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Two Wilkinson Young Singers Awards — a First Prize of $5,000 and a Second Prize of $1,000 — are awarded annually. Additionally, two first-prize winners collaborate on a joint recital sponsored by Wilkinson Young Singers Fund (WYSF).  The 2026 competition will have two rounds: A video (taped) qualifying round A live final competition in Boston The application process is open to all singers who are: Between the ages of 20 and 30 Residing in the Boston area Actively pursuing a career in music Available for the 2027 WYSF Recital (date TBD) Previous applicants who have not received the First Prize Award from WYSF are welcome to reapply.  The deadline to apply for the 2026 competition is 11:59pm EDT on March 25, 2026. https://www.wilkinsonfund.org/apply

Celebrating its 11th year in Tokyo, TIVAA is a well-established summer opera workshop offering professional training for advanced and young singers and pianists. In 2026, TIVAA invites applications for ALL ROLES in a fully staged production of Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges. Roles will be assigned through video audition, allowing singers worldwide to apply. The faculty includes Howard Watkins (Metropolitan Opera Assistant Conductor), Jorge Parodi (Music Director of the Moores Opera Center, University of Houston), and James Marvel (Stage Director / Assistant Professor of Opera and Stage Director of Florida State University). The program has received received support from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan. Limited places available. https://tivaa2025.org/

Apply today to Perform Opera in Italy Summer 2026 July 4 – August 2. Scholarships are available! Immersive 4-week opera skills training with Met Opera professionals, Juilliard professors and Opera Directors. Program concerts are featured in the Musica e Musica Festival. Performances, which are set in historic and beautiful settings, include an Arias and Scenes concert, and a final opera performance of Cosi fan tutti Act I and an opera TBD. Singers receive coaching, voice lessons, staging/movement instruction, masterclasses, and daily immersive Italian classes with phonetic coaching by native Italian speakers. Experience the culture of the Marche region with Perform Opera in Italy! Learn more and apply at https://www.performoperainitaly.com/.

German for Singers at Middlebury (VT)--Deadline February 15th. Immerse yourself in the intensive study of the German language and work with world-class faculty on German "Lieder" and our fully staged opera project. We will help you get proficient in the language and go through an entire production process in German to help you prepare for working abroad. Ample Financial aid and additional funding available, up to 75% of the cost of our 7-week program. This summer includes a sponsored trip to Germany after our session to perform our opera project and audition for German opera agents. More info? Contact Bettina Matthias, bmatthia@middlebury.edu. https://www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/languages/german/singers

The Young-Patronesses of the Opera/Florida Grand Opera Voice Competition takes place from April 30 to May 2 in Coral Gables, Florida. Singers who are currently enrolled in, or who have graduated from, a professional opera program are selected, based on two audio samples and resume, to participate in live auditions. The live auditions consist of two rounds before a panel of judges.  All semifinalists who participate in the live auditions will receive at least a stipend of $1,000. Singers must provide their own travel and accommodations. The top award in the Senior division is $10,000, and in the Junior division, $7,500. Must be 30 or younger as of the application deadline (February 15, 2026). Application deadline is Sunday, February 15.

A summer program in a European festival? The deadline has just been extended to 28 February 2026. A limited number of major roles (and scholarships) are still available. Young Artists work in collaboration with world-class singers, directors, conductors, and coaches. The repertoire for 2026 includes Le nozze di Figaro, a bold new version of Orphée et Euridice (both with orchestra), Cabaret Paris Berlin in the baroque market hall, and recitals and Gala (with piano). Training includes individual vocal and repertoire coaching, masterclasses, and career seminars addressing opportunities in Europe and the United States. Daily French language classes are available. More details, videos, testimonials, and application at lyricartsfrance.org

The Opera Academy of the Opéra des Landes is a summer where you don’t just study — you live the life of a professional singer in France. With ONLY 12 SINGERS, you receive personal attention, multiple daily private coachings with top pros from Paris, and lots of performances within the Opéra des Landes Festival. Repertoire includes opera roles, French art song, and lyric Broadway. Casting 2026: soprano and baritone soloists in Fauré Requiem and cover roles for Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers, plus a European agent audition with feedback and château gala performances. Between rehearsals, enjoy great food, biking in town, beach days, and singing for audiences who truly show up and care — reminding you why you love to sing in the first place.

Prague Summer Nights hosts aspiring young opera professionals for 4 weeks of individual coaching & voice lessons in Tábor & Prague with faculty from top schools such as Juilliard, UT Austin, Oberlin, Northwestern University, U-M & DU. Participate in an opera scenes program/performance, a cabaret night and fully staged opera productions of Puccini’s Suor Angelica at the Church of Sts. Simon & Jude, accompanied by a larger PSN chamber ensemble, and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte & Don Giovanni in the Estates Theatre - where Mozart himself premiered Don Giovanni - accompanied by the full PSN orchestra. Live auditions now - full schedule available on website. Scholarships available. Next Round Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2026. Apply now!

INTERNATIONAL LYRIC ACADEMY 2026: Celebrating 32 years in Charlotte (USA), June 8 – June 29 & Vicenza (Italy), July 2 - August 3. Gain the skills you need for your future to thrive in your career. International Lyric Academy is now casting Mozart’s The Magic Flute fully staged stunning co-production between Opera Carolina & Lake Como Theater. In addition, Sweeney Todd, (fully staged), Opera scenes, (The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte, Don Giovanni), Concerts, Mozart Requiem, and choral performances.  Participants receive professional coaching, voice lessons, masterclasses, Italian classes, and Agents & Artistic Directors Audition. Make a direct jump from being a full-time student to launching a full-time professional career.  Apply today.

Casting sopranos and a handful of mezzos as Knaben, Damen, and one more Papagena in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte! These roles start with a $1000 scholarship towards tuition and will study another role in our season. Limited baritone and tenor roles also open with major scholarships. We are an intensive opera centric program - June 1 to 20. Work directly with industry leaders while immersing yourself in our cultural excursions in Tokyo. 2026 season: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Carmen, and Zauberflöte. Apply today: www.tokyooperastudio.org “This is so different from any program I’ve done. We’re truly getting to experience this city along with long days of rehearsal. Not only am I learning to be a better artist, I’m evolving as a human being.” –Faith Adams, Contessa in Nozze di Figaro