Apply - Merola Apply Artists in Training The Merola Opera Program, under the artistic direction of the San Francisco Opera Center: Carrie-Ann Matheson, Artistic Director and Markus Beam, General Manager, offers performance, training, and career development opportunities for young professional singers, coach/pianists, and stage directors. In addition to numerous performance opportunities, each participant receives daily individual coaching in the area of their discipline, classes in diction, acti