Important read for potential Vocal Performance/Opera students and families

dramasopranomom
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 02:31:01 +0000

@bridgenail big congratulations on your daughter’s YAP!!! I know from reading many of your comments over time that your family is aware of the difficulties of the field and has made careful choices. But many newcomers may not be fully aware of the realities! The two biggest “surprises”for me in the articles were 1) those percentages of males vs. females, both within school programs and in Operas themselves. And 2) the RIDICULOUS debt numbers (seriously, just shocking)! With debt like that there is NO WAY a young singer could accept a contract with YAP; I just can’t see how.