26: Issues in Opera: YAPs pt. 1

<p>Young Artist Programs can create amazing opportunities for young singers to grow, learn, and network, but they can also be pretty problematic.</p> <p>From applications, to auditions, to the programs and their pay, seemingly no one in the classical voice world has passed through the Young Artist phase unscathed.</p> <p>In the first episode of this two-part Issues in Opera, we talk all about how YAP programs went from being true apprenticeships to being a source of cheap labor and how that effects all of us, both inside and outside the Young Artist phase of our careers. </p> <p>Follow Us:</p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/operaoffstage/'>Instagram</a></p> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/operaoffstage'>Twitter</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/operaoffstage/'>Facebook</a></p> <p>Hosts:</p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/jessie_rags/'>Jessie</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/michelle.lauren/'>Michelle</a></p>