About Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
Since 2005, Hawai’i Performing Arts Festival has provided world-class training and performance opportunities to aspiring young artists, both from Hawai‘i Island and worldwide. Following their time at HPAF, esteemed alumni have gone on to grace some of the world’s greatest stages, most notably The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, English National Opera, Royal Opera House, Florida Grand Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and have appeared in film and television, on Broadway, National Tours, and regionally.
HPAF has proudly presented over 300 performances across Hawai’i Island, featuring fully-staged operas, musicals, chamber music, and various special events. Student scholarship fundraising concerts have included appearances by award-winning artists including Jake Shimabukuro, Ofra Harnoy, Martin Chalifour, Cary Lewis, Liane Carroll, Ignace Jang, Stanford University’s Fleet Street Singers, and many others.
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Mission Statement
HPAF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the appreciation and advancement of classical music and musical theater, to offer a world-class music training and performance program in the inspirational setting of Hawaii, and to improve the education and elevate the spirit of all who participate, especially the local community.
