Rising Stars: The Adler Fellows at San Francisco Opera

Adler Fellowships are performance-oriented residencies for the most advanced young singers and coach/accompanists. Under the guidance of San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley and Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald, the Adler Fellowship Program offers intensive individual training and roles of increasing importance in San Francisco Opera's main-stage season. Each year, a select group of exceptionally gifted singers from Merola Opera Program is invited to continue their education as Adler Fellows. With Merola participants selected from a pool of over 800 candidates, these young artists represent whom the classical music world can and should expect to see on celebrated opera house stages throughout the world in the very near future.

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Education

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• Adler
• San Francisco Opera
• Sheri Greenawald
• Patricia Racettte
• Zheng Cao
• Rhoslyn Jones
• Elza Van Den Heever
• Ji Young Yang
• Kendal l Gladen
• Heidi Melton
• Eugene Brancoveanu
• Alek Shrader

[xxleoxkaufmanxx]

i almost cried

[MrCafiero]

@Orfeo68 Reality much?

[Orfeo68]

@MrCafiero SOUR GRAPES MUCH?

[radiflo]

fantastica sheri,

grande diva e grande direttrice...

un grande abbraccio da napoli...

raffaele di florio

[puccinislarondine]

... to finish my comment- Not only did Rhoslyn Jones have a big enough instrument, she had finesse, beauty of voice and presence. Our tenor had the typical small voice and lamb-like bleat to his vibrato so common nowadays. I fear that real opera singers are a dying breed. Pavarotti may have had a small voice, but I saw him live in Tosca at the MET & he had NO trouble sailing over the orchestra. If you get a chance to hear Ms. Jones, you should go see her. She is the real deal!!! :)

[puccinislarondine]

I cannot speak to all of the singers here- but I did have the enjoyment of hearing Rhoslyn Jones live in the role of Musetta in La Bohème at Arizona Opera. She was the only singer that night who had a voice that could sing over the orchestra. While having a big voice isn't the only requirement- it helps if the audience can hear you. The orchestra that night was not big or overpowering- the singers were underwhelming. Our Mimí was famous for her portrayal on BROADWAY- very small voice.... TBC

[unotenore]

to MrCafiero's comments: No need to have a 'Big Stellar Voice' to convey the music beautifully and professionally. Pavarotti was not one himself. He was by his own words a 'lyrico leggero' (light lyric) tenor. His gifts were 'Stellar'. As for 'Stellar' talent,hear Alek Shrader's performance for the 2007 Met. Auditions available to viewers on PBS. His performance of "La Fille du Regiment" aria 'Pour Mon Ame' was sensational. He outshined the reigning world tenor noted for that aria.

[MrCafiero]

I have ears and have heard them. And they are NOT the best. They pick the ones that they like, not the best ones. None of them have big, stellar voices. And I have heard some of them locally. Zajick was an exception and was brought in from someone who heard her and really liked her. That person is no longer with the program. I don't hear any Pavarotti coming out of these programs. They are tremendously talented, but the voice teachers don't know how to fully develop their voices.

[acalanesman22]

how the fuck would you know?

these are some of the best singers in the world.

[MrCafiero]

And they only chose small, mediocre voices as usual.