Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, November, 2005

	It was so wonderful to work with you last week at Seattle Opera. Thank you for all of your insights. You are an amazing coach. --Maureen McKay
	An enormous thank you for working with the YAs!! You are fabulous, and I wish we had you here more than once a year. They all enjoyed working with you! --David McDade, Head of Coaching

Mae Z Orvis Opera Studio of the Hawaii Opera Theatre, October, 2005

Hi Mary, I have no idea where you are, but hope it's back home in Paris. I just wanted to thank you again for all of your help in preparing for the Great Songs concert. We all watched a video of it at our Studio meeting last week - what fun! The whole concert looked and sounded good. I hear from Beebe and Henry that the Orvis people are very pleased! --Susan Cromer

I just wanted to thank you for your help during the preparation of the "Great Singers" concert. It is such a pleasure to work with you and I really appreciate your frank, honest coaching style. I hope you enjoyed your time in Hawaii as much as we enjoyed working with you. Also, the recital was great . I particularly enjoyed the Debussy set and the Poulenc encore. I look forward to working with you again this winter. --Amy Healey

Mae Z Orvis Opera Studio of the Hawaii Opera Theatre, January 2005

Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, January 2005

Dear Mary, I just wanted to thank you for coaching us at Seattle last month.  (To put a face with the name, I was the baritone with red hair.) We all appreciated our time with you and benefited greatly from the attention to detail you brought to our French repertoire.  I hope I will have the opportunity to sing for you again in the near future. Sincerely, --Andrew Garland

Cincinnati Opera Young Artist Program, Summer 2004

	Thank you for your patience, your wisdom, your kindness, and your smile! I have enjoyed working with you so much. Your friend, --Alaina Brown
	It was a great opportunity to be in rehearsal with you and learn as much as I did from you. Thank you so much!!! . . . Without your support and generous help, I would not imagine how I have survived in Cincinnati. --Hae-Jung Shin
	Thank you so much for all your amazing support and guidance this summer. . .with all your caring words you truly helped me focus on what is most important. You're extremely kind, direct, sensitive, and "a touch cookie" and I'm extremely glad to have had the pleasure of working with you. --Dominic Aquilino
	I have great respect for the wonderful work you have done here this summer. Thanks for being such a kind and generous colleague. --Carol Walker, Music Director of the Young Artist Program

Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, 2003-2004 Season

	Hi Mary, I just wanted to say thank you for all of your hard work this past week. It was wonderful to kick off the year by working with you. And I also want to thank you for taking extra time with me on Friday morning. That really meant a lot to me and I appreciate your getting there early and helping to put me on track for this year and this audition season. I look forward to your return, I hope you had very safe travels and I'll keep in touch, Most sincerely, --Carrie Kahl
	Mary, Thank you for doing such a great job with our singers this past week. It made a remarkable impact on their first week in town to have such strong musical guidance. Sincerely, --Adam Runions
	Greetings Mary: I wanted to write and thank you again for your (once again) awesome work in Seattle!! I always enjoy working with you and look forward to your return later this season.  Safe travels!! Regards, --Keith
	You probably heard that what we had worked so hard for in our coachings actually came true and I got to sing the silver cast Composer in Seattle. First and foremost I want to say to you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the work you did with me on Ariadne in Seattle. It truly made all the difference. Your dedication, willingness to work on it so in depth and for extra time was such a blessing. I was ready to sing that role in large part due to you. The first night I got to sing the role with all the other principals in rehearsal will probably be one of my fondest memories for all of time. Working with you over the last two years has been a huge turning point for me personally, my singing and my career. . . I could not have had the debut experience of this spring without you. I hope you will be there in Seattle again next year because I have so many things I would love to work with you on, and ideas to run by you. Thank you again, and enjoy the rest of your summer!! --Carrie Kahl

Ft. Worth Opera, Texas, 2003

I just wanted to let you know that I was offered a contract from the audition that I went to the day of our last coaching. I really feel that the work we had done just prior to the audition had a great deal to do with my success. I thought you might like to know how you helped me and to say thank you." --Craig Moody

Young Artist Program of the Seattle Opera, Seattle, Washington (USA).  2002.

	Hello! Thanks again for the wonderful coaching sessions! I am so glad to have some new French repertoire....I hope to work with you again someday! Thanks so much. Sincerely, --Sarah Coburn, soprano, Seattle, WA  USA
	Dear Mary; I just wanted to let you know how very much I enjoyed my time with you on Monday and Tuesday.  I can honestly say that it was a truly fulfilling experience, musically, professionally, and personally.All the best, Ryan. -- Ryan Taylor, baritone
	Mary: Thank you for coming to Seattle and offering your talents!  I enjoyed working with you and I am sure our paths will cross again. I will stay in touch! Best wishes to you. --Keith Harris, baritone
	Dear Mary, Thanks once again for your fanastic work!  The singers really enjoyed working with you, and found you extremely supportive and informative. Brava, and I hope they can work out that you are here several times during the year next season. --Dean Williamson Director of the Young Artists Program Seattle Opera

Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio of the Hawaii Opera Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA). 1999, 2000, 2001. 

Your website exudes warm sentiments and memories.  My best wishes to you and your family and friends. --Julius Dae-Sung Ahn,  Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

JTLF–Jeune Théâtre Lyrique de France, Opéra–Comique, Paris. January–June 2000.
      

Centre de Formation Lyrique, Opéra National de Paris–Bastille. 1996—1999.
      

CNIPAL—Centre Nationale d’Insertion Professionnelle d’Artistes Lyriques, Marseille. 1989-90.
      

Conservatoire Nationale de Région de Caen. 1986–87.
      

Fondation Royaumont. 1982—1987.

Kentucky Opera Studio, Resident Artists and University of Kentucky Apprentice Artists programs