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Make opera come alive in your classroom!
The Minnesota Opera’s Teaching Artist brings a personal touch to opera through hands-on activities, performance and more. Session topics range from solo/ensemble coaching, voice lessons, career guidance, and preparing your students to attend a live performance. This tailor-made residency program is a collaborative effort between your school and The Minnesota Opera.
How do I sign up? Contact Teaching Artist Vicki Fingalson at 612-342-9554 or by email vfingalson@mnopera.org and brainstorm ideas about how best to meet your classroom objectives. Call soon as dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a great way to explore the interdisciplinary nature of opera!
Length and cost of residencies: We encourage residencies to last at least five days in length. Call about costs. Assistance in fundraising is available.
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Minnesota Opera Teaching Artist soprano Vicki Fingalson is a frequent performer of opera, operetta, and musical theatre, and has performed leading roles with opera companies and theatres across the Midwest.
A two-time Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions district winner/regional finalist, she is also an active concert guest artist and recitalist.
Vicki brings nine years of college teaching experience in studio voice and opera workshop to her Minnesota Opera Teaching Artist position.
She is a doctoral candidate in voice performance at the University of Minnesota and is writing her dissertation, A Guidebook for Teaching Opera Workshop. She received a Master of Music degree in voice performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and voice performance and music education degrees from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.