Nashville Opera

Mary Ragland Emerging Artist Program: Singers and Pianists (2027-2028)

Deadline: Thursday October 1, 2026

The 2027-2028 Mary Ragland Emerging Artists will perform and cover various principal and comprimario roles in Nashville Opera's mainstage season (Roles and Operas TBD).

They will also be featured as principals in the 2027-2028 Opera ON TOUR Education Tour's Children's Opera (TBD), as well as perform in concerts and recitals around middle Tennessee. 

The Mary Ragland Emerging Artist pianist will serve as the pianist and Tour Coordinator for the 2027-2028 Opera ON TOUR Education Tour's Children's Opera (TBD), as well as perform in cocnerts and recitals around middle Tennessee.  In addition, they will serve as rehearsal pianist for at least one mainstage production.

Please contact Sarah Antell at SAntell@nashvilleopera.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

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Audition Video Samples

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PLEASE UPLOAD YOUR FILES AS A YOUTUBE LINK. Please choose what you believe represents you best after reviewing the roles we are offering this season. These do not have to be same selections if you are chosen to audition live. If you are chosen for a live audition and either are unable to make it in-person or end up needing to cancel, these videos will count as a virtual audition. Number of selections required: 2.

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Nashville auditions will take place on Dec 1st and 2nd 2026 at the Noah Liff Opera Center (3622 Redmon St, Nashville, TN 37209).

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