YAPs

Widespread closures threaten the very existence of live theater in America. A traditional career as an opera singer seems less and less viable. And yet: In spite of a system stacked against them, young singers continue to follow their calling, risking everything to gain entry into fiercely competitive apprenticeship programs. In VHO’s searing, intimate new documentary film, 5 young opera singers across America share a year of their lives with unprecedented access. What is driving their ambition? Who will “make it”? And what does success even mean to the next generation?

• Miriam Gordon-StewartDirector

• Ria IpaSelf
• Matteo AdamsSelf
• Marissa HowardSelf
• Chuanyuan LiuSelf
• Amandalynne PerzykSelf
• Marc ScorcaSelf
• Brian ZegerSelf
• Ariana WehrSelf
• Kathleen KellySelf
• Kerriann OtañoSelf
• Jason FerranteSelf
• Alex FletcherSelf