NUOVA Vocal Arts

2024 Young Artist Program for Opera & Musical Theatre Performers: SINGERS

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Deadline(s):
Received By Wed Nov 01, 2023
In person auditions
Received By Wed Nov 15, 2023
Recorded auditions

COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:

  • A fully completed YAP Tracker application form.
  • A web resolution headshot with a maximum filesize of 2 MB. JPEG ONLY
  • A current one page résumé or CV. (Please be sure to list any and all union affiliations.) PDF ONLY
  • A bio for promotional purposes (100 words)
  • A 250-word statement on why you have chosen NUOVA’s programs and what you are wanting to accomplish with further intensive training.

TWO references are required for a first-time applicant. Only one reference is required for returning 2024 participants. One reference should come from the applicant’s main instructor. A second may be provided by a voice coach, conductor, opera stage director, general director or other artistic professional.

OPERA PERFOMERS FIVE-WEEK INTENSIVE (May 18th - June 23rd, 2024) AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

  1. One Italian aria
  2. One non-Italian aria or art song representing another language (Please provide contrasting styles and tempi. No Oratorio.)
  3. One English aria, music theatre, or operetta selection

MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMERS 5-WEEK INTENSIVE (May 18th - June 23rd, 2024) AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

One song from each of the following eras:

  1. The Golden Age (1943-1965)(Composers such as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Bock and Harnick, etc.)
  2. Contemporary Musical Theatre repertoire (any song written after 2000)
    (Composers such as Kander and Ebb, Schwartz, Finn, Guettel, Pasek & Paul, etc.)
  3. A 2-minute monologue (Classical or contemporary)

10 DAY INTENSIVE IN OPERA OR MUSIC THEATRE

  1. One song, and one aria
  2. Two contrasting songs

Applications received after the deadline will be accepted, but opportunities for role placements may be limited. 

We have three shortlist seasons we will be considering for our 25th year

(Please note any shortlisted season that is chosen will also include the two contemporary chamber operas & semi-staged concert version of Titanic)

1. Sweeney Todd (Sondheim)
2. A Little Night Music (Sondheim)
3. Alice by Heart (Sheik & Sater)

 


The festival will also consist of 2 chamber operas:*
As One by Laura Kaminsky & When The Sun Comes Out by Leslie Uyeda

Our final production will be a joint Opera & Music Theatre semi-staged concert of Titanic to culminate our 25th year

Please note we will be deciding which shortlist season to produce based on applications received, and voice types we have to consider

* We highly encourage submissions from the LGBTQ+ community to represent the stories of our two chamber operas being presented

This application is for singers only. Please find the application for pianists here.

Please contact Mel Bahniuk at admin@operanuova.ca with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

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Please select whether you wish to audition in person or online. Live audition dates and locations will be announced at a later date.
eg. Equity, ACTRA, CFM, etc.
*Please Note: If you are not a Canadian Citizen, you may need to apply for a working VISA in Canada
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Why have you selected NUOVA's programs and what are your goals? Number of documents required: 1.
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TWO references are required for a first-time applicant. Only one reference is required for returning 2023 participants. One reference should be the applicant’s main instructor. A second may be a voice coach, conductor, opera stage director, general director or other artistic professional. No letters are currently required: please include contact information below. Minimum number of selections permitted: 1. Maximum number of selections permitted: 2
Selection 1
Selection 2

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Please note: all application fees are non-refundable.