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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

An exciting opportunity for a cast of singers performing at conservatoire level or beyond to rehearse and perform Purcell’s Baroque masterpiece “Dido & Aeneas” in Edinburgh, Scotland under the guidance of Music Director Derek Clark (former Head of Music, Scottish Opera) and Director Iona Boyd (recent engagements include The Royal Opera House & Scottish Opera). Perform in the glorious surroundings of St. Giles’ Cathedral (founded in 1124) alongside strings from the Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Details: www.operacaledonia.co.uk

Looking for a summer program in a European festival? Join us for five fabulous weeks in France!! Scholarships available. Young Artists work in collaboration with world-class singers, directors, conductors, and coaches, both in production rehearsals and in training sessions. The repertoire for 2026 includes Le nozze di Figaro, and a bold new version of Orphée et Euridice (both with orchestra), Come to the Cabaret!, and recitals and Gala (with piano). Training includes individual vocal and repertoire coaching, masterclasses, and career seminars addressing opportunities in Europe and the United States. Daily French language classes are available for non French-speaking participants. More details and application at lyricartsfrance.org

Varna International is now casting all roles! Join us this summer in South Carolina or in Bulgaria to perform in the fully-staged productions of Carmen, Cosi fan tutte, Little Women – The Musical, "From Opera to Broadway", featuring opera scenes and Broadway selections with full orchestra under the baton of Maestro Gregory Buchalter of The Metropolitan Opera. Participants enrolled in the program will receive in-depth music instruction from our expert faculty and benefit from unparalleled performance opportunities. Participants accepted into the program will perform principal or supporting roles in fully staged orchestral opera productions and orchestral musical theater productions. Early bird lasts until January 20, 2026

Camerata Bardi International Academy prepares and promotes young artists for professional careers, connecting study and stage through training in language, style, and interpretation, applied directly in rehearsals and full productions under expert guidance. The program builds artistic confidence, versatility, and identity as participants put their learning into practice on stage. In 2026, the Online Academy is paired with Italian productions of Puccini’s Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi, fully staged and with orchestra, co-produced by Teatro Savoia (Campobasso), Teatro Maria Caniglia (Sulmona), & Operastudio Molise. Applications are open, with no application fee or age limit; all roles/covers are open, with a final deadline of Jan. 15, 2026.

Your next stage may be in the spotlight of our new theater! Our 76th season will feature Le nozze di Figaro, Candide, and Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi. Emerging Artist roles are double cast, and all perform in two full, fully staged productions with a professional orchestra. Studio Artists are featured in children’s opera outreach performances and fully on the main stage. Daily stage skills or movement classes, resident voice instructors, alumni artist master classes, Broadway workshop and Cabaret round out the OIO experience. Apply before December 14 for early decision and special scholarship opportunities. Audition live in January auditions in 10 cities. Final deadline for priority consideration is 2/1. Complete info at Opera.org.