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CVAI's Directors Emeritus 

We would like to pay tribute to our founders, without whom ICAV would not exist and would not be the academy it is today. 

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Co-Founder of CVAI

Soprano

Co-Founder of CVAI 
Conductor

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Stage Director

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CVAI's current directors

CVAI is fortunate to be led by a team of people as talented as they are passionate about their work. 

Soprano

Artistic Co-director of CVAI

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Baritone
Artistic Co-director of CVAI

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Baritone
Executive Director of CVAI

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Artistic coordinator
Stage director

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CVAI's alumni teachers

Over the course of its history, CVAI has welcomed many renowned professors who have contributed to the program's reputation. 

Pianist
Conductor

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Pianist
Vocal coach
Conductor

Vocal coach
Breathing techniques specialist

Acting Coach

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Mezzo-soprano
Voice teacher

Tenor

Voice Teacher

Soprano

Voice teacher

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Opera Director
Operatic Acting Coach

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Mezzo-soprano
Voice teacher

Soprano
Voice teacher

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Mezzo-soprano
Voice teacher

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Choreographer

Dance and yoga teacher

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Individual and group coaching based on the Feldenkrais method

Tenor

Stage director

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Pianist

Coach 

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Linguistic coach

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Stage director
Acting coach

Soprano
Pianist

Pianist

Vocal coach

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Phonetics specialist for Opera singers

Director and producer

Conductor

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Vocal coach
Stage director

Pianist

Vocal coach

Conductor

Pianist

Vocal coach

Tenor 
Vocal coach

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Pianist

Vocal coach

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Tenor

Stage director

Teresa Rodriguez

Conductor 
Vocal coach

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Vocal coach

Pianist

Vocal coach

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Pianist
Vocal coach

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Vocal coach

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Conductor

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Dancer & choreographer

Teacher in experential anatomy

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Pianist

Coach

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