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Chautauqua Opera

Chautauqua Opera Company 2026 Young Artist Program

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Deadline(s):
Received By Fri Sep 05, 2025

Chautauqua Opera Company is currently accepting applications for its 2026 Young Artist Program.

Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2026 season will feature a triple-bill on the Amphitheater stage and three workshops of contemporary works in development. Chautauqua Opera Company will employ up to 16 Young Artists for the 2026 season. Chautauqua Opera Company invites applications from all voice types, including countertenors.

Amphitheater Production:

Chautauqua Opera will present a one-night performance at the Chautauqua Amphitheater featuring three operas. The program will open with Richard Wargo’s The Music Shop, based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, followed by the premiere of Jeremy Gill and Jerre Dye’s Ida by Lamplight, and a remount Kamala Sankaram and Jerre Dye’s A.E. Reverie. All roles will be sung and covered by Young Artists.

Workshop #1:

Chautauqua Opera will workshop a new adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, composed by Danika Lorèn with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, in collaboration with Against the Grain Theatre of Toronto. The composer will be in residence for the full 6-week season, and the project will culminate in a public presentation of up to an hour of material with piano accompaniment.

Workshop #2:

Piano/Vocal Workshop – To Be Announced

Workshop #3:

Orchestral Workshop – To Be Announced

Application Screening and Audition Review Process

Steps are outlined below to guide your understanding of this year’s audition process.

Step 1: Applications for Chautauqua Opera Company are due Friday, September 5, 2025.

Step 2: Notifications of second-round video auditions will be sent by Monday, October 6, 2025.

Step 3: Applicants who are granted a video audition will be required to record and submit two selections in one continuous video recording (without stopping the camera). Repertoire for video auditions will be selected by the singer.

Step 4: Record your video audition and submit by Monday, November 3, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (PST).

Please refer to our Opportunity Listing for more details regarding the application requirements, role descriptions, and audition review process, or review our FAQ page:

https://www.chq.org/chautauqua-opera-company/young-artist-program/faq/

Please contact Helen Hassinger at opera@chq.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

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First Name*

Last Name*

Voice category*

Date of Birth*

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Age as of 12/31/2025*

Maximum age limit: 35. Applicants should have completed their final year of undergraduate studies as of June 2026.

Height*

As of June 28, 2026, I am:*

Please note: the Chautauqua Opera Company can NOT provide a visa for non-US citizens. You must already have or be able to procure a work or student visa before your contract begins in June 2026, valid through the program's duration, in order to be considered for this program.

a citizen/national of the USA

a lawful permanent resident alien

a foreign national authorized to work in the USA

other

If other, please clarify:*

How do you identify your ethnicity? (select one)*

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Non-Hispanic or Latine

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How do you identify your race? (check all that apply)

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Asian

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Contact Information

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E-mail (all correspondence will be sent to this address)*

Education and Training

I received (or will receive) my undergraduate degree from: (include year)*

I received (or will receive) my graduate degree(s) from: (include year for each - if multiple, begin with earliest and separate with a backslash)

Past Young Artist Programs:

**Please indicate dates and whether or not the contract was an AGMA apprenticeship Maximum number of selections permitted: 4

Selection 1

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Selection 2

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Selection 3

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Selection 4

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Present teacher/coach and email address*

Where did you learn about this year's Chautauqua Opera Company Young Artist Program?*

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Other Requirements

Proof of right to work in the United States of America*

For US citizens, a copy of your passport photo page or birth certificate will suffice; for foreign nationals, please provide a copy of your visa. Number of documents required: 1.

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Proof of Age*

Please provide passport photo page, driver's license, or other government issued photo ID with birth-date. Number of documents required: 1.

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Headshot

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Resume

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Audio

Please include two aria recordings*

One in English (oratorio accepted, musical theater not accepted), one in a foreign language. Number of selections required: 2.

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