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Beautiful Beachside Campus in Santa Barbara, CA.
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Summer Music Festival & School
- Perform in concerts, masterclasses, competitions & more
- Learn from the top teaching artists in the field
- Create a lifelong network of exceptional musicians
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- Tuition-free choral program for grades 1-10
- Foster a lifelong love for listening to and making music
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2026 Summer Music Festival & School Admissions
Fellowship Institute
- Ages 18-34
- 6 Weeks
- Full-Scholarship
High School Intensive
- Ages 14-18
- 2 Weeks
- Tuition-Based
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Charlie Corcoran
Scenic Design
Operas include The Magic Flute, The Bartered Bride, La Boheme (Music Academy of the West), La Calisto, (Glimmerglass Opera), Il Trovatore (Houston Grand Opera), Katya Kabanova, Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni ,The Rake's Progress, Hippolyte Et Aricie,(Juilliard), Così Fan Tutte (Metropolitan Opera/Juilliard co-production), Fidelio (Santa Fe Opera), The Turn of the Screw, The Flood (Opera Columbus), L’Opera Seria (Wolf Trap). NY Theatre includes The O’Casey Trilogy (Henry Hewes Design Award, Lucille Lortel Award Nomination),The Seafarer, The Emperor Jones, The Weir (Irish Rep), Billy and Ray, (Vineyard Theatre). Regional Theatres Include A Comedy of Tenors (Outer Critics Circle Award, Cleveland Playhouse) Goodman Theatre, The Guthrie, The Old Globe, The McCarter Theatre, Two River Theatre, Center Theatre Group. Television credits include Project Runway, The Equalizer, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Mozart in the Jungle, and Madam Secretary.