applications

Episode 31: Catching Up with Your Fav Hosts, Elise & Marcelle ๐Ÿ˜˜

You asked for more of us chatting on the podcast and we listened!  Marcelle and Elise share some updates about what theyโ€™ve been up to since we wrapped on Season 3 and also give their takes on the current news in the opera world. They talk about: Learn more about Marcelleโ€™s work here and here,…

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Episode 10: ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ Season One Finale ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป

To celebrate the completion of our first season, we invited some opera singer friends to join us for drinks and conversation around some of this seasonโ€™s topics. We were curious to hear other viewpoints on the opera business and to have a little fun, too! We dig back into rejection, application fees, creating community, and…

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BONUS EPISODE- 6.5: Revising the YAP Process

Not ones to feel defeated by rejection, Marcelle and Elise have a candid conversation about the problems with the current YAP application process and share their ideas for how it can be revised.ย  Opera America’s Guide to Choosing a YAP Are you someone on the other side of the table (admin, artistic director, etc.)? Weโ€™d…

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Episode 2: Do you data?

Audition season is gearing up and application deadlines are fast approaching! On todayโ€™s episode we chat about how we sift through the mounds (a literal f*ckton, amirite?) of audition notices on YAP Tracker and find the opportunities that are right for us. Mostly, we geek out over the spreadsheets we use to collect audition data…

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