What are Florence Voice Seminar alumni doing now?

• John Andrew Fernandez wins 2009 Philadelphia Orchestra Greenfield Competition. He also performed Silvio in Pagliacci with Knoxville Opera.
• Takesha Meshe Kizart wins Concorso Internazionale Voci Verdiane and Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballé.
• Soprano Kiera Duffy performed with the New York Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
• Two of the ten 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions finalists are Florence Voice Seminar alumni.
• Three of the five finalists at the 2007 Greenfield Competition at the Philadelphia Orchestra were Florence Voice Seminar alumni.  The competition was won by FVS alum Disella Laursdottir.
• Amanda Moody won the Philadelphia Orchestra Young Artists Voice Competition and is with the Young Artist Program at Arizona Opera.
• Kiera Duffy performed with James Levine at Tanglewood in July 2007.  "Rose, has the flightiest music, and Kiera Duffy sang it virtuosically", wrote Allan Kozinn of the New York Times.
• Allen Pinkney, Jr. performed the role of Don Jose in Carmen at Brevard (August 2006) and was an apprentice with Sarasota Opera in 2007.
• Disella Larusdottir was a winner in the Zachary Competition.  She wont the Astral Artistic Services Auditions and will make her Philadelphia recital debut.
• Soprano Dalma Boronkai performed as Gilda in Rigoletto with New Opera Festival di Roma.
• Elisa Vilbergsdottir won second place in the Wagnerian Division of the Liederkranz competition.
• Takesha Kizart was the winner of The Classical Singer Young Artists Competition and is one of the winners in the general opera division of the Liederkranz competition. 

What are our students saying about the Florence Voice Seminar?

"I couldn't have expected the leap to this next level that your teaching, the positive learning environment, and living with other musicians has given him.  He really came back with great information from teaching and coaching, and a fire in his belly." - Sharon Daniels, Director, Opera Institute, Boston University

"Amazing teachers and coaches, great spaces to live in and sing in ... I feel inspired and thankful for the experience." - Jamie Lupien, Westminster Choir College

"My lessons were amazing.  I loved the garden apartment - great program with great teachers and people." - Lauren Blair, Boston University

"I thought the festival and facilities were wonderful." - Sarah Ryman, New England Conservatory

"Every musician was encouraging, the environment was awe-inspiring, the wealth of information was overwhelming and I loved every moment!" - Cassandra Douglas, Westminster Choir College

"The Florence Voice Seminar is a great opportunity to work intensely with fabulous teachers in a supportive and creative atmosphere! I highly recommend it to any singer who is serious about honing his or her craft.....It's like an entire semester of grad school in three weeks." - Jackie Dunleavy Boyle, soprano, Westminster Choir College