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Apprentices
The American Opera Projects Apprentice Program allows aspiring artists and arts managers with an interest in new opera a chance to develop their skills in an apprenticeship with the company’s artistic and executive directors as well as to experience the inner workings of an independent and creative not-for-profit organization in New York City.
Meet our current Apprentices
 JENNIFER LEE - Administrative Apprentice Fall 09 - Spring 2010
Jennifer Lee made her professional debut as Fleta in Iolanthe with the Westchester Performing Arts Center’s Gilbert and Sullivan Festival where she also performed Peep-Bo in their later production of The Mikado. Other roles include Rosina in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and The Witch in Into the Woods with the Bay View Summer Music Festival, La Madre in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with the Minnesota Opera Tour, Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Marianne Leitmetzerin in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier and Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Carolina in Charlotte. Other favorite roles include Micaela in Carmen, The Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. She has been a Studio Artist with the Chautauqua Opera and Minnesota Opera and a Resident Artist with Opera Carolina.
An active teacher and coach, Ms. Lee has also held the position of voice teacher and vocal coach at Long Lake Camp for the Arts located in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. There she was assistant vocal coach for their productions of A Chorus Line and South Pacific as well as musical director for Schoolhouse Rock: the Musical. She currently teaches privately in the New York metro area.
She currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Music and Music Education at Teachers College Columbia University. She holds Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music from the State University of New York at Purchase.
 LAUREN ELICKS - Administrative Apprentice Summer-Fall 09
Currently completing a Masters in public administration (non-profit administration) at Binghamton University, Lauren has focused on the non-profit arts, hoping to expand accessibility of the performing arts and arts education to underserved populations. She has worked as a choreographer and teaching artist in Binghamton, NY and New York City. In 2007 she traveled to Chile as part of a University collaboration with the acting conservatory of DUOC University to perform and assistant choreograph. In 2009 she took part in the creation of the Philanthropy Incubator at Binghamton University, an association of students supporting the local community through the awarding of annual grants. Lauren hopes to travel more, perform more and complete her degree so she can work more.
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