Academy of Vocal Arts

Academic calendar

Semester

Religious affiliation

Not applicable

President

Scott Guzielek (President and Artistic Director)

Phone

2157351685

City

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Address

1920 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6685

Campus Life

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

• University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 1.1 mi U.S. News #7
• Haverford CollegeHaverford · 8.1 mi Liberal Arts #26
• Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 9.2 mi Liberal Arts #31
• Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore · 10.0 mi Liberal Arts #3
• Villanova UniversityVillanova · 10.7 mi U.S. News #42
• Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 38.8 mi U.S. News #2
• Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 46.8 mi U.S. News #44
• Lafayette CollegeEaston · 52.0 mi Liberal Arts #30
• Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 54.0 mi U.S. News #44

Notable alumni of Academy of Vocal Arts include Joyce DiDonato (Opera mezzo-soprano), Ailyn Pérez (Operatic soprano) and Joyce El-Khoury (Lebanese-Canadian soprano opera singer).

• J

  Joyce DiDonato 1969–

  Opera mezzo-soprano

  Also attended: Wichita State University

• A

  Ailyn Pérez 1979–

  Operatic soprano

  Also attended: Indiana University-Bloomington

• J

  Joyce El-Khoury 2000–

  Lebanese-Canadian soprano opera singer

• R

  Ruth Ann Swenson 1959–

  Coloratura soprano

  Also attended: University of Hartford

• A

  Angela Meade 1977–

  Operatic soprano

  Also attended: University of Southern California

• S

  Stephen Costello 1981–

  Operatic tenor, 2009 Richard Tucker Award recipient

  Also attended: University of the Arts

• L

  Lando Bartolini 1937–2024

  Italian operatic tenor

• B

  Beverly Wolff 1928–2005

  Mezzo-soprano in concerts and opera

  Also attended: University of Georgia

• O

  Othalie Graham 1977–

  Dramatic soprano opera singer

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.