Utah Vocal Arts Academy
Utah's Premier School for Excellence in Singing
Our Story
Isaac Hurtado created UVAA in 2011 with a goal to help build Utah's next generation of performers by providing conservatory-level vocal instruction and performing opportunities to all ages. He organized the UVAA Summer Opera Festival that first year, which has now grown into an international training program with an artistic staff that includes multiple operatic superstars, coaches, agents and teachers. In 2015, Dr. Hurtado expanded UVAA to include several other teachers who specialize in musical theater and contemporary styles in addition to classical. He takes great pride in selecting talented teachers with excellent training, performing abilities and personalities. He trains UVAA teachers in the key aspects of his vocal method that apply to all styles of singing.
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Our Students
Since the early days, UVAA has helped hundreds of singers discover and develop their voices in amazing ways. Our past and current students include several winners at all levels of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a second-place winner of Placido Domingo's Operalia competition, a Richard Tucker study grant winner, and a myriad of awards at every level of the NATS, Classical Singer, and Schmidt competitions. Our singers now grace the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Central City Opera, and Utah Opera, to name a few. They have been accepted into nearly every major undergraduate and graduate vocal program in the country, including The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Indiana University, Rice, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, New England Conservatory, etc. Our musical theater and contemporary students frequently perform locally for Hale Center Theater in Orem and Sandy, Scera Theater, and school productions. They also win NATS competitions, and include multiple pageant winners (Miss Utah, Miss Springville, Miss Provo, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen, etc). They perform professionally in venues extending as far as New York City.
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