ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Jon Jaworowski is asking the public for help after he got a chance to study opera in Italy.
According to Jon’s GoFundMe, he is a Rockford resident and vocal music education major at Augustana College.
All that stands between Jon and his dream of studying in Italy at the Festival of International Opera is $7,000.
The FIO Italia program allows young artists to work with internationally renowned professionals from the opera world, and takes place June 6th to July 11th, 2020 in Urbania.
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