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Here you can learn about upcoming programs and events, past competition winners, and see what our alumni and the professionals in our Schmidt Vocal Artists Network have been doing. Check back often to see what’s new!
What’s new
Schmidt Vocal Arts and William E. Schmidt Foundation Welcome Additions to Board of Directors
The William E. Schmidt Foundation (WESF) is delighted to welcome three new members to its Board of Directors: Christine Goerke, Janet Hamilton Petersen, and Chad Schmidt. They will join existing board members Lisa Hamilton, Chester [...]
Soprano serendipity: Broken wrist leads Cincinnati teen to vocal victory and Italian odyssey
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – A recent Walnut Hills High School graduate is headed to Italy to study music this summer after winning a national vocal competition. The way 17-year-old Ella Vaughn says she began singing was [...]
Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) Names Award-Winners of Second Annual High School National Competition
Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) is delighted to announce that soprano Ella Vaughn (17) has won the top prize of $10,000 in the second annual Schmidt Vocal Competition Nationals. Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, Vaughn has just [...]
How to Train an Opera Star: Schmidt Vocal Arts Guides High School and College Students in Classical Techniques
Led by Linda McAlister, Schmidt Vocal Arts continues its legacy of helping young opera singers realize their goals
Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) Names Award-Winners of Inaugural High School National Competition, Launched to Celebrate SVA’s 25th Anniversary
Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) is delighted to announce that soprano Nicole DiPasquale (18) has won the top prize of $10,000 in the first national edition of the Schmidt Vocal Competition. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, DiPasquale [...]
Schmidt Vocal Arts Prepares for Inaugural National Competition
June 3–5 as 25th Anniversary Season Enters Final Stretch
As it moves into the final stretch of its 25th anniversary season, Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) is eagerly anticipating the final destination: from June 3–5, 2022, Sarasota Opera will host over 30 singers – the [...]
“The talent level here is just unbelievable. I feel so inspired as an artist who is twenty years into the career… to hear young artists such as these. It was so inspiring.”
— Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, Final Round Adjudicator, 2025 Nationals