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Don’t miss your chance to apply for Canto Vocal Programs – Virginia, an immersive summer training experience for emerging opera artists. Work with world-class faculty including Lucy Arner, Sharon Mohar, Liora Maurer, and guest artists such as Justina Lee (Juilliard School), Ken Weiss (WNO/Cafritz), soprano Elizabeth Futral, and Steven White (Met Opera). Founded in 2015, Canto develops well-rounded, stage-ready artists through a holistic training model that blends intensive coaching, role study, and performance opportunities at Dreamscapes Performing Arts Center. Each summer is made possible by the generosity of Canto’s donor community, which helps reduce tuition barriers and expand access for promising singers at every level.

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE – JUNE 25 – JULY 22, 2026. DIE FLEDERMAUS - Aug 2 – 28, 2026. Preliminary deadline November 30, 2025. *Role offers made on an ongoing basis. Prepare for the next step in your career. Join us in Weimar - sing a role in Die Zauberflöte or Die Fledermaus, audition for agents, and immerse yourself in German language and culture. Our program offers intensive training in singing, diction, stagecraft & rehearsal process, masterclasses, individual lessons & daily German language classes, as well as audition & career management workshops.  You’ll learn and grow in a friendly, supportive environment and build the skills you need to get hired and work in Germany. Learn more & apply online:  www.lyricoperastudioweimar.com. Scholarships available.

ONE WEEK - December 1st is the application deadline for priority casting in Wagner's Die Walküre and placement in the Berlin Lieder Akademie & Festival with the Dramatic Voices Program Berlin 2026. Train with world-class faculty in the heart of one of Europe's opera capitals. July 24-August 18, 2026 - Berlin, Germany No age limit. Scholarships available.  A program that looks at the voice as a whole - and prepares it for the competitive world of classical music - through highly intensive training with world-class faculty and unmatched performance opportunities. Complete program information, including dates, tuition, scholarships, and faculty can be found at https://www.dramaticvoicesprogramberlin.com

Join FIO MONDO for our 2026 festival in Urbania, Italy! This season, we will present full productions with orchestra of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Handel’s Alcina; as well as fully staged productions with piano of Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Donizetti’s I pazzi per progetto, and Gluck’s Il parnaso confuso. An additional opera, Spontini’s Li finti filosofi, will be performed with orchestra and in collaboration with the Pergolesi Spontini Foundation. Additional performances include recitals, concerts, and an opera scenes program. Our internationally-renowned team offers an all-encompassing artistic experience to our participants. The festival will include four weeks of Italian language classes, coaching sessions with Italian coaches, voice lessons, masterclasses with leading international artists, an immersive cultural experience, and much more! Singers, collaborative artists, assistant directors, and assistant conductors are all invited to apply! Click here to learn more about the specific opportunities available for our artists: https://fio-mondo.org/our-2026-festival

Prague Summer Nights hosts aspiring young opera professionals for 4 weeks of individual coaching & voice lessons in Tábor & Prague with faculty from top schools such as Juilliard, UT Austin, Oberlin, Northwestern University, U-M and DU. Participate in an opera scenes program & performance, a cabaret night and fully staged opera productions of Puccini’s Suor Angelica at the Church of Sts. Simon and Jude, accompanied by a larger PSN chamber ensemble, and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte & Don Giovanni in the Estates Theatre, accompanied by the full PSN orchestra. The Estates Theatre is where Mozart himself premiered Don Giovanni. Scholarships available. First Round Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2025. Apply now: www.praguesummernights.com/apply

The Grant Park Music Festival welcomes singers of all voice types to apply to the Vocal Fellowship program, designed for emerging professional musicians from populations historically underrepresented in American symphonic choruses, including but not limited to underrepresented racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic groups, who are attending or have graduated from a college, university or conservatory level music program. Deadline to apply: January 15, 2026.

Hawaii Performing Arts Festival is set in one of the world's most unique and inspiring settings, the Big Island of Hawaii. Join us as we present fully staged productions of Kamala Sankaram's Rise and A.E. Reverie, Sheinkin & Finn's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel with a professional orchestra. HPAF is thrilled to present Kamala Sankaram as Composer-in-Residence for this year's festival. Participants are immersed in vocal lessons, musical and dramatic coachings, and Hawaiian cultural exploration. Additional performance opportunities include outreach experiences, concerts, and masterclasses. Apply today and experience paradise for yourself! Priority deadline for scholarships is December 1, 2025.

The Lotte Lenya Competition, the one-of-kind contest for singing actors across the entire lyric theater spectrum, returns for its 28th year! Submit your application now at kwf.org through February 4, 2026.  Top Finals prizes are $25,000, $20,000 and $15,000. Additional prizes will be awarded after the Preliminary and Semifinal, and Finals rounds — including our recently added Audience Choice Award!  We can’t wait to hear this year’s contestants!  

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy – Florence Opera house announces open the enrollment to the selection of Opera singers for admission to the Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Artists Program, a two-year artist residency for advanced training and professional development for opera singers and répétiteurs/opera coaches. Application deadline: 28 February 2026 Info and applications: www.maggiofiorentino.com/en/accademia/bandi/Announcement-of-selection-for-opera-singers

Sing in the Heart of Tokyo! “This is so different than any program I’ve done because we’re truly getting to experience this city along with long days of rehearsal, so not only am I learning to be a better artist, I feel like I’m evolving as a human being.” –Faith Adams, Contessa in Nozze di Figaro. Opera Season (June 1-20): Carmen, The Tales of Hoffmann. Musical Theater Season (June 8-27): The Secret Garden, Another musical we can only list on our website. What to Expect: Master operatic repertoire in intensive rehearsals. Learn from top voice teachers in lessons and coachings. Network with active industry professionals and academics. Explore Japanese culture through curated excursions. Apply by December 1 at www.tokyooperastudio.org for priority consideration.