Sing Out
Sing Out
Discover your Voice!
Join area university voice teachers in discovering your voice at Opera Theatre’s Sing Out vocal camp!
Through daily private lessons, master classes with Opera Theatre’s celebrated music staff and visiting artists, conversations with singers from the Gerdine Young Artists Program, and workshops in acting, auditioning, diction, and movement, students will experience what it is like to be a professional performer. The week culminates in a recital and theater scene performance for friends and family!
Activities Include
- Daily private voice lessons and vocal coaching
- Classes in movement, acting, dance, and fight choreography
- Conversations with OTSL artists and music staff
- An opera scene rehearsal and performance
- Attending a live Opera Theatre performance of J. Strauss’s Die Fledermaus.
Need based financial assistance is available, and no audition is necessary — but don’t wait, registration is limited!
Questions? Contact our Education Department
Event information
Date
June 2-6
Time
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., daily
Location
560 Music Center, Washington University in University City
Price
$190
Eligibility
Students entering grades 9-12
Faculty
Dr. Marc Schapman, Program Director
Marc Schapman completed a Doctor of Music in Voice Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A native of Iowa, Mr. Schapman received his Bachelor of Arts from Luther College and his Master of Music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Currently, Mr. Schapman serves as Professor of Voice and Director of SIUE Opera and Musical Theatre. In addition to his SIUE duties, Mr. Schapman serves as a voice teacher for Opera Theater of St. Louis’ Bayer Fund Artists-in-Training Program. Mr. Schapman is also an in-demand performer, music director, and choral conductor, having conducted over 40 musical and opera productions during his tenure at SIUE.
Special thanks to Bayer Fund for their support of Sing Out.