YAPs
Directed by Miriam Gordon-Stewart31 maj 2025 81mDokumentär
Widespread closures threaten the very existence of live theater in America. A traditional career as an opera singer seems less and less viable. And yet: In spite of a system stacked against them, young singers continue to follow their calling, risking everything to gain entry into fiercely competitive apprenticeship programs. In VHO’s searing, intimate new documentary film, 5 young opera singers across America share a year of their lives with unprecedented access. What is driving their ambition? Who will “make it”? And what does success even mean to the next generation?
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YAPs was released on 31 maj 2025.
YAPs was directed by Miriam Gordon-Stewart.
YAPs has a runtime of 81m.
Widespread closures threaten the very existence of live theater in America. A traditional career as an opera singer seems less and less viable. And yet: In spite of a system stacked against them, young singers continue to follow their calling, risking everything to gain entry into fiercely competitive apprenticeship programs. In VHO’s searing, intimate new documentary film, 5 young opera singers across America share a year of their lives with unprecedented access. What is driving their ambition? Who will “make it”? And what does success even mean to the next generation?
The key characters in YAPs are Self (Ria Ipa), Self (Matteo Adams), Self (Marissa Howard).
YAPs is a Dokumentär film.