About - IVAI - International Vocal Arts Institute


Catalytic… Supportive…Provocative…. Enlightening…. These are only a few words that describe the magical character of IVAI. In the years of our existence, we have had the pleasure of training more than one thousand singers who remain in our extended family. We help young singers begin an often frightening, yet exciting career, and we guide them through the middle years, which are perhaps the toughest of all. Our faculty of great artists and our gifted participants make the program richly rewarding. We offer an abundance of knowledge and the opportunity to grow through interaction and operatic experience with the very best. Joan Dornemann, IVAI Founder and Artistic Director Metropolitan Opera Assistant Conductor Paul Nadler, IVAI Founder and Music Director Conductor - Metropolitan Opera; Conductor Emeritus, S.W. Florida Symphony Principal Guest Conductor, Filarmonica de Stat Iasi, Romania