The San Francisco Opera Center (SFOC) is the San Francisco Opera's professional training center for opera singers.[1] Based in San Francisco, it encompasses two different professional tracks for training: a summer training program known as the Merola Opera Program and a two year long term resident artist program known as the Adler Fellowship.[1] For twenty years the SFOC also operated a touring opera company, the Western Opera Theatre, but for financial reasons this touring company was disbanded in 2003.[1][2] In addition to providing training for opera singers, the Merola Opera Program also provides training for vocal coaches and stage directors. Four singers each year from the summer Merola Opera Program are offered Adler Fellowships with the San Francisco Opera.[3] Soprano Sheri Greenawald served as director of the San Francisco Opera Center from 2002 through 2020.[4]
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