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Academy of Vocal Arts

1920 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6685

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About Academy of Vocal Arts

In 1933, the United States was still in the grip of the Great Depression. Few people could afford any kind of higher education, especially the long and costly training needed for a career in opera. Helen Corning Warden, a prominent member of Philadelphia society, recognized the need for a school where talented singers would receive the highest quality professional training they needed to master their art. Encouraged by voice teacher Edgar Milton Cooke, Mrs. Warden and a group of her friends set out to establish a school for professional singers, a school that would provide tuition-free education. For more than six decades, gifted singers have come from throughout the world to seek the exceptional guidance and training that The Academy of Vocal Arts offers. Admission into AVA’s four-year program is highly competitive, with approximately 30 singers enrolled in any given year. Those who are accepted are immersed in an intensive performance program led by some of the most dedicated and inspired teachers and creative artists in the world of opera. Today, AVA is the only tuition-free institution dedicated exclusively to the study of voice. When singers leave AVA, they are prepared to share their gifts with audiences of the world, fulfilling not only their own hopes and dreams, but those of AVA’s wise and generous founder.

Chief Administrator:	Kevin James McDowell Director
Phone Number:	(215) 735-1685 ext: 10
Phone Number for Financial Aid:	(215) 735-1685 ext: 13
Phone Number for Admissions:	(215) 735-1685 ext: 10
Contact Institution:	Get Free Information
Type:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Degrees Offered:	Postbaccalaureate certificate
Special Learning Opportunities:	Not Available
Student Services:	Academic or Career Counseling Placement Services for Completers
Other Information:	Religious Affiliation
Other Resources:	www.avaopera.org

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