Los Angeles Opera

DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN Young Artist Program: SINGERS (2026-27)

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Deadline: Wednesday October 1, 2025

Inaugurated during the 2006/07 season, the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program is designed to support the future of opera by discovering and developing the talents of exceptionally gifted young artists to become performers of potentially international stature. LA Opera uses its resources to provide extensive training for the young artists and also gives them the opportunity to further develop their skills in main-stage roles, as principal artists' covers, and in young artist concerts and productions.

The Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program's training component comprises individualized courses for each artist in the areas of musical coaching, voice lessons, language studies, acting and dance. The artists work with renowned voice teacher Dr. Stephen King, LA Opera Music Director Designate Domingo Hindoyan, members of the LA Opera music staff, and with guest coaches.

In addition to singing leading roles with LA Opera, alumni of the program have made important debuts at prestigious institutions such as the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Festival D'Aix-en-Provence, English National Opera, Oper Köln and Opera Australia.

Please note: this application is for singers only. For the pianists form, click here.

Please contact at auditions@laopera.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

Please select your voice type.*

Legal First Name*

Legal Last Name*

Professional Name (if different)

Birth Date*

MM/DD/YYYY Format

Preferred Pronouns

(optional)

Do you have authorization to work in the United States? *

If the answer is no, this will not preclude you from auditioning or being accepted.

Yes

Contact Information

Current Address*

Address line 2

City*

State/Province*

Zip/Post Code*

Country*

Primary phone*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

E-mail address*

Program Dates and Availability*

Please list any conflicts you may have during the program dates of September 8, 2026 - June 20, 2027. Any listed conflicts will not prohibit you from being considered for the DCS-YAP at LA Opera. If you do not have any conflicts please write "N/A."

Who is your current voice teacher?*

Education Background

Please list below. A maximum of three (3) entries are permitted.

School

Major

Degree

Year

School

Major

Degree

Year

School

Major

Degree

Year

Professional References*

Please list the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three industry professionals with whom you have worked extensively and who know you well. One reference should be your current voice teacher or coach. Number of selections required: 3.

Selection 1

Name

Phone Number

Email address

Professional Relationship

Selection 2

Name

Phone Number

Email address

Professional Relationship

Selection 3

Name

Phone Number

Email address

Professional Relationship

Video Recordings

Two video files of contrasting arias are required with your application. Videos must have been recorded within the last 12 months. All videos submitted should be uploaded as "unlisted" or shareable without needing to request access from Applicant.

Video selections*

Number of selections required: 2.

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Audition Location Preference*

New York City, NY

December 2, 3, 4, 2025

Cincinnati, OH

December 5, 2025

Los Angeles, CA

December 9, 10, 2025

No Preference

Finals Auditions in Los Angeles*

Successful applicants may be invited to the final round of auditions to take place in Los Angeles on January 15-17, 2026.
Please list any conflicts you have in January 2026:

Headshot

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Resume

Please include a resume*

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Briefly describe, in 150 words or less, what interests you about the DCS-YAP at LA Opera:*