Academy of Vocal Arts Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #7251 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1973 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #1883 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #132 of 155 | In Pennsylvania |
| #16 of 19 | In Philadelphia |
Quick Review
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Postbaccalaureate certificate
- Website
- avaopera.org
- Acceptance rate
- 65%*
* The Academy of Vocal Arts is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Publications & Citations
Academy of Vocal Arts has published 70 scientific papers with 76 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Computer Science, Law, Library and Information science, Art & Design, Engineering, History, Physics, and Sociology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
Notable alumni
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Joyce DiDonato
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Joyce DiDonato is an American opera singer and recitalist. A coloratura mezzo-soprano, she has performed operas and concert works spanning from the 19th-century Romantic era to those by Handel and Mozart.
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Ailyn Pérez
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Ailyn Pérez is an American operatic soprano known for her interpretation of Violetta, Mimì and Thaïs. She is a 2019 Opera News Awards Honoree, and the winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award. In 2016, she received the $50,000 Beverly Sills Award and the 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence from the Sphinx Organization.
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Angela Meade
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Angela Meade is an American operatic soprano.
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Joyce El-Khoury
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Joyce El-Khoury is a Lebanese-Canadian opera singer performing with leading opera companies and symphony orchestras around the world. She is a soprano praised for her bel canto singing.
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Lando Bartolini
- Occupations
- opera singermusician
- Biography
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Lando Bartolini was an Italian operatic tenor who appeared internationally at major opera houses and festivals. After studies in Philadelphia, he made his debut there in 1968, and received international attention in 1973 in Mascagni's Iris at the Liceu in Barcelona. He was a member of the New York City Opera from 1976 to 1979, and performed at the Arena di Verona between 1983 and 1998. With a spinto voice, he focused on Italian opera from bel canto to verismo, appearing in 49 roles such as Radames in Verdi's Aida and Calaf in Puccini's Turandot.
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Richard Troxell
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Richard Troxell is an American operatic tenor who has sung leading roles in the opera houses of North America, Europe, and Asia since his professional debut in 1993. His signature roles include Lt. Pinkerton, which he sang in Frédéric Mitterrand's 1995 film Madame Butterfly presented by Martin Scorsese, and Don José in Carmen which he has sung at the Sydney Opera House, the Teatro Petruzzelli in Italy, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
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James Valenti
- Years
- 1977-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- opera singermusician
- Biography
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James Valenti is an American operatic tenor with an active international career specializing in leading roles in the Italian and French repertoire. Born and raised in New Jersey, in the United States, he attended St. Helena School and North Hunterdon High School before becoming a graduate of West Virginia University and the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Valenti also holds a Master of Voice Pedagogy degree from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Valenti made his professional debut in 2003 as Rodolfo in La bohème at the Rome Opera, and was the 2010 winner of the Richard Tucker Award.
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Burak Bilgili
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Burak Bilgili is a Turkish operatic bass-baritone who was born in Akşehir, a town in the Konya Province of Turkey. He has sung in leading opera houses in the United States and Europe.
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Othalie Graham
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Othalie Graham is a Canadian and American dramatic soprano, known for operatic roles such as Turandot in Turandot, Tosca in Tosca, Minnie in La fanciulla del West, Aida in Aida, Elektra in Elektra and Ariadne in Ariadne Auf Naxos.
General info
| Carnegie classification | Not applicable, not in Carnegie universe (not accredited or nondegree-granting) |
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Location and contacts
| Address | 1920 Spruce St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103-6685 United States |
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| City population | 1,604,000 |
| Phone | 2157351685 |