Georgia State University Harrower Opera Workshop

The Harrower Summer Opera Workshop unites talented young opera-artists from around the country in an intensive three-week summer session culminating in dynamic opera & scenes productions. Located on Georgia State University’s campus in thriving downtown Atlanta, the Harrower Summer Opera Workshop’s faculty of world-class directors, conductors, coaches, and clinicians work intensely with opera cast members. Through their time with the program, artists deepen their performance skills and musical artistry, expand their stage presence, make life-long friendships and discover meaningful connections to the professional world.

Each summer, the Harrower Summer Opera Workshop (HSOW) produces two fully staged main stage opera productions with its Young Artist participants, with principal roles double cast to present four performances before live audiences. Studio Artists are cast and perform independently in the fully staged and costumed Opera Scenes Program directed by the HSOW’s Artistic Director, along with being cast in the main stage productions as members of the ensemble and choruses. The 2023 productions are Britten's Albert Herring and Mozart's Die Die Zauberflöte and a scenes program.

While at the Harrower Summer Opera Workshop, members of the program will learn alongside the Artist-In-Residence – a renowned operatic guest performer and teacher who presents recitals, conducts master classes and instructs participants on success in the opera art and industry.

Summer 2023 marks an exciting return of the Harrower Summer Opera Workshop with new Artistic Director and Principal Stage Director, Dr. JJ Hudson, The Valerie Adams Professor of Opera at Georgia State University, and Music Director Maestro Rolando Salazar of The Atlanta Opera and Georgia State University Opera Theater and Artist-in-Residence Talise Trevigne.