For singers grades 9-12.
Apply by June 15, 2026
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Hawai'i Opera Theatre's Orvis Young Voices Studio is available to select high school singers living in the state of Hawaii. Those selected will have the opportunity to work with professionals in opera and the performing arts to hone their skills as performers. Participants will perform and learn from HOT staff and guest artists and each other in masterclass format, learn about professional opera performances, and participate in workshops for acting, diction, and interpretation. Classes are led by Hawaii Opera Theatre staff, and guest artists and clinicians locally and from the mainland.
Our mission is to provide Hawai'i's young singers with the unique opportunity to explore the world of solo voice performance. With group workshops, masterclasses, one-on-one sessions, as well as performance & critiquing opportunities, singers grow as artists, make contacts, and improve themselves as performers. Workshops will cover topics such as: use of the voice, diction, acting/movement, interpretation, stage combat, performance practice, and more!
Young Voices students will work with members of the Hawai'i Opera Theatre staff as well as local artists and professionals flown in specifically to work with them. In recent years the studio has had artists such as Timothy Shaindlin from Yale, professional singers Jake and Jill Gardner, Diane Alexander, Mark Morash of the San Francisco Opera Center, professional singers Louis Otey and Maria Todaro-Otey, singer and Metropolitan Opera soprano Erie Mills, conductor Ban Makino, pianist coach Ronny Greenberg and others. The program ends with a concert by Young Voices members in March.
Weekend workshops will be held over the year and in addition there will be periodic masterclasses with opera/musical theater professionals offered as well as invitations to performances.
COST
The program is offered at no cost through a generous grant from the Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation.
Applications for the 2026/2027 program are now being accepted.
Questions? Please contact us at education@hawaiiopera.org
The Orvis Young Voices Studio is funded in part by a generous grant from the Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation
How to Apply:
Applications must be accompanied with song video.
Applicant should be entering grades 9 through 12. Middle school applicants may be considered on a case by case basis.
Fill out the online application and upload your video with the provided up-load link at the bottom of the application page. Please name your file(s) with your first initial and last name.
For any problems or questions please email us at
education@hawaiiopera.org
Audition Requirements
Please state your name clearly at the beginning of the video. Please present one to three classical pieces.
Opera arias, art songs, classical style musical theatre, sacred music, and folk songs are acceptable. No popular songs.