| I have heard that IU undergraduate voice students have a hard time getting solo performance opportunities. I understand that there is one teacher there (perhaps the one you're interested in) who makes a lot of the solo performance decisions and her students take the lead. You might want to find out if that is the teacher you would have. Also, I think that all or almost all the opera roles (maybe even the chorus) are sung by graduate students. I knew an undergraduate voice major there a few years ago who had a hard time with this. It might be the same at Michigan, but I'm not familiar with their voice program. I would definitely ask about this if I were in your shoes. |