Program Recognition
•NASM-accredited (National Association of Schools of Music)
•Home of the internationally renowned St. Olaf Choir, directed by Anton Armstrong
•Annual Christmas Festival nationally broadcast on PBS
Training
•Lyric Theater produces operas, operettas, and musicals
•Coursework includes lyric diction, vocal pedagogy, and vocal solo literature
•Elective options: Advanced Acting for the Lyric Stage, Opera Workshop, and Opera Creation Residency
•Required junior half recital and senior full recital
Professional Development
•Seven choral ensembles, two orchestras, and various chamber music groups
•Every semester enrollment in an official choral ensemble required
•Principal instrument/voice lessons included via lesson scholarship