We begin staging in the first week, and musical read-throughs on the first day of the program. Also it is not possible for our participants to take advantage of the wealth of information that our instructors provide if a participant is constantly having to reference their score. Therefore all participants must come with the roles completely memorized and "OFF BOOK" by the first day of the program! Lastly, it should also be noted that if a participant should arrive unprepared we reserve the option of releasing the participant from the program!

If you would like to be considered for the Chorus of the 2013 productions of Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann and Donizetti's L'Elisir d'amore, please submit an audio/mp3 or video/avi sample of your singing to the Martina Arroyo Foundation via the foundaiton email address. MAF Auditions<auditions@martinaarroyofdn.org>

You can also mail a dvd to the foundation address The Martina Arroyo Foundation, Inc., 57 W. 57th St. 4th Fl, New York, NY. 10019

Major correction: Because of scheduling conflicts we have had the alter the musical rehearsals for L'Elisir d'amore in the month of May. They are now as follows: Tuesday, May 21 at DiCapo; May 23 (place to be determined); Monday, 27 at DiCapo; Wednesday, 29 at DiCapo. June 4 and 6 will be at Hunter College (rooms yet to be assigned). All rehearsal will be from 6:00p until 9:30pm.

The musical rehearsals for Les contes d'Hoffmann is as follows: Tuesday, May 21 at DiCapo; Thursday, May 23 (place to be determined); Tuesday, May 28 at DiCapo (in the Community Center); Thursday, May 30 (place to be determined); Tuesday, June 4; Thursday, June 6 from 6:00 pm until 9:30pm. Other musical rehearsals may be necessary at the discretion of the Chorus Master.

Important note: All chorus music must be memorized by the first musical rehearsal! You can also download a copy of the chorus music Hoffmann by clicking here and chorus music Elisir by clicking here. Please note that these are approximately 20mb.

Staging for the chorus is TBA are generally each Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 9:30pm. Production week will start on July 1st.

Yes. There is a $300.00 honorarium for one opera and a $450.00 honorarium for both operas.

Please note that we are no longer accepting any more "Covers" for the 2013 summer program. Thank you for your interest. The fee for being a "Cover" is $500.00. However if you sing in the chorus we will deduct the sum of $350.00. A deposit of $400.00 will be needed at the signing and return of the contract. Therefore you will only be responsible for $150.00. A deposit of $100.00 will be needed at the signing and return of the contract.Please also note that any and all deposits made to hold a place as a "Cover" are non-refundable.

Please note that we are no longer accepting any more "Auditors" for the 2013 summer program. Thank you for your interest. The fee for being a "Cover" is $1,500.00. However if you sing in the chorus we will deduct the sum of $350.00. Therefore you will only be responsible for $1,350.00. A deposit of $400.00 will be needed at the signing and return of the contract. Please also note that any and all deposits made to hold a place as a "Cover" are non-refundable.

In the past "Covers" and "Auditors" have appeared in the "Highlights" concert and have also appeared on stage as supers. There have also been occasions that the covers/auditors have been able to participate in the masterclasses. However these are NOT guaranteed situations. These appearances depend on the directors/conductors and if there is time in the "Hightlights" concert to include the covers and auditors. There are also times that the individual might be asked to get up in rehearsal and participate in the staging. However none of these opportunites are possible unless the music for the role that you are studing/covering is memorized and completely off book!

"I'm currently doing my Masters at the Conservatory of Vienna, and I'm really enjoying my studies and experiences here in Europe. The Conservatory is doing Cosi fan tutte for our March production, and I feel that the Prelude to Performance program has prepared me so well for the role of Dorabella and my ability to develop and portray a character through the music and the text. I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to be part of the Prelude family last summer." Wendy Wang - Auditor-2012

While Prelude to Performance doesn't actually have it's own housing situation. We do try and assist the participants whenever possible. However the following links are to housing that we have recommended in the past.

1) Music and Mentoring House is a wonderful housing situation run by the great Metropolitan Opera soprano Lauren Flanigan. http://www.musicandmentoringhouse.com

As other situations come available we will post them here.