Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS (AVA) IS TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING YOUNG ARTISTS AS INTERNATIONAL OPERA SINGERS. THROUGH RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION AND COACHING, AND BY PRESENTATIONS OF RESIDENT ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN FULLY STAGED PROFESSIONAL OPERA PRODUCTIONS, AS WELL AS CONCERTS, ORATORIOS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, THE ACADEMY WILL TRAIN ARTISTS WITH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR CAREER SUCCESS WHILE ENRICHING LIVES IN PHILADELPHIA AND BEYOND. THE PERFORMING EXPERIENCE IS THE KEY COMPONENT IN AVA'S TRAINING OF OUTSTANDING SINGERS AND THAT WHICH DISTINGUISHES IT FROM OTHER MUSIC/OPERA TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE OPERAS ARE CHOSEN TO FIT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE RESIDENT ARTISTS, HELPING TO BUILD REPERTOIRE FOR A CAREER IN OPERA AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDING TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING BUT ACHIEVABLE ARTISTIC GROWTH.
TO DISCOVER & PREPARE PROMISING YOUNG SINGERS FOR SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL CAREERS AS OPERA SOLOISTS
ADMISSION INTO AVA'S FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM IS DETERMINED BY HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ANNUAL AUDITIONS. THOSE WHO ARE ACCEPTED RECEIVE TUITION-FREE INTENSIVE TRAINING.FOR ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2019-2020, THE AVA OPERA THEATRE SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCED TWO FULLY-STAGED OPERA PRODUCTIONS: MOZART'S LE NOZZE DI FIGARO AND DONIZETTI'S LA FAVORITE, AS WELL AS A RECORDED AND BROADCAST VERSION OF JUBILATE, A CONCERT OF ORATORIO MASTERPIECES, AND THREE VOCAL RECITALS IN A SEASON THAT FACED MANY UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES DUE TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND ITS SUBSEQUENT IMPLICATIONS. AVA'S PLANNED SPRING PRODUCTION OF VERDI'S UN BALLO IN MASCHERA HAD TO BE CANCELLED.PRIOR TO THE GLOBAL SHUTDOWN DUE TO COVID-19, AVA'S GRADUATES CONTINUED TO STAR IN PRODUCTIONS AT MAJOR INTERNATIONAL OPERA COMPANIES, HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF THE MET'S 2019-2020 SEASON WAS CANCELLED. MICHAEL FABIANO STARRED IN MASSENET'S MANON, AILYN PREZ STARRED IN LA BOHME, AND THE FOLLOWING AVA ALUMNI WERE SCHEDULED TO STAR IN SEVERAL OF THE MET'S ULTIMATELY-CANCELLED 2019-2020 PRODUCTIONS: AILYN PREZ IN SIMON BOCCANEGRA, LATONIA MOORE AND ALFRED WALKER IN PORGY AND BESS, JOYCE DIDONATO IN AGRIPPINA, AND STEPHEN COSTELLO IN DONIZETTI'S MARIA STUARDA.MORE THAN 600 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN AVA'S OPERA OUTREACH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. IN THE FALL OF 2019, STUDENTS WERE INTRODUCED TO OPERA AND TO THE AVA RESIDENT ARTISTS AS THEY ATTENDED THE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF MOZART'S LE NOZZE DI FIGARO.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| K James Mcdowell | PRESIDENT & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $156,667 |
| Christofer Macatsoris | MUSIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $150,000 |
| Susan L Mock | CFO | 40 | $131,667 |
| Bryan J Hymel | VP, GLOBAL/ARTISTIC OUTREACH | 40 | $112,800 |
| Scott Guzielek | VP AND GENERAL MANAGER | 40 | $70,000 |
| Martha R Hurt Esq | VICE CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Susan E Kane | VICE CHAIRMAN & TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Harold F Pitcairn Ii | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Charlotte H Watts | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gordon M Wase Esq | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| P Jeffery Warden | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Troxell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Walter M Strine Jr Esq | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Corey Smith | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Seidle | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Ruth Ryave | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Root | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John D Rollins | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas B O'Rourke | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Marlene Milner | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph W Mcguire Esq | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Marx S Sandy Leopold | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Neal Krouse | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Kerschner | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Richard Kent | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony P Jannetta | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| I Gail Howard | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Gould | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kristin Davidson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Alice Chase | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dante Cerza | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Judith Broudy | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Batchelor | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| R Randolph Apgar | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kenneth E Ahl Esq | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Romeo Abella | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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