My name is Avery Amero.

I am a 20 year old Mezzo Soprano in my 2nd year of

Undergraduate Studies at Mannes College the New School for Music. I was selected
as 1 of 12 singers worldwide, ages 19-30 to take part in the Internationale
Meistersinger Akademie for 6 weeks in Neumarkt, Germany this summer. This
program is a collaboration of the Nurnberg University and The Juilliard School, and
the first musical summer program I am attending. This is an immensely special
opportunity for me to learn about opera, oratorio, Lied, and melodie. Roundtable
discussions featuring invited guest artists, agents, opera directors, and festival
organizers are provided as well as daily language studies in German, French and
Italian. Some of the faculty include Artistic Director Edith Wiens, Dr. Brian Zeger
(Executive Director of the Lindemann Program at the Metropolitan Opera), and
Professor Siegfried Jerusalem. Making contacts with the distinguished faculty, their
guests, and 6 weeks intensive training in coaching and auditions is ideal for a young
singer. We will also be attending the Bayreuth Rehearsals and putting on concerts
to be recorded by the Bavarian Radio. I have never been to Europe but I am
extremely excited and honored to take part in the inaugural summer of the IMA.

I am planning on flying out of La Guardia into Nuremberg and then taking a

train into Neumarkt. This program is full scholarship, however not all meals are
provided. I would use the money to pay for intensive language classes in German
offered by the Nuremberg University, which is something I am very interested in
taking. I am taking German in school this year and I feel I am grasping the
language, so with 6 weeks in Germany, plus regular and intensive language courses
I feel I could become conversational in the language. I am in love with German
Lieder and plan to make it a huge part of my repertoire. I don’t come from a lot of
money; between government and merit scholarship my tuition is very manageable.
I wouldn’t have been able to attend a summer program if it wasn’t full scholarship,
but I happened to discover a truly remarkable opportunity. Any grant money from
the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust would be extremely appreciated.

BUDGET:

Plane Ticket- 1450

Train Tickets- 30

German Language Classes- 1000

(All budget expenses are estimates)

Below I have included my Professional Biography.

Avery Amero is a 20 year old Mezzo Soprano native to Jupiter, Florida. A graduate
of Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Avery moved to
New York City to study Voice at Mannes College the New School for Music in 2009.
There she studies under Dan Marek and receives coaching from Joshua Greene.
Since moving to Manhattan, the young singer has performed in numerous recitals
around the City, including Mannes, The Carnegie Room, RIGPA NYC Center, Merkin
Hall and at the Kravitz Center in West Palm Beach, Fl. She is a featured Artist in
Residence with Ten O’clock Classics and featured soloist in The Rite of Time
(premiering May 2012). In 2010, Avery was a winner of Palm Beach Idol and a
scholarship recipient from the Palm Beach County Benevolent Association, as well
as interning behind the scenes and performing the role of the Bridesmaid in
Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with the Chelsea Opera Company. She will be featured
in concerts recorded by the Bavarian Radio with the Internationale Meistersinger
Akademie this Summer and will present a solo recital at Mannes, as well as being a
featured singer in Mannes’ yearlong Liszt Festival next Fall.