Academy of Vocal Arts

{{Short description|Music school in Philadelphia, USA}}

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| established = 1934

| type = Private opera school

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| president = Scott Guzielek

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| students = 22

| city = Philadelphia

| state = Pennsylvania

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| website = {{official|https://www.avaopera.org}}

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The Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) is a private, post-baccalaureate opera school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of 2023, the AVA does not grant degrees, but rather Artist Diplomas to those who complete the full four-year course requirement. AVA is a tuition-free institution devoted solely to operatic training and performance.{{cite journal|title=Academy of Vocal Arts Marks Anniversary With Opera Extravaganza|author=Janet Berg|journal=American Music Teacher|volume=44|number=4|page=4|publisher=Music Teachers National Association|date=February 1995}} The school was founded in 1934 by Helen Corning Warden.[http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/pennsylvania/philadelphia/attraction-detail.html?vid=1154654657102&scp=1&sq=Academy%20of%20Vocal%20Arts&st=cse New York Times 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820045152/http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/pennsylvania/philadelphia/attraction-detail.html?vid=1154654657102&scp=1&sq=Academy%20of%20Vocal%20Arts&st=cse |date=August 20, 2007 }}

Notable alumni include Lando Bartolini, Ruth Ann Swenson, and Joyce DiDonato.{{Cite web |title=About Joyce DiDonato |url=https://www.johnpierce.us/opera/didonato.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.johnpierce.us}} The institution maintains a Hall of Fame for Great American Opera Singers, which The Opera Quarterly described as equivalent to the kammersänger title in Europe.{{cite journal |title=A Singers' Roundtable We Are the Music-Makers |author=Jeannie Williams and Richard Shapp |journal=The Opera Quarterly |volume=4 |issue=1 |date=Spring 1986 |pages=61–76|doi=10.1093/oq/4.1.61 }}