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About Us
Many extraordinarily gifted young operatic
singers complete their formal training but are not yet fully prepared
for a career. Lack of good training in many areas, lack of funds for
further study, limited performance opportunities, and lack of
guidance have stymied many of these extremely qualified singers in
the pursuit of their careers, thus depriving us all of their
potential greatness.
Career Bridges' mission is to provide innovative, practical and top-quality professional
counsel, training and performance opportunities to qualified young operatic singers so
that they will be ready to launch their careers.
Based on the recommendations of a 20-25 member
Panel of Experts, Career Bridges provides
grants for coaching in voice, diction, language, repertory and stage
deportment. Further grants include career guidance, performance opportunities,
and assistance in career promotion. We continue to provide mentoring,
evaluating and further grants for a period of three years.
We have successfully launched our Career Bridges Outreach program to the schools, titled "Kids Love Opera!". In 2005, we sang for over 15 schools in Westchester County, NY, reaching more than 4,000 "kids". The response has been overwhelmingly positive. With our performances, we are fulfilling three functions: giving performance opportunities and income to our grant winners, introducing the world of opera to children who have for the most part never heard classical music before, and creating a new audience for opera.
Following an audition on May 9, 2005, over $42,000 was awarded to
twenty-three Career Bridges' Grant Winners, who were presented at a gala concert and reception at the Kosciusko Foundation in New York City.
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