IYDV NewsLiz Baldwin as Tosca!October 9, 2019Congratulations Liz Baldwin, an IYDV participant, who has just starred as Tosca with the Houston Grand Opera. Read the review…Read More
IYDV NewsSamantha Hankey wins the inaugural Glyndebourne Opera CupMarch 24, 2018The first winner of the Glyndebourne Opera Cup was decided on Saturday as the new international singing competition reached its…Read More
IYDV NewsDrama Out Of A CrisisDecember 1, 2017Brian Kellow visits Dolora Zajick’s training centre. Read MoreRead More
IYDV NewsIn Reno, a Jackpot of Big VoicesAugust 5, 2017Whenever I am covering singing competitions in New York, one of the most astonishing revelations is the paucity of dramatic…Read More
IYDV NewsRACHEL WILLIS-SØRENSEN WINS FIRST PRIZE AT THE OPERALIA COMPETITIONSeptember 1, 2014Congratulations to former IYDV participant, soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen who took home First Prize in the 2014 Operalia Competition in Los…Read More
IYDV NewsINTERVIEW WITH DOLORA ZAJICK IN OPERA TODAYAugust 27, 2014Opera Today’s Maria Nockin spent some time at the 2014 IYDV program in Salt Lake City and had a chance…Read More
IYDV NewsISSACHAH SAVAGE WINS BIG AT THE SEATTLE OPERA’S INTERNATIONAL WAGNER COMPETITIONAugust 10, 2014Tenor Issachah Savage clearly wowed all those in attendance at the Seattle Opera’s International Wagner Competition on Thursday, August 7th.…Read More
IYDV NewsISSACHAH SAVAGE SELECTED AS A FINALIST AT THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL WAGNER COMPETITIONAugust 8, 2014Tenor Issachah Savage continues to impress audiences, critics, and juries alike. On January 6th, 2014, the Seattle Opera’s General Director…Read More
IYDV NewsREBECCA PEDERSEN WINS LICIA-ALBANESE PUCCINI VOCAL COMPETITIONJuly 1, 2014The faculty and staff at IYDV congratulate soprano Rebecca Pedersen on winning another prestigious vocal competition, taking first prize at…Read More
IYDV NewsDOLORA ZAJICK ON FRESH AIR – MARCH 19, 2014March 21, 2014The Institute’s founder and General Director, Dolora Zajick, speaks to Fresh Air host Terry Gross about her long opera career,…Read More
IYDV NewsDOLORA ZAJICK ON TECHNIQUE AND NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRAMATIC VOICESDecember 15, 2013Dolora spoke to WKCR’s Stepan Atamian about technique and nurturing the next generation of dramatic voices as part of the…Read More
IYDV NewsISSACHAH SAVAGE MAKES HIS MARK AT MEROLA!September 1, 2013Performances by IYDV tenor Issachah Savage at both the Merola Opera Program’s Schwabacher Summer Concert in July and the Grande…Read More