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Des Moines Metro Opera Releases Names of Apprentice Program

Des Moines Metro Opera Releases Apprenticeship Program Participants

Register columnist: The cast and others shared their insights on what made this Des Moines Metro Opera production so special.

Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) names Dr. Naomi André as Scholar-in-Residence for the 2022 Festival Season. The residency is made possible through a Humanities Iowa Grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. 

Des Moines Metro Opera features learning events and hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley

The gift will fund the Apprentice Artist Program, a training program designed to help young singers transition into professional opera careers.

The Des Moines Metro Opera received a $1 million leadership gift commitment from longtime patron Frank R. Brownell III going towards the Apprentice Artist Program for young singers. The Apprentice Artist Program is a comprehensive career training program that bridges the gap between academic studies and a professional career in opera for students across the nation, who travel to Iowa for a seven-week training course in the summer. The gift will continue the program and allow the DMMO to waive a...