A spokesman for ROH declined to provide further comment to PlaybillArts.
Vilar, once one of the most generous donors in the opera world, has failed to fulfill a series of pledges in recent years as the value of his high-tech holdings lost value. Last week he was arrested in New York for allegedly defrauding a client and remains in jail.
The Young Artists program provides additional training for singers who have completed their college degrees and are at the beginning of their operatic careers. They receive daily tutoring and sing small roles in ROH productions.