students would get more training working with the Italian. And I wouldn't want to sing some of those fast ensembles on English syllables...

And young students may not have the italian skills yet; that's a lot of italian! Frankly I think audiences connect more when things are sung in english, as strange as it can be for those of us used to the other language.



This program sounds great!

It's a lot of Italian not just to say but to know what everyone else is saying at every moment for the entire opera. I hate to say this, but that is rarely the case.

Maybe at the next level doing it in Italian would be a good idea but for this program I think they are better off doing it in Italian (and I suspect their audience will enjoy it more in English as well).

Houndentenor

"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." -- Mark Twain

Several reasons.

I'm a fan of comic opera in English, especially in an intimate setting as this will be. Secondly, there will be no supertitles. This is a workshop production and it's low-budget. Third, Schicchi is pretty challenging musically and I want the singers to be able to concentrate on their singing and acting skills.

We will also be doing scenes as well as an art song program in original languages, so singers will get a chance to work on their language skills as well.

Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.

Auditions for Spotlight on Opera,now in its third year, are scheduled in Austin:

Saturday, May 2, 2-5 p.m.
Saturday, May 23, 2-5 p.m.

Also in New York and Indianapolis by appointment.

We are casting all roles for Gianni Schicchi, as well as scenes TBA and a stage program of art song.

Program dates are July 20 - August 9. There will be four performance opportunities, weekly voice lessons, coachings, and master classes. Total program cost is $300. Housing and transportation are not provided.

For more information or to schedule an audition, please email me at cindy at cindy dash sadler dot com.



Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.

We are still accepting applications and are especially interested in hearing from men, baritones and bass-baritones in particular. However, all voice types are welcome!

Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.

do you offer scholarships? i was offered a contract at wolf trap this summer and accepted it but a family emergency has forced me to retract my agreement and live at home (in Austin). I would audition if i knew there was a possibility I wouldn't have to pay to sing

At this time we don't have any scholarships available. The program only costs $300, but we don't provide housing.

Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.