PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP POLICY
All accepted artists will receive a partial scholarship.
Please note that we cannot offer full scholarships for the 2023 season.
Please note that we cannot offer full scholarships for the 2023 season.
NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS
THE HARRIET T. BARTLETT SCHOLARSHIP
All scholarships have already been awarded for 2023
All scholarships have already been awarded for 2023
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For the second year in a row, we are thrilled to announce The Harriet T. Bartlett Scholarship.
A half tuition scholarship awarded to one Black American singer for the 2023 program through the generous donation of a sponsor. If you are interested in applying for The Harriet T. Bartlett Scholarship, please include a brief cover letter of interest with your application materials. The letter should specify how you believe the program will benefit you. |
Recipients
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The Harriet T. Bartlett Scholarship 2023 recipient, mezzo-soprano Chantelle Grant will be singing Fricka in one of our main casts and Grimgerde in our cover cast of Wagner’s Die Walküre.
Toronto born Chantelle Grant is thrilled to be a participant in Dramatic Voices Program Berlin singing the role of Fricka in Die Walküre as well as Grimgerde in the alternate cast. Chantelle Grant’s debut with Tundi Productions in Vermont later this summer will be a reprisal of Grimgerde. Chantelle has had the honour of singing in the recent Metropolitan Opera productions of Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Porgy and Bess, Boris Godunov, Idomeneo and Lohengrin as a member of the chorus. In 2022 Chantelle was a member of the cast of the revised A. Davis opera X: The Life And Times Of Malcolm X in both the Detroit Opera and Opera Omaha productions. Chantelle’s roles have included Mme Flora In Menotti’s The Medium, Erda In Wagner’s Siegfried, Monisha in Joplin’s Treemonisha, Mistress Quickly in Verdi’s Falstaff, Madame Larina in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Moyra in Vaughan-Williams' Riders To The Sea, and Mrs. Grose in Britten’s Turn Of The Screw. Currently a student of Arthur Levy, Ms Grant holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Windsor, an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould Professional School and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College. Chantelle Grant has had the honour of studying with operatic legends Martina Arroyo, Regina Resnik, Jane Eaglen and Christine Goerke. |
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The Harriet T. Bartlett Scholarship 2022 recipient, soprano Elise Christina Jenkins.
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The Harriet T. Bartlett Scholarship additional 2022 recipient, soprano Tammy C. Woods.
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THE JOSH KILLINGWORTH SCHOLARSHIP
Please note that the scholarship has already been awarded for 2023
Please note that the scholarship has already been awarded for 2023
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We are thrilled to announce the JOSH KILLINGSWORTH SCHOLARSHIP. A half-tuition scholarship established and sponsored by the Dramatic Voices Program Berlin and awarded to a differently abled artist to this year’s program and every consecutive year going forward.
If you are interested in applying for The Josh Killingsworth Scholarship, please include a brief cover letter of interest with your application materials. The letter should specify how you believe the program will benefit you. |
Recipients
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It is an honor to announce the Josh Killingsworth Scholarship recipient for 2023, soprano Katharine Meagher who will be singing Siegrune in one of our main casts of Wagner’s Die Walküre.
*** Katharine Meagher is excited to return to in-person performing for the 2022 season. As a low-vision artist in the performing arts, she is a champion for the differently-abled especially in the opera realm. 2022 highlights include appearing as the first ever female singer with low-vision with Detroit Opera in their Artist Outreach program as a regular appearing performer. Other highlights include Soprano Soloist in the Haydn Misa Brevis at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church at Grosse Pointe, Michigan. During the pandemic, Katharine performed alongside organist, Dr. Andrew Meagher, for the virtual University of Michigan Organ Conference. Pieces performed included the Puccini Salve Regina, Ave Maria from Verdi’s Otello, and Inflammatus et accensus from Rossini’s Stabat Mater. 2019 saw Katharine premiere as La Cieca in La Gioconda with Opera Modo to great acclaim. EncoreMichigan wrote, “[Katharine’s] vocals...are rich and velvety, and she owns the part.” Katharine was a semifinalist in the Lois Alba Aria Competition. She was also a semifinalist in the Elizabeth Connell Prize for Dramatic Sopranos and a finalist in the NYC NATS Competition. Past opera credits include: Fiordiligi-Cosi fan tutte, Sorceress-Dido and Aneas, Third Spirit-Magic Flute, Geraldine- A Hand of Bridge, Anna Maurrant (cover)-Street Scene, Leonora (excerpt)- La forza del Destino, Norma (scene)-Norma, Magda (scene)-The Counsul, Countess (scene)-La Nozze di Figaro, Desdemona (scene)-Otello, Donna Anna (scene)-Don Giovanni, Mimi (partial role) La boheme, and Miss Pinkerton (scene)-Old Maid and the Thief. Past soloist credits include: Saint-Saëns A Christmas Oratorio (Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church). Katharine has participated in various summer festivals including the Intermezzo Young Artist Program, the Wesley Balk Institute, Prelude to Performance, the American Institute of Musical Studies, the Opera Training Institute of Chicago, the Harrower Opera Workshop, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. She was an auditor at the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices. Katharine was an Emerging Artist with Arbor Opera Theater. Katharine is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music. While there she received her Master of Music in vocal performance studying with Martha Sheil. She holds both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts in voice from the New England Conservatory of Music (studying with D’Anna Fortunato) New York University (studying with Lori McCann). Katharine currently studies with Darrell Babidge and currently resides in the Metro Detroit Area. |
THE PROGRAM HAS NO AGE LIMIT
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ALL ACCEPTED ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
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THE HARRIET T. BARTLETT SCHOLARSHIP
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THE JOSH KILLINGSWORTH SCHOLARSHIP
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ALL ACCEPTED ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
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THE HARRIET T. BARTLETT SCHOLARSHIP
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THE JOSH KILLINGSWORTH SCHOLARSHIP
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Because the program has no age limit, young dramatic voices get to share the stage with seasoned professionals who are participating in the program because they want to sing a particular role or are changing Fachs. I established solid professional relationships with people who are in the industry, and working in the opera houses in Europe. And what I have received in lessons, coachings, masterclasses and performance opportunities, headshots, recordings has been one of the most cost effective investments I have done.'
- Stephanie DePrez, Soprano [Woglinde, Das Rheingold 2019]
'Everything that was promised by the program came through beautifully. The daily coachings were impeccable, the voice teaching was fantastic. I feel like I have arrived at another level. I can add Wagner to my repertoire and I owe this to the Dramatic Voices Program Berlin.'
- Marc Molomot, Tenor [Mime, Das Rheingold 2019]
'My favorite part were the coachings and lessons, which were at a very high level - they were specific and always done from an encouraging point of view. I did a lot of artistic growth in an environment that is supportive and encourages risk-taking.'
- Jennifer Carter, Soprano [Wellgunde, Das Rheingold 2019]
- Stephanie DePrez, Soprano [Woglinde, Das Rheingold 2019]
'Everything that was promised by the program came through beautifully. The daily coachings were impeccable, the voice teaching was fantastic. I feel like I have arrived at another level. I can add Wagner to my repertoire and I owe this to the Dramatic Voices Program Berlin.'
- Marc Molomot, Tenor [Mime, Das Rheingold 2019]
'My favorite part were the coachings and lessons, which were at a very high level - they were specific and always done from an encouraging point of view. I did a lot of artistic growth in an environment that is supportive and encourages risk-taking.'
- Jennifer Carter, Soprano [Wellgunde, Das Rheingold 2019]