Both U.S. and international vocalists are invited to audition for the fourth annual International Summer Vocal School, to be held in Salt Lake City July 9-21, sponsored by Promised Valley Playhouse and the Temple Square Concert Series.
Applications are due April 1. Prospective participants should send a typed curriculum vitae, a full-length recent photo and a proposed list of study pieces (six songs and six arias), together with a current audio tape, to Promised Valley Playouse, 132 S. State, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.Among top vocal coaches engaged for this year's school is George Shirley, for 11 seasons a tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, also star of Britain's Royal and Scottish operas, New York City Opera and many more. Other visiting masters include Noelle Barker, professor at Guildhall School in London; Robert Dean, conductor; and Joan Dorneman, assistant conductor and coach at the Metropolitan Opera.
Participants will have daily training sessions and will perform in concerts on Temple Square and/or in opera excerpts at the Playhouse.