Hawaii Opera Theatre presents the Orvis Young Voices Studio in Concert

Honolulu, Hawaii – Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) presents the Orvis Young Voices Studio in Concert on March 20, 2016, at 4:00pm, at the Sacred Hearts Academy Auditorium.  Singers will perform a selection of Art songs, Musical Theatre, and Opera.

Having seen great success with the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio program for adult singers, HOT’s award-winning Education & Outreach Department started the Young Voices program in 2014 to provide younger singers the opportunity to explore the world of solo voice performance. Since its start, singers from the Young Voices Studio have performed in main-stage productions with HOT’s chorus, in roles with productions by Diamond Head Theatre, and as part of the American Choral Directors National Honor Choirs.

The Orvis Young Voices Studio performance at Sacred Hearts Auditorium is free to the public, with parking available at the venue and on the street. For any questions regarding this performance, please contact HOT at (808) 596-7372.

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Since 1961, Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT), formerly a division of the Honolulu Symphony Society and incorporated in 1980, has served to enhance the quality of life in Hawaii by presenting opera performances of the highest standards, while maintaining fiscal responsibility.  Through four productions annually in the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall, HOT offers opera to almost 18,000 residents and visitors each season thereby increasing the public’s awareness and exposure to opera as a multi-media art form.

HOT’s educational programs for youth serve as both catalyst and active participant in the artistic education of Hawaii’s youth.  Opera for Everyone provides a special performance of each opera for a large and enthusiastic audience of students.  Resident Ensemble takes operas specially adapted operas, into elementary and middle schools with special tours to all neighbor islands. HOT’s Mini Residency program takes our education and production staff members into an elementary school to work with students and teachers to compose an opera production centered around curriculum components.   Adult education is offered with Opera Highlights, a non-credit course at the University of Hawaii; Opera Previews, at the Honolulu Academy of Arts; pre-performance Lanai Lectures on the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall lanai; and other presentations at stores or shopping centers.