Artists Olivier Zerouali and Angelo Silva from the Merola Opera Program joined host Jessica Wills to chat about what being a part of the program has meant to them and the shows you can catch that are ...

When Anna Thompson opened the email, she almost couldn’t believe what she was reading. “I was overjoyed,” said the Rochester native. “I had dreamed of attending Merola for years. Ever since I started ...

The Merola Opera Program will present LA TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN as part of its 2026 season in San Francisco. The production is a ...

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program has selected 28 artists from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants to participate in its 2025 program. This year's cohort of participants hail ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEBANON — A musician from Lebanon was selected as one of only 28 from over 1,500 applicants to join the Merola Opera Program. This ...

Founded by Elisabetta Russo, Italian Opera LAb in Los Angeles offers free training to young singers while preserving Italy’s ...

It's been a long time coming, so Brian Garman wants to get it right. “My career has been divided between conducting opera and the training of young singers,” said Garman, who, for the past 10 seasons, ...