Young Americans artists:
The Florence Gould Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation, both based in America, have contributed funding gifts to Lyrique en Mer over the years to support the development of young American Artists in a European setting.  Several alumni of the Festival have found further European career opportunities after their debuts on Belle Ile, including Malinda Haslett and Jonathan Boyd in La Traviata for "Operas en Plein Air" in Paris, David Adam Moore in Candide at the Paris Châtelet and at La Scala in Milan, and xx who was invited to join the Young Artist Program at the Paris Bastille after his debut at Lyrique en Mer. The "CoroLyrico" gives advanced university and young professional singers a unique opportunity to work with seasoned professionals during the summer season.  In 2007, 12 young artists worked side by side the 10 professional singers in both La Traviata and The Tales of Hoffmann.

Master-Classes:
In August, there are fifteen hours of masterclasses given by the Artistic Director and other experienced professionals. Our young artists participate, as do singers who travel to Belle Ile exclusively for this experience. These Master Classes are free and open to the public.
They are designed to allow singers to improve various aspects of their lyric art, including diction, vocalism and stage comportment. The audience members are able to catch an inside glimpse into the complexities of forming an artist for a stage career.

Festival Chorus ‘Vocal training:
The Festival Chorus, created in 1999, is prepared by Christine Greneau throughout the year, and by regular visits from Music Director Philip Walsh and Artistic Director Richard Cowan.  Amazing growth has been witnessed in the quality of the choir over the years, and this is no doubt due to the will of the local singers to improve, as well as the challenge of preparing  major choral pieces such as the Mozart C minor Mass, the Vivaldi Gloria and the Mozart Requiem.  Currently, the Choir is preparing the Brahms German Requiem for performances in the summer of 2008.

An introduction to vocal music and to opera for the children of Belle-Ile:
In late 2003, the festival called upon the younger generation of singer musicians (7-13 years old) on Belle Ile to participate in performances of La Boheme (2004) Carmen (2005) and in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana (2005)  The young singers will be seen again in Tosca in 2007.