"To train, support, educate and entertain the young as well as the old"

Opera Seabrook received it’s name for the purpose of ‘The Mission’ which represents the reputation of the ‘Seabrook’ name.  During World War II, Japanese families who were separated by the circumstances of Pearl Harbor, were brought together again and allowed to earn a living thanks to the “Seabrook Farm”.  Robert McFarland, international Dramatic Baritone & Pattricia Stella Patino, international Coloratura Soprano, chose the ‘Seabrook’ name in order to emulate ‘The Mission’ established by the purpose of Opera Seabrook. 
The Mission of Opera Seabrook is to provide Apprenticeship & Assistantship training for the Youth in all areas and aspects of the Culmination of the Arts – Opera.  This training is conducted by highly successful international professionals who are giving of their valuable time for our ‘Mission’.  The areas of their expertise and training are in Performance, Production & Marketing. 
In Performance we are currently training Apprentices & Assistants with Vocal Training, Languages, Diction & Style, Dramatic Content, Body Movement, Dance (Classical & Modern), Acting techniques, Instrumental training (Classical & Contemporary), Assistant Conducting, Assistant Directing, Composition, and Power Point for creating Surtitles in English & Spanish.  These Youth will also be involved in the performances of their opera productions.
In Production we are currently training Apprentices & Assistants in the areas of Director of Production, Lighting Design, Hanging Lights, Working the Lighting Board, Stage Management, Costume Design, Costume Fitting, Makeup, Props & Set Design, Projection and Visual Design, Audio Recording and Video Recording for producing Television, with Assistantships in each of these areas.
In Marketing & Publicity we are currently training Apprentices & Assistants in creating Web Design to be included on Opera Seabrook’s Website, creating Posters for each opera, creating Literature for Publicity, selling Ad space for the Stage Bill – Televised Ads – and all commercial Ads, Marketing Tickets and Ticket Sales, and working with Publicity with both ‘no cost’ and Advertising agencies.

Opera Seabrook is fulfilling the Apprenticeship & Apprenticeship Mission with The Creative & Performing High School Students of Camden, NJ 08102 along with Salem High School Students of Salem, NJ 08079 (Camden & Salem Counties).  Opera Seabrook is involving over 400 Students in the 2010-2011
Season of performances.

The Second Mission of Opera Seabrook is to provide the International Stage for Young American Artists who are without a venue to perform their first major roles.  In 1998, Beverly Sills (Chair Lady of Lincoln Center) invited Robert McFarland to discuss the need for such an Internationally Visible Opera Company with the sole purpose of offering the most promising talents of our Nation who are Graduates of Colleges, Universities, Institutes, and Conservatories - the opportunity to perform major roles.  At this moment in the United States, no opera companies at the National level are offering such opportunities.
Opera Seabrook’s ‘Mission’ is to guarantee this Platform for our Nation’s most important Young Artists!

Opera Seabrook is under the auspices of The Walt Whitman Arts Center , 101 Cooper Avenue , Camden , NJ 08102 (Non-for-Profit Organization) in association with McFarland Artists Management International (McFAMI)

Many Blessings!

Robert McFarland