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FWO Studio
| Fort Worth Opera Studio The Fort Worth Opera Studio is a year-long artist residency program, with four young artists chosen through national auditions each year. Designed as a two-year program, the artists in the Fort Worth Opera Studio perform educational outreach as part of Children's Opera Theatre and through community performances and preview events. Studio artists are also assigned roles and covers as part of the Fort Worth Opera Festival. To help continue training for Studio artists, regular lessons and coachings are scheduled throughout the year, including sessions with visiting artists and directors. Workshop sessions are also planned based on the needs of the artists, and may include strategic planning, financial planning, audition preparation, dramatic and movement coachings and language lessons. During their residence with Fort Worth Opera, the Studio artists receive a weekly fee for the duration of the contract; housing and transportation are not provided. Candidates for the Fort Worth Opera Studio should have completed master's level training, and have participated in at least one additional training program, such as a summer young artist program. Artists with similar experience will also be considered. Auditions are heldin both New York and Fort Worth.For more information regarding auditions, please see the Singer information page here. 2011-2012 Fort Worth Opera Studio Artists:
Corrie Donovan- Fort Worth Opera Studio Soprano Soprano Corrie Donovan, who is quickly gaining attention for her charismatic energy, is a native of Fort Worth and a graduate of Texas Christian University. She appeared in Fort Worth Opera's critically-acclaimed production of Philip Glass' Hydrogen Jukeboxduring the 2011 Festival. Also,She recently received her master's of music in vocal performance at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She was seen during the summer of 2010 at the Seagle Music Colony in the roles of Juliette in Romeo and Juliet and Minnie Fay in Hello Dolly. Ms. Donovan's other operatic roles include Mademoiselle Silverpeal in The Impressario, the Stepmother in Carmenella, and Celie in Signor Deluso. The recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including a Music Activity Grant from TCU and Most Promising Vocalist prize in the USA World Showcase tour in Las Vegas, she is an avid singer of jazz and contemporary music. Her upcoming performances include the role of Venus in Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld for Meadows Opera Theatre. Amanda Robie - Fort Worth Opera Studio Mezzo Mezzo-soprano Amanda Robie recently made her Fort Worth Opera debut as Pitti-Sing in The Mikado and the mezzo-soprano in Allen Ginsberg and Phillip Glass' Hydrogen Jukebox. An avid performer in the Boston area, recent roles include Meg Page in Falstaff, Meg in Little Women, Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, and Frau A in the U.S. premiere of 3x3=∞, the video of which won the 2010 National Opera Association Competition for professional productions. Ms. Robie spent the summers of 2008, 2009, and 2010 singing with the Seagle Music Colony in upstate New York, where she played The Witch in the touring children's production of Hansel and Gretel, Third Lady in The Magic Flute, Tisbe in Cinderella,and Stéphano in Romeo and Juliet. She received her bachelor of music from Bucknell University and her master of music from the Boston Conservatory. Ms. Robie has been a member of Boston Opera Collaborative since 2007 and most recently served as the Vice President. Meaghan Deiter - Fort Worth Opera Studio Mezzo (Spring 2012) In the spring of 2009, mezzo-soprano Meaghan Deiter was a studio artist with Kentucky Opera, where she participated in a weeklong workshop with composer Jake Heggie and sang the role of Laura in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta. She spent the summers of 2008, 2009 and 2010 singing with the Seagle Music Colony in upstate New York, where she played Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro, Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly!, the Old Lady in Candide and Katisha in The Mikado, a role she revisited for the 2011 Fort Worth Opera Festival. She also participated in the workshops of two new operas at Seagle Music Colony. Other recent performances include La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi with Winter Opera St. Louis, Mystery in The Fairy Queen with Civic Opera Theatre of Kansas City and Edith in Pirates of Penzance with Wichita Grand Opera. Ms. Deiter studied theater and voice as an undergraduate at the University of Kansas. She also received her master's degree in voice at the university in 2009. While at KU, Meaghan performed several leading roles, including Mrs. Jones in Street Scene, Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief, Meg Page in Falstaff, Mrs. Herring in Albert Herring and Mrs. Potts in the premiere of Forrest Pierce's Picnic. Logan Rucker - Fort Worth Opera Studio Tenor Tenor Logan Rucker, originally from Granbury, Texas, made his Fort Worth Opera mainstage debut as Nanki-Poo in The Mikado for the 2011 Festival. He isa recent graduate of the Maryland Opera Studio where he studied with Gran Wilson and received his master's degree in music. His roles with Maryland Opera Studio included Lenski in Eugene Onegin; Ferrando in Cosí fan tutte; Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Conrad in the workshop of Ordinary People, a new work by Robert Chumbley; and Julian Black in the workshop of Shadowboxer, a new work by Frank Proto. He most recently performed the role Tony in Masterclass at Media Theatre in Pennsylvania. Mr. Rucker has also spent summers at Seagle Music Colony performing and learning the operatic business. His roles at Seagle have included Rodolfo in La Bohème, Ovidio in the workshop of Jorge Martín's Before Night Falls and First Armored man in The Magic Flute. Other noted roles are Monastotos in The Magic Flute, Gaston in La Traviata and the title role in Bastien und Bastienne. Before studying in Maryland he was a member of Fort Worth Opera's chorus where he also sang comprimario roles. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Arlington. Joel Herold - Fort Worth Opera Studio Baritone Joel Herold, baritone, sang the role of Pish-Tush in The Mikado for the 2011 Fort Worth Opera Festival. He has worked with several professional opera companies, including Lake George Opera, Connecticut Opera, Opera Cleveland, Knoxville Opera, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh and Seagle Music Colony. Mr. Herold was a national semi-finalist in the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and can be seen in the documentary entitled The Audition, which was produced by the Metropolitan Opera. Some of the roles that he has played include Dandini in Cinderella, Belcore in The Elixir of Love, Papageno in The Magic Flute, and Frank in Die Fledermaus. He holds degrees from the University of Tennessee and Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Herold was born and raised in Mars, Pennsylvania. Eduardo Rojas - Fort Worth Opera Studio Pianist Originally from Colombia, Eduardo Rojas holds a bachelor degree in music education from the University of Cauca in Colombia. He has also received his artist diploma and master degree in music from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.Respected as one of the most promising members of the Colombian piano movement, he has performed concerts and recitals throughout Latin-America and the United States. As a soloist he has performed withthe National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, Philharmonic of Bogota, National Symphony Orchestra of Panama, Youth Philarmonic Orchestra of Colombia, the American Wind Symphony, the New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving in Texas, and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra in Michigan. As a recitalist, he has appeared in diverse musical settings such as the National Conservatory of Panama, Annual Baroque Festival celebrated in La Paz Bolivia, the Second Festival of Sacred Music in Ecuador, and the International Festival of the Arts in Puerto Rico. In 2009, he was one of the 157 pianist selected to compete in the screening round of the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. |
