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Pianists who are interested in developing their skills as opera répétiteurs/coaches are invited to apply for the Georg Solti Accademia's 2025 Solti-Peretti Répétiteur Course, which takes place from April 9 to 19, 2025 at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy. During this 10 day programme, students will dive deeply into the various skills required of opera repetiteurs while being mentored by an experienced faculty in a supportive and nurturing environment. These skills include: vocal coaching, playing & reducing opera scores, conducting & cueing/prompting, and more. 2025 Faculty include the GSA's Artistic Director Jonathan Papp, and repetiteurs/conductors from Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, Liceu Barcelona, and more.

New York Dramatic Voices is excited to announce our 2025 Winter Intensive. Each artist will work with stage director, Laura Alley (SFO, NYCO), music director, Matthew Lobaugh (WNO, LA Opera), music coach, Bob Mollicone (SFO) and masterclass technician, Sarah Fraser (Fletcher Artist Management); culminating in a staged public performance in the heart of Manhattan. This Winter's repertoire will be Act III of Die Walküre, with orchestra at our new home at the Sheen Center. Each artist receives professional video of their performance. Program runs January 3-19. Application deadline is October 1, 2024. Visit http://www.newyorkdramaticvoices.com/auditions for more information.

Calling all stage animals! The 2025 Lenya Competition is accepting applications now through 22 January 2025. Dubbed "one of the most important international competitions in the world" by Teresa Stratas, the Lenya Competition is a one-of-a-kind theatrical singing contest that asks contestants to demonstrate a variety of idioms across the lyrical theater spectrum: from musical theater to opera/operetta (with a little Kurt Weill along the way!) Complete guidelines and application information available at www.kwf.org/lotte-lenya-competition/2025-competition

Apply now to the National Opera Association's Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition, the finals of which will be held in Savannah, GA, on January 8, 2025.  All selected finalists will receive $400 travel stipends to attend the competition! Over $15,000 in cash prizes will be awarded in two divisions: Scholarship (ages 18-24) and Artist (ages 25-40). This year, the Carolyn Bailey Argento Fellowship for Vocal Performance (up to $50,000 per year for graduate study) will also be awarded, providing full tuition plus living expenses for the recipient. Application deadline is October 1. Visit https://www.noa.org/vocal for complete details and to apply!

Opera Colorado’s Artist in Residence Program is designed to provide you with as many performance opportunities as possible as you move from emerging artists to principal artist. Each member of the Opera Colorado Artist in Residence Program has the incredible opportunity to perform and cover roles with one of the premier opera companies in the U.S. and travel the state of Colorado performing in touring productions. Artists receive individual coaching with world-class teacher, coaches, conductors, and directors to further their growth. Housing in beautiful Denver, CO is provided, and competitive pay gives each Artist in Residence the opportunity to enjoy Colorado to the fullest. Deadline approaching, apply today!

The application deadline for Chautauqua Opera has been extended to September 15! The company’s 2025 season will feature one production and two workshops of contemporary works in development.  Chautauqua Opera provides our Young Artists with performance tools essential to establishing a professional career in opera. It is recognized as one of the best training programs for young singers in America today, and over 1,000 artists have benefited from this professional training experience. We are excited to announce auditions for Puccini’s La bohème, Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Lincoln in the Bardo. 

The International Meistersinger Akademie (IMA) offers emerging artists an exceptional environment of excellence in the study of opera and concert repertoire. Our prestigious staff and guest professors bring their expertise to the vocal and interpretive development of the young professional.  Central to IMA are the auditions held with approximately 40 agents, promoters, opera directors, casting directors, and festival managers from Europe and the USA.  Individual feedback is given to each young artist, thus providing the networking and professional contacts important to the profession. IMA 2025 faculty includes Edith Wiens, KS Brigitte Fassbaender, Pål Moe, Thomas Lausmann, Craig Terry, Peggy Marmuth and Tobias Truniger, among others.

"This is how it should be done!" - George Loomis, Financial Times  "Transformative" - Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal Teatro Nuovo is an opera company presenting performances in and near New York City, accompanied by an innovative training program designed to provide opportunities and information not generally available elsewhere. Its unusual features include the collaboration of a period-instrument orchestra under the direction of Berlin violinist Jakob Lehmann; in-depth seminars and lessons in historical performance practice and ornamentation by Will Crutchfield; and an intensive Italian-language program directed by Lucy Yates.

Deadline tomorrow, September 12! Chautauqua Opera provides our Young Artists with performance tools essential to establishing a professional career in opera. It is recognized as one of the best training programs for young singers in America today, and over 1,000 artists have benefited from this professional training experience. We are excited to announce auditions for Puccini’s La bohème, Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Lincoln in the Bardo. 

Palm Beach Opera has fast become one of the leading training centers for emerging artists. The 15 artists in the Young Artist and Apprentice Artist Programs work with a faculty comprised of the top voice teachers and vocal coaches in the industry, and perform alongside some of the world’s greatest artists in our mainstage productions. Alumni of recent seasons include three Laffont Competition Grand Finals Winners (Duke Kim, Alexandra Razskazoff, and Meridian Prall), and singers who have continued their careers at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, LA Opera, Washington National Opera, Vienna State Opera, Deutsche Oper, and Opera national de Paris. Apply today to launch your career from our tropical paradise!