By Margaret Siegrist The path of an opera singer is not for the faint of heart. During a regular season, close to 900 young singers compete for 20-30 slots in Central City Opera’s acclaimed Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program. Those who make the cut...
Regarded as a national model for artist development, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program selects 30-32 participants from nearly 1,000 applicants each year and has spring-boarded many of America’s young opera stars into illustrious professional...
Central City Opera is thrilled to announce that Michael Baitzer, our Principal Coach of seven years, will join us as the Director of the acclaimed Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program for the 2019 Festival. Baitzer has been a fixture of the Central City...