YAPs (2025)
Widespread closures threaten the very existence of live theater in America. A traditional career as an opera singer seems less and less viable. And yet: In spite of a system stacked against them, young singers continue to follow their calling, risking everything to gain entry into fiercely competitive apprenticeship programs. In VHO’s searing, intimate new documentary film, 5 young opera singers across America share a year of their lives with unprecedented access. What is driving their ambition? Who will “make it”? And what does success even mean to the next generation?
Director: Miriam Gordon-Stewart
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Ria Ipa as Self |
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Matteo Adams as Self |
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Marissa Howard as Self |
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Chuanyuan Liu as Self |
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Amandalynne Perzyk as Self |
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Marc Scorca as Self |
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Brian Zeger as Self |
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Ariana Wehr as Self |
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Kathleen Kelly as Self |
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Kerriann Otaño as Self |
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Jason Ferrante as Self |
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Alex Fletcher as Self |
| Writing | Brenda Patterson | Creative Producer |
| Directing | Miriam Gordon-Stewart | Director |
| Sound | Carter Pann | Music |
| Sound | Kevin Puts | Music |
| Sound | Antares | Music |
