Yvonne Sandison

Voice type/Instrument: Mezzo-soprano

Year at the Studio: 1980/81

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Young Artists' Programme - Apply now

Applications for singers and repetiteurs to audition for the 2021/2022 Young Artists' Programme are now open.
Christmas Concert

15 December 2020

Christmas concert featuring this year's Young Artists performing a collection of festive classics.
Il Padre adorato - Idomeneo

Mezzo Soprano Elizabeth Lynch singing Idamante's aria Il padre adorato from Mozart's Idomeneo

Aeron Preston - piano
Wie du warst! - Der Rosenkavalier

Mezzo soprano Elizabeth Lynch singing an extract of Octavian's opening aria from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss

Jack Ridley - Piano

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Announcing the 2018/19 National Opera Studio Young Artists

We are delighted to announce our 2018/19 Young Artists, who will join the National Opera Studio's intensive nine-month Training Programme from September.
About the programme

Find out more about our intensive programme for singers and répétiteurs.
Current Vacancies

Join the National Opera Studio team, and play an integral role in securing the future of opera.
Diverse Voices

The National Opera Studio takes the lead, along with UK opera companies and training organisations, to create partnerships and initiatives that encourage more diversity on our opera stages.
Assistant Director Experience

Throughout our year, we engage several assistant directors on paid internships, to whom we can offer an on-the-job learning opportunity.
Who we are

The National Opera Studio exists to train talented young musicians to become the leading artists of their generation. We aim to make a significant contribution to the opera ecology and the wider creative and cultural life of the UK through the provision of top-quality professional training, and by our engagement and position in the sector.
Emily Gottlieb

Chief Executive
Applying to audition as a repetiteur

Application procedures, auditions guidelines and frequently asked questions for applying to our Young Artists' Programme as a repetiteur.