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International Lyric Academy in Italy 2020, 26 years celebrating, will be again in the amazing city of Vicenza, just twenty-minutes from Venice by train. Rehearsals, lessons and performances will be held in the air-conditioned facilities of the Teatro Comunale di Vicenza! Intensive training in singing, masterclasses, voice lessons and daily Italian language and diction instruction. You'll sing in a fully staged opera production of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi & Suor Angelica and Menotti's The old maid and the Thief, and have the opportunity to audition for agents. Opera Marathon with Orchestra (Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Donizetti, Mozart) Positions available for Singers, Conductors, Orchestra. Apply now at: www.internationallyricacademy.com

DON GIOVANNI - Jan 23-Feb 23, 2020: Deadline Sept 30, 2019. Are you ready to take the next step in building your career? Curious about what it takes to sing and live in Germany? Join us this winter - sing a role in Don Giovanni with professional orchestra, in the mainstage season of Theater Rudolstadt, audition for agents, and immerse yourself in German language and culture. Our program focuses on the German theater system and offers intensive training in singing, diction, stagecraft & rehearsal process, masterclasses, individual lessons & daily German language classes, as well as audition & career management workshops. Our alums work in theaters all over Germany! Apply at www.lyricoperastudioweimar.com. Scholarships available.

Deadline extended until Mon. Sept. 16th! Principal, supporting and cover roles are available for singers, along with fellowships for conductors, pianists, and directors. Artists are featured in 3 fully staged productions: MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Puccini/Giacosa - Director: Izumi Ashizawa; Conductor: Dean Williamson), THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Gilbert & Sullivan - Director: Eve Summer; Conductor: Brian DeMaris), and SKY ON SWINGS (Beecher/Moscovitch - Director: Lawrence Edelson; Conductor: Emily Senturia). Soloists for Rossini’s PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE will also be cast from the program. All artists receive professional development opportunities throughout the summer, and are featured on a variety of concerts and master classes with guest artists.

Opera North is now accepting applications for its Summer 2020 Resident Artist Program. The 2020 season includes productions of The Magic Flute (sung in English) and Turandot, along with concerts of opera arias and musical theater selections with orchestra. Performances take place at Lebanon Opera House as well as Blow-Me-Down Farm, the site of Opera North's new park for the arts developed in conjunction with the National Park Service. Resident Artists sing and/or cover leading and supporting roles in the 2020 season's productions alongside leading professionals in the field, and are featured in recitals, dinner cruises on Lake Sunapee, donor events, and more!

The International Meistersinger Akademie (IMA) offers emerging artists an exceptional environment of excellence in the study of Opera, Oratorio and Lied/Mélodie. This is a FULL SCHOLARSHIP summer program in Neumarkt i.d.OPf Germany with an incredible faculty line up, including director Prof. Dr. Edith Wiens, Brigitte Fassbaender, Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Malcolm Martineau among others. On top of the fully fledged training program with orchestra concerts, recitals, demo recordings, coachings and more abound, IMA is made UNIQUE by the networking-opportunities it provides. Read more on https://meistersingerakademie.com/ and check out our Social Media and YouTube channel! Don’t miss this incredible training and career-changing opportunity!

Apply now for the Music Academy of the West 2020 Vocal Institute! Every fellow attends on full scholarship including tuition, housing, and meals. Multiple opportunities to participate in staged operas Humperdinck’s 'Hansel and Gretel' and Ravel’s 'Les enfants et les sortilèges', a staged chamber opera Philip Glass’s 'Les Enfants Terribles', and vocal chamber performances. Singers and vocal pianists may opt to compete in the Marilyn Horne Song Competition to win a cash prize and international recital tour. Study with Marilyn Horne, Julia Bullock, John Churchwell, James Darrah, Margo Garrett, Martin Katz, Gerald Martin Moore, and Bill Schumann. Deadline Oct. 6.

Deadline Extended! Apply by September 10! Chautauqua Opera Company is now accepting applications for its 2020 Young Artist Program. 2020 mainstage repertoire will include Puccini’s Tosca, directed by Sarah Ina Meyers, Thumbprint, by Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz, directed by Omer Ben Seadia, and The Mother of Us All by Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein, directed by Keturah Stickann. Chautauqua Opera Young Artists sing and/or cover leading and supporting roles in mainstage productions alongside leading professionals in the field, and are featured in over 30 events each season, including concerts with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, recitals, community engagement events, and more! Learn more at opera.chq.org.

Glyndebourne’s major new international singing competition returns in 2020 with a renewed commitment to supporting diversity in opera. The Glyndebourne Opera Cup – the international competition for opera singers is designed to discover and spotlight the best young singers around the world, offering a top prize of £15,000 and a guaranteed role at a leading international opera house. The final will once again be broadcast live on Sky Arts on 7 March 2020 and is produced by Factory Films.

The 2020 Lotte Lenya Competition is now accepting applications! 1st Prize - $20,000 • 2nd Prize - $15,000 • 3rd Prize – $10,000 • Total prizes and awards will exceed $75,000. Complete eligibility, guidelines, and tips for contestants available at kwf.org/LLC. Founded in 1998 to celebrate the centenary of Lotte Lenya’s birth, the competition recognizes talented young singer/actors who are dramatically and musically convincing in wide ranging theatrical repertoire, with a focus on the works of Kurt Weill. Since its inception, the LLC has grown into an internationally recognized leader in identifying and nurturing the next generation of “total-package performers” (Opera News) and rising stars in both the opera and musical theater worlds.

Launch your career in paradise with PALM BEACH OPERA. The application deadline for our 2021 Benenson Young Artist and Bailey Apprentice Artist Programs is MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. These 6-month professional residencies offer transformative performing opportunities and intensive training with an outstanding faculty. All artists benefit from regular work with guest coaches Craig Rutenberg and Danielle Orlando; voice teachers Stephen King and Michael Paul; and resident coaches Ben Malensek, Greg Ritchey, Tim Cheung, and Ksenia Leletkina. Benenson Young Artists sing supporting roles and cover lead roles alongside international casts, while Bailey Apprentice Artists cover supporting roles and perform throughout our beautiful community in concerts.