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Attention Wagnerian Singers The Miami Music Festival 2024!

WAGNERIAN SINGERS! Are you ready to take the stage? Apply today to the following roles in this summer's production of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner. Roles Available for in Die Walküre: Brünhilde, Waltraute, Schwertleite, Grimgerde, Roßweiße. APPLY TODAY and spend your summer in Miami's notorious South Beach to attend Miami Music Festival! While enjoying the white sands and blue waters, participants prepare and perform in a staged and costumed Wagnerian production with a full orchestra while undertaking a curriculum of voice instruction, coachings, and masterclasses from prominent voice faculty.

Published Wed Mar 27, 2024
Join us and Learn What You Love in Italy: Trentino Music Festival 2024!

When it comes to choosing a YAP students have many choices today but if you are looking for exceptional training & outstanding performance opportunities there is only one Premiere Young Artist Program in Europe and that is the Trentino Music Festival.  With a focus on ‘artistic development & professional career management’ this season includes productions of Suor Angelica, Die Zauberflöte, & Le Nozze di Figaro all performed with full orchestra. Available roles and training opportunities are listed on our website.  The level of success of any YAP lies in their faculty. No other YAP offers a faculty with the depth of knowledge you will find at the TMF.   At the TMF you will have Weekends Free To Explore. Join us and 'Learn What You Love in Italy'. 

Published Tue Mar 26, 2024
Seeking a Few Good Men: Prague Summer Nights 2024

SEEKING A FEW GOOD MEN: Still casting Figaro, Bartolo, Antonio, Commendatore. June 15 - July 15, 2024: Prague Summer Nights offers young singers the chance to perform Mozart roles in The Estates Theatre, one of the world's most historic and important opera venues. Singers receive coachings and lessons from faculty-in-residence while exploring two beautiful Czech cities, Tábor and Prague. The festival culminates with fully-staged and costumed performances of Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni accompanied by the full PSN Festival Orchestra. Each performance is professionally recorded in high-definition. Also features a Czech opera scenes program and a Cabaret concert at the famous Reduta Jazz Club. Don't miss this opportunity - Apply today!

Published Thu Mar 21, 2024
Paride Venturi International Academy of Opera: Deadline March 31, 2024!

Opera Studio: The Marriage of Figaro. Paride Venturi International Academy of Opera presents an opera studio on Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the Municipal Theater in San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bo) on May 3-4, 2024. Selection Process: Online preselection via email; In-person audition on April 20-21, 2024, chaired by Carlo Colombara and Fulvio Massa. Masterclass from April 22 to 30, 2024, in Bologna; rehearsals on May 2, performances on May 3-4, 2024. Registration Deadline: March 31, 2024, 12:00 pm. Fees: Preselection €30.00, Registration €50.00, Participation €300.00. Age limit: 35 years (sopranos and tenors), 37 years (contraltos, mezzo-sopranos, baritones, basses) Details and application: parideventuriacademy.com/en/nozze-di-figaro-eng/

Published Wed Mar 20, 2024
Wilkinson Young Singers Awards 2024: Deadline April 1!

Two Wilkinson Young Singers Awards — a first prize of $2,000 and a second prize of $1,000 — are awarded annually. Additionally, two first-prize winners will be invited to collaborate on a joint recital sponsored by WYSF. The recitals are held biennially in the Boston area, with the next one scheduled for the spring of 2025. See clips from our inaugural recital featuring Kaileigh Reiss and Ryan Lustgarten: https://youtu.be/2m8pU_x9RcI.  The deadline to apply for the 2024 competition is midnight ET on April 1, 2024. The application process is open to all singers between the ages of 20 - 30 who reside in the Boston area and are striving to make a career in music. We look forward to receiving your submission!

Published Mon Mar 18, 2024
Taos Opera Institute 2024: Deadline extended!

Taos Opera Institute Deadline Extended to April 5!   We want to hear from YOU!  Come join a fabulous group of fellow Young Artists this May 24-June 30 in the stunning mountains of the Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico.   Featured faculty include: Susanne Mentzer, Megan Marino, Dimitri Pittas, Michael Redding, Michael Ching and many more!   Each singer receives 16 voices lessons and coachings, 2+ public performances per week, coachings & concert with Composer-In-Residence, Michael Ching, daily yoga & group hiking, a trip to the Santa Fe Opera, Masterclasses & MUCH more!  Each singer will stay in the luxurious mountainside condos of the Edelweiss Lodge & Spa-each with their own bedroom.  https://www.taosoi.org https://www.edelweisslodgeandspa.com

Published Sun Mar 17, 2024
Greve Opera Academy 2024: deadline approaching!

Since 2015, GREVE OPERA ACADEMY offers singers the opportunity to perform roles in fully staged productions with a professional orchestra. The 2024 edition will feature a full production of RIGOLETTO, scenes from LA BOHÈME, and other concerts. ACADEMY Performances will take place in Greve-in-Chianti, Figline Valdarno, and other locations.  Selected participants will be considered for professional engagements in the same productions with the Teatro Lirico d’Europa in the upcoming 2024-2025 season, and will be considered for the Connecticut Lyric Opera casting in the upcoming season (Rigoletto). Please, visit the WWW.GREVEFESTIVAL.ORG for more information about our faculty and activities.

Published Sat Mar 16, 2024
Berlin Opera Academy 2024: LAST DAY TO APPLY Today, March 15th, 2024!

LAST DAY TO APPLY // Berlin Opera Academy. Today, March 15th, 2024. Berlin Opera Academy is the premier European opera training program, providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. Join us as a Festival Singer and perform a role with orchestra in BOA 2024 OPERNFEST: Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Le nozze di Figaro Mozart; Gianni Schicchi & Suor Angelica Puccini; Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck. BOA Singers receive intensive stage instruction & musical preparation, coachings, masterclasses, agent auditions with feedback & German language classes. Over €150k in scholarships available.

Published Fri Mar 15, 2024
Berlin Opera Academy 2024: Final Application Deadline Tomorrow!

Tomorrow // Final Application Deadline: March 15th, 2024. Berlin Opera Academy is the premier European opera training program, providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. Join us as a Festival Singer and perform a role with orchestra in BOA 2024 OPERNFEST: Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Le nozze di Figaro Mozart; Gianni Schicchi & Suor Angelica Puccini; Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck. BOA Singers receive intensive stage instruction & musical preparation, coachings, masterclasses, agent auditions with feedback & German language classes. Over €150k in scholarships available.

Published Thu Mar 14, 2024
Deadline approaching: Hawaii Performing Arts Festival 2024

Hawaii Performing Arts Festival is set in one of the world's most unique and inspiring settings, the Big Island of Hawaii. This summer, we will present L'incoronazione di Poppea and Little Women, the musical. Our outstanding faculty includes GRAMMY-winning Baroque specialist Stephen Stubbs as the conductor for Poppea, and the original Broadway cast Laurie, Danny Gurwin, as the stage director for Little Women. Participants are immersed in vocal lessons, musical coachings, dramatic coachings, and Hawaiian cultural exploration. Additional performance opportunities include outreach experiences, concerts, and masterclasses. Apply today to join our ohana, and experience paradise for yourself! Application deadline is March 15, 2024.

Published Mon Mar 11, 2024