Congratulations Liz Baldwin, an IYDV participant, who has just starred as Tosca with the Houston Grand Opera. Read the review…

The first winner of the Glyndebourne Opera Cup was decided on Saturday as the new international singing competition reached its…

Brian Kellow visits Dolora Zajick’s training centre. Read More

Whenever I am covering singing competitions in New York, one of the most astonishing revelations is the paucity of dramatic…

Congratulations to former IYDV participant, soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen who took home First Prize in the 2014 Operalia Competition in Los…

Opera Today’s Maria Nockin spent some time at the 2014 IYDV program in Salt Lake City and had a chance…

Tenor Issachah Savage clearly wowed all those in attendance at the Seattle Opera’s International Wagner Competition on Thursday, August 7th.…

Tenor Issachah Savage continues to impress audiences, critics, and juries alike. On January 6th, 2014, the Seattle Opera’s General Director…

The faculty and staff at IYDV congratulate soprano Rebecca Pedersen on winning another prestigious vocal competition, taking first prize at…

The Institute’s founder and General Director, Dolora Zajick, speaks to Fresh Air host Terry Gross about her long opera career,…

Dolora spoke to WKCR’s Stepan Atamian about technique and nurturing the next generation of dramatic voices as part of the…

Performances by IYDV tenor Issachah Savage at both the Merola Opera Program’s Schwabacher Summer Concert in July and the Grande…