Hi there,
I’m rather new to this forum, and a non-musical parent of a D looking to major in Vocal Performance/Opera…somewhere! She is a Junior in high school. We recently heard about the Met Opera high school program being held in NY in February. It seems it is a fairly new program… Does anyone know anything about it? Also, advice on which forum here is best for a vocal performance opera (soprano) I should be in would be great! There are so many! Thanks.
You are in the right place. Just watch the thread titles for VP. There is no single forum just for VP that I am aware of… But maybe there should be 
I don’t have any info on the Met program. Sorry.
Welcome to the club. My daughter is just starting her freshman year at Northwestern - Bienen School of Music as a vocal performance major (also a soprano). We are from New Jersey, about an hour from NYC. When she was in high school we looked in to that program at the Met. It sounded great but was offered during the winter break period for NY schools, which did not coincide with my daughters school. She had a rigorous academic schedule and did not want to sacrifice that many days of school so she did not pursue it. If you can do it I would definitely consider it. She did do a summer program offered by the Washington National Opera called the Opera Institute. It was held at American University. Over the course of three weeks they took classes as if they were a vp major, had several performance opportunities (including on the Millenium Stage at the Kennedy Center), audition workshops, resume and application workshops and master classes. It helped her to confirm that she really wanted to pursue a vp degree. You can send me a personal message through CC if you need any more info on the program or in general about the whole process of applying as a vp major.
My D is a sophomore VP at Oberlin. Feel free to message me about the college audition process as well.
My daughter attended this program last February! It was a terrific experience! There were approximately 20 students, from all over the country, in 10,11,12th grade (half male half female). Each student had two songs to work on during the week under the direction of a seasoned vocal teacher (came from Mannes, Met artists, NYU, …) - It was like a week long master class. They toured the Met backstage, spoke with some headliners from “Don Giovanni”, saw an evening performance of the show as part of the learning experience, talked about auditioning and college applications, and worked and ate in Julliard. Housing was on your own, which was logistically difficult, but the program was phenomenal. She continues to communicate with her “classmates” on VP related topics (colleges, auditions, camps). More importantly, the feedback she received really took her performance up a notch. If it were not offered during the height of auditions (she is a senior this year) she would definitely want to go again!
PS. There was an audition for this program. They accepted a little less than half the applicants.
Hello and welcome!! You’re in the right place My D also attended the Washington National Opera Summer Institute this past June/July, primarily based on the good things we read about it here on CC. I can’t say enough great things about it – she had a phenomenal experience. She’s a senior, currently in the thick of applications and preparing to make prescreening recordings soon. Feel free to private message me if you want more information about that program. She also attended Ithaca’s Summer Music Academy for the two summers previous before that, and loved that program as well. I have heard great things about the Met Opera program from a fellow Ithaca SMA alum…
Thank you all so much for the responses! Very helpful. I’ll look into the programs mentioned, and if I can figure out this whole messaging through CC, I’ll contact directly! And congrats to all of you…must be parents of some talented, smart girls with the programs & schools you’ve all mentioned!