Apprentice Sponsorship
Behind every gift is a story…
For the last ten seasons Mary Wallace de Compiegne, along with her family, has sponsored a member of the Apprentice Singer Program through The de Compiegne-Wallace Foundation. The impetus for their generosity? “We are great believers in the Apprentice Program, and appreciate the Opera’s commitment to training young singers and offering them significant professional performing experiences.”
The de Compiegnes have had a home in Santa Fe for thirty years and were initially attracted to Santa Fe because of its arts environment. Early on, Mary became involved with The Santa Fe Community Foundation and its arts endowment. As a long-time friend of General Directors Richard Gaddes and Charles MacKay, she also became more involved with the Opera, and ultimately decided to sponsor an apprentice singer. “The treat for me is spending some time getting to know these young people—they have all been extremely personable and interesting artists, so committed to the work they are doing.
I have found that they are all very grateful to be working alongside other talented professionals, in the wonderful Santa Fe Opera environment.”
The generosity of the de Compiegne family and all of the Apprentice Sponsors allows the Company to offer this special opportunity to the most gifted young artists both onstage and behind the scenes, and thereby ensuring the future of this art form.
The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Programs give aspiring singers and technicians the opportunity to study, collaborate and perform with world-class artists, directors and designers.
By sponsoring an apprentice, you can help a young singer or technician further his/her career and ensure that we will have decades of great opera ahead of us.
Sponsor an Apprentice Today - $12,500
For more information, please email KErda@SantaFeOpera.org.