Fee Structure

Online Coaching Sessions:

• $60.00: Monday-Friday 11:00 to 5:00 EST

• $70.00: Weekday Evenings 6:00-8:00 EST

• $70.00: Weekends 11:00-4:00 as available

• Discount Package: 3 Weekday Coachings in November for $160.00

Once you confirm with me you will pay for all the arranged sessions in advance.

Payment must be received at least 48 hours in advance.

• I accept payments via VENMO, PayPal, or ZELLE.
• Additional $5.00 Fee for international payments using PayPal.

Preparation

• You must have accompaniment: either a live pianist with you or a pre-recorded accompaniment.
  • Having a live collaborative pianist with you is best. If you are using a recording, you will want to have marked some timings on your own music to make starting and stopping smoother– we do not want to spend most of the time cueing up the music.
• Email me a pdf of a clean copy of the music at least 48 hours in advance.
  • If your aria is not in French or English, I will also need a legibly written word-for-word translation on the line of music: not a translation on another page, and not the existing English translation of the piece which is not word specific.
  • Please do not send a copy with your musical and vocal notes written on it, but a clean copy with the translation.
• Position your camera so I can see your body from the knees up and about 2 feet above your head.
• Before you start the session, disable any auto-follow or auto-zoom features for your camera—like Center Stage on FaceTime.
• Be certain that in the AUDIO SETTINGS, you have Un-checked the box that automatically adjusts your microphone level and CHECKED the box for Original Sound.
  • Please read this Audio information before entering the Coaching Session.
• You must be memorized “off book.” Please be familiar with the entire show as our work of creating action will be informed by the context of the selection within the entire work.

Cancellation

Weekday Sessions: I need 48 hours to cancel a session for a refund or to move a coaching time at no cost to you. You may cancel or re-arrange coaching times after that, but it will not affect any fees paid or owing.

Evening and Weekend Coachings: Due to limited availability, there are NO changes or cancellations for Evening or Weekend coachings. Once confirmed, you must pay for that time.

Discount Packages: No Cancellations for Packages. Changes are possible as available. Sessions must be completed in the scheduled period of time.

How do you become an accomplished operatic stage director? It seems to be an elusive pathway for some – imagined to be an innate talent that evolves through experience. I believe it is a skill that can be learned and developed so I have created a complete curriculum program that presents the skills you need to develop your vision and direct with confidence.

Fee for Private Mentoring Sessions

$70 per hour
$85 if I need to research and organize in advance for specific topics.

Payment must be received 48 hours in advance.

• I accept payments via VENMO, PayPal, or ZELLE.
• Additional $5.00 Fee for international payments using PayPal.

Cancellation

I need 48 hours to cancel or move a coaching time at no cost to you, since it will take me that long to replace the hour with another artist. You may cancel or re-arrange coachings after that, but it will not affect any fees paid or owing. 

Please note: due to limited availability, there are NO cancellations for Weekend coachings: once confirmed, you must pay for that time.

Opera Stage Direction Video Master Class Sessions 

Invest in yourself with a skill-based curriculum ideal for stage directors, operatic singers, or teachers with a career interest in opera direction.

I am currently offering 14 Video Masterclasses from my Opera Stage Direction Certificate Program that I presented at Ithaca College for 3 seasons. I am presenting these video sessions for the same fee as a single coaching while I am revising them for a future College-level Certificate Program.

• Each session is 90 min to 2 hours long, which is like getting 2 mentor-coaching hours in a video that you can watch as often as you like.
• Let me know which video you would like to rent, and when you would like me to send the link.
• The link will remain active for 5 Days, and you may watch it as often as you like in that time.
• Find out More About Each Session and how to Axxess the Videos Here

Several companies ask for spoken monologues as part of the audition package, and many singers have asked to work with me on spoken texts. We will analyze the monologue with dramatic tools and then tweak the presentation so you can perform it on camera or in a larger space.

Fee

Weekdays: 11AM to 5PM EST

• 60 Minutes: $60.00

Weekday Evenings: 6PM to 8PM EST (when available)

• 60 Minutes: $70.00

Saturdays and Sundays 11AM to 4PM EST (when available)

• 60 Minutes: $70.00

Once you confirm with me you will pay for all the arranged coachings in advance.

• Additional $45.00 charge to provide a monologue for you.

Payment must be received 48 hours in advance.

• I accept payments via VENMO, PayPal, or ZELLE.
• Additional $5.00 Fee for international payments using PayPal.

Preparation

• Monologues generally take at least 2 sessions before you are confident performing them on your own.
• Monologues must be in English. 
• We will work with the text in front of you for the first session and then off-book.

Cancelation

I need 48 hours to cancel or move a coaching time at no cost to you, since it will take me that long to replace the hour with another artist. You may cancel or re-arrange coachings after that, but it will not affect any fees paid or owing. 

Please note: due to limited availability, there are NO cancellations for Evening or Weekend coachings: once confirmed, you must pay for that time.