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APPLY TODAY for the opportunity to join Teatro Nuovo's 2023 Young Artist Program. Applications are accepted through Wednesday, 14th September with auditions in NYC, LA and Chicago. Teatro Nuovo's Resident and Studio programs are paid opportunities, which include performances in and around New York City, anchored by an innovative training program designed to provide opportunities and information not generally available elsewhere. The training program focuses on a small group of core bel canto skills, to help you assess your current level in each, and to help you raise that level.  The program includes the collaboration of a period-instrument orchestra and in-depth seminars and lessons in historical performance practice and ornamentation.

There is one month left to apply for your chance to train with Joyce DiDonato at Carnegie Hall! The renowned mezzo-soprano leads a series of free workshops for young vocalists, culminating in a series of live master classes at Carnegie Hall. Find inspiration and learn to embrace challenges as you work one-on-one with her to hone your vocal and performing skills. Carnegie Hall provides shared hotel accommodations and a travel stipend to all participants who do not maintain a residence in the New York City area.  Apply by September 16 and see website here: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/Workshops/Joyce-DiDonato for further details.

The Merola Opera Program, Carrie-Ann Matheson, Artistic Director and Markus Beam, General Manager, San Francisco Opera Center announce 2023 application opportunities for singers, offering performance opportunities, holistic training, and career development, and provides a weekly allowance, round-trip transportation from residence to San Francisco, and shared-accommodation housing. For five years after leaving Merola, alumni may be eligible, with Merola's approval, to receive up to a total of $12,000 in career grants, with a maximum of $6,000 in any single year. Each year singers and pianists are chosen from the Merola Opera Program to join the prestigious Adler Fellowship Program.  Submission deadline: 8/26/22

The Loyola Dramatic Voice Symposium brings together world-renowned artists and teachers in the field of opera to present masterclasses and lectures for young dramatic singers and for teachers of voice. Full registration includes two days of professional development. Anyone can attend but only 16 auditioned singers will participate in the masterclasses. At the end of the symposium, two participants will be selected to perform on Saturday night with the guest artists. One participant will receive a $500 Encouragement award.  Clinicians include Luretta Bybee, Clifton Forbis, Greer Grimsley, Joseph Evans, Amy Johnson, Carol Rausch, Tyler Smith, and Michael Bunchman. Video audition materials accepted until September 19th, or until slots are full. 

Join a prestigious and highly professional apprentice artists program! The company provides many performing opportunities throughout its fall and winter seasons. The training aspect of the program focuses on encouraging singers to give impassioned performances through vocal expression with an understanding of the meaning of the text, the poetry, and the music. In private coachings and classes, acting is approached through an efficiency of movement that brings out the meaning of the work rather than obscuring it. Applications for the Winter 2023 Apprentice Program are being accepted now through August 20th. 

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED! The JTVA Elizabeth Greenfield Award is a $5,000 grant which honors a trailblazing Black singer by recognizing an outstanding present-day Black singer who is in the early stages of pursuing a professional career. It provides meaningful financial assistance to encourage and further advance the career development of a promising Black vocal artist. The application deadline is September 6, 2022.

Applications are open for Mascarade Emerging Artists, an opera training and performance programme at the Mascarade Opera Foundation in Florence, run in collaboration with Teatro La Fenice in Venice, for exceptionally talented young singers and répétiteurs. Training provision is carefully structured around performance opportunities, including main stage roles and covers at Teatro La Fenice and other partner houses across Europe. Consequently, artists can enjoy the unique prospect of translating what they have learnt into professional practice on stage. Places on the programme are entirely funded with artists receiving tuition, maintenance and accommodation grants equivalent to entry-level salaried positions in the industry.

OPERA America will be holding three listening sessions, beginning this Monday, July 25, and subsequently on August 3 and 23 in an effort to work together to build a healthier, respectful, anti-racist, gender-affirming, and equitable opera field with you. Registration and feedback options in the post.

The VOCAL IMMERSION PROGRAM at CASTLETON (ViP) is a 2-week performing arts mentoring program for a select group of emerging professional artists. World-renowned singers Michelle DeYoung, Paul Groves, actress Dietlinde Turban Maazel, and pianist-conductor Jeremy Frank are joined by collaborative pianists, world percussion artist Tom Teasley, and guest faculty Susan Graham, Bryn Terfel, Stephen Wadsworth. ViP is merit-based and tuition-free. Shared houses and meals at Castleton farms provide full immersion and focus. No age restrictions. Program Dates: Jan 9-21, 2023. Public Performances by participants: German Lieder Recital Jan 14 & Opera Scenes Jan 21. Pre-screening materials and $50 app fee due by OCT 1, 2022. Details: www.castletonfestival.org.

WorldVision Opera Singers Contest: Application deadline - August 15th, 2022. 2 age categories:  Main from 23 to 35 years, Junior from 16 to 22 years. Why is it special? ◾ 4 rounds ◾ over 30 countries ◾ over 20 famous opera stars and professors at jury ◾ €25.000 - the total amount of Grand Prix ◾Final concert at the Lecce Teatro Apollo in Italy ◾ Scholarships & prizes: on every competition stage we offer a number of prizes that will support your career. ◾ Donations from the public ◾ over 10 mln online viewers expected to interact with the contest platform. The WorldVision Contest gives every young opera singer a chance to present himself to the whole world! Let the world see your talent and your toughness! To register — https://wvopera.classic-at-home.com/