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The mission of the Academy of Vocal Arts is to be the world’s premier institution for training young artists as international opera soloists. Through rigorous instruction and coaching, and by presentations of Resident Artists from around the world in concerts, oratorios, public programs and fully staged professional opera productions, AVA will train artists with the high potential for career success while enriching lives in Philadelphia and beyond. Apply today!

Applications are being accepted for summer 2019. To be eligible for the Boston Conservatory Opera Intensive at Valencia, you must be a singer who is currently an undergraduate student or who has recently completed your undergraduate study. It is not necessary to have studied voice or opera as an undergraduate, but you should be serious about opera study and have at least three arias, prepared in the original languages, in your repertoire. Spain is waiting for you. Apply before the application deadline (March 1)

Accepting applications for Prague Summer Nights Festival 2019: all roles in fully-staged productions with orchestra of Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro at the historic Estates Theater in Prague. Scholarships are available and early offers to exceptional video applicants. Study with PSN’s renown faculty (Metopera, Eastman, Yale, Michigan, MSM, NYU) and international guest clinicians. Opera Scenes will focus on great Czech Operas, and students will study with leading experts in Czech repertoire. Compete in the PSN Voice Competition, audition for professional houses in Europe, and participate in the cabaret at a famous Prague jazz club. Extended programs of study: stage direction, conducting, coaching, and arts admin. Application Deadline: January 20.

Two weeks remain until the registration is closed. Hurry up and apply to secure your spot in BIOA 2019! BIOA is not JUST an opera training program but a rare opportunity to be heard and hired by opera houses and agents! Our singers are getting international attention. Many of our singers are hired and featured in opera houses after our program ends.That is the uniqueness of BIOA. Be Heard - Be Hired! BREAKING NEWS! The legendary Italian baritone Alessandro Corbelli is joining the BIOA faculty in 2019. He joins our prestigious team of world - class staff and faculty for two weeks of intensive operatic training. "Probably the best singers program in Italy! Highly recommended for aspiring young artists. Studying in Italy is essential for interpreting this sublime art." Lyubomir Damyanov http://phoenixartnetwork.com/bioa/

Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival offers 6 weeks of intensive training for vocalists, assistant conductors and orchestra musicians. June 23 - August 5. Teachers, coaching staff and conductors comprised of artists from ROH Covent Garden, with guest coach David Gowland - director of the Jette Parker Young Artists Program at ROH Covent Garden. Repertoire 2019: Don Giovanni, Carmen, La Rondine, and concerts. Fully staged with orchestra. Single room, Italian class, recitative training, tourism in Sicily, Sicilian cuisine, and many opportunities to enrich your artistic and personal life, creating lasting friendships. Scholarships available.

International Lyric Academy in Italy 2019, 25 years celebrating. ILA will be again in the amazing city of Vicenza, just twenty-minutes from Venice by train. Likewise, rehearsals, lessons and performances will be held in the air-conditioned facilities and incredible stage of the Teatro Comunale di Vicenza! Intensive training in singing, Italian diction, masterclasses, voice lessons and daily Italian language instruction. You'll sing in a fully staged opera production, and have the opportunity to audition for agents. Positions available for Singers, Conductors and Orchestra. Apply now at: www.internationallyricacademy.com

RUSSIAN OPERA WORKSHOP 2019: “...perhaps the preeminent expositor of the Russian vocal repertoire in America.” (BROADWAY WORLD). AUDITIONS - Free to apply. http://www.russianoperaworkshop.com/ ONLINE - Submit video by March 15, 2019. TCHAIKOVSKY OPERAS - Major roles. Plan ahead. Iolanta | June 3 - 27. The Maid of Orleans (Joan of Arc) | July 8 - August 1. Artists take daily Russian language classes and perform in master classes, Russian Romances concerts, and operas. VOCAL MASTER CLASSES: Angela Meade, Bryan Hymel, Benita Valente, Sally Wolf. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Thor Eckert, Academy of Vocal Arts, Sandra Hormozi, Encompass Arts.

We are excited to announce: EXTENDED DEADLINE for applications for Vocal Academy of Orvieto 2019 SEASON: ALL ROLES OPEN for Così fan tutte~Mozart; Il giuoco del quadriglio~Caldara. Fully staged, costumed roles with orchestra, private voice lessons/coachings, Italian instruction~yoga, recitative training. Faculty includes Jim Meredith~pianist of Frederika von Stade, Hugo Vera~Metropolitan Opera tenor, Marco Bellussi~stage director,Teatro la Fenice, Maestro Raffaele Cipriano~Sarasota Opera, Marie Te Hapuku, Metropolitan Opera. For more information go to www.vocalacademyorvieto.com

Mikael Eliasen Voice Program at Curtis Summerfest; June 16–29, 2019; Discover what it takes to embark on an opera career. Led by the long-time artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre, Mikael Eliasen, this program is designed primarily for high school and undergraduate singers who are considering entering conservatory. Study privately with faculty of the renowned vocal studies department at the Curtis Institute of Music, and delve more deeply into your existing repertoire, with the space and time to follow your curiosity. Apply by January 25, 2019 at Curtis.edu/SummerVoice

Live Audition Deadline- January 15. Spend your summer in Miami's notorious South-Beach as the Miami Music Festival moves to Miami Beach for the summer of 2019! While enjoying the white sands and blue waters in Miami Beach's Art Deco District, you will perform a role in large-scale opera productions with full orchestra and sharpen your craft with individual instruction with prominent voice faculty, coaches, conductors and directors. Productions include: Mozart- The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, Muhly- Dark Sisters, Golijov- Ainadamar, Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea, Lully- Armide with additional performance opportunities in opera scenes programs, aria evenings, musical theatre, and Zarzuela.