Mannes is a unique place, one where you will find the flexibility and freedom to direct your development as a singer. Get rigorous classical training from a faculty of renowned and revolutionary performers, who will also help you find your place in the landscape of contemporary music in New York City.
You'll receive highly focused technical training in weekly private voice lessons, as well as opera coaching, language and diction classes, and vocal repertory electives on subjects such as American, Spanish, and Russian art song; German lieder; French mélodies; and Italian arias. You'll also benefit from master classes with visiting artists and music professionals, who support you as you polish your technique and make essential career connections.
Our Voice faculty includes a preeminent collection of musicians. You'll study with world-renowned artists who go to great lengths to support the growth of every young artist. The same can be said for the vocal coaching faculty. You'll also draw inspiration from star alums like international opera singers Frederica von Stade, Danielle de Niese, Yonghoon Lee, Nadine Sierra, and Olga Makarina.
With New York City as your classroom, you'll find ways to jump-start your career from the moment you set foot on campus. A remarkable range of performance opportunities awaits you. Opera productions run the gamut from standard works of Mozart and Verdi—performed with The Mannes Orchestra—to contemporary and experimental works such as Philip Glass' The Fall of the House of Usher and Robert Ashley's Dust.
You may find yourself performing chamber music in the Mannes Sounds Festival or contemporary works with the Mannes American Composers Ensemble. Musical theater flourishes at the College of Performing Arts, allowing you to collaborate with students from the School of Drama and the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. Explore, discover, choose, experiment, and define yourself as an artist. Throughout New York City, find new, inspired ways to expand who you are as an artist and performer and benefit from the opportunity to learn and perform with some of the world's leading musicians.