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There's only four days left left to apply for the Georg Solti Accademia's 2023 Bel Canto Course for Singers, which takes place in Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany, Italy from June 26 to July 16, 2023. Each year this course offers participants a three-week immersion in Italian opera singing, with a focus on language, style and technique in the 19th and early 20th century Italian repertoire. The 2023 faculty includes: Jonathan Papp (GSA Artistic Director), Richard Bonynge, Leo Nucci, Stefano Baldasseroni, and Jonathan Palmer Lakeland, among others. The alumni of the Accademia include some of the most accomplished young opera singers of our time, such as Freddie de Tommaso, Aigul Akhmetshina, and Hera Hyesang Park, among many others.

There's just under a week left to apply for the Solti-Peretti Répétiteur Course! Collaborating with a world-class faculty and talented young singers, our course offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to help young pianists develop the many skills required of a répétiteur. Each participant receives a full scholarship to the course, covering their tuition and accommodation expenses. On this course, participants will be given training and mentorship from some of today's most experienced opera conductors, coaches, and repetiteurs, including: Jonathan Papp (GSA Artistic Director and Vocal Coach @ Royal Opera House), Maestro Richard Bonynge, Anthony Legge (Opera Australia), and James Vaughan (Teatro alla Scala, Milan).

Two opportunities from Houston's oldest opera company: The Vocal Career Grant Competition will take place in Houston on January 29 where ten finalisits will vie for over $5,000 in prize money. Judges are Grammy Award winner Sasha Cooke, Houston Grand Opera's Director of Artistic Operations and Chorus Master Richard Bado, and Theater Under the Stars' Associate Assistant Director Monique Midgette. Undergraduate students are invited to apply to our Scholarship Program, with two recipients - $1,000 and $500 - being paid directly to the winner's school in their name. The deadline for both opportunities has been extended to December 16. Full details and online application available at https://gilbertandsullivan.org/scholarships.

Applications are now open for singers and repetiteurs to join the National Opera Studio's 2023/24 Global Talent Programme. Training is completely free. Applications welcome from around the world. Work with world-renowned coaches. Partnerships with the six national opera companies in the UK (English National Opera, Glyndebourne, Opera North, the Royal Opera House, Scottish Opera and Welsh National Opera). We take the utmost care to select singers with the greatest potential and provide them with a nine-month programme that includes, at its heart, exposure to a great range the skills needed to be an opera singer working at the highest level. Deadline: 1 December. Download our organisational brochure here: http://bitly.ws/wg5v

Set in the Turkish Aegean Coast with its beaches and historic sites, VAO Bodrum (Vocal Academy of Opera), is a unique boutique summer opera program that combines main stage role opportunities with one-on-one guidance by world class faculty that perform and conduct at major opera houses all over the world. At VAO Bodrum, your will receive specialized training which includes: diction, acting, yoga, business of music of master classes. Our productions this summer are Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro," Haydn's "La Canterina," and the premiere of the new opera "Cecè" by composer Cipriano. Plus, a musical cabaret, an anything BUT opera performances and opera scenes performances. ALL ROLES OPEN. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. Visit www.vaobodrum.com

The Vienna Summer Music Festival is proud to announce its annual competition held in NYC on December 10th at Opera America.  Video submissions are due by December 1st for the competition and results will be annonced by December 4th for the inperson audition on the 10th beginning at 6:00pm on December 10th at Opera America.  The competition allows for interested prospective applicants to win scholarships to the Vienna Summer Music Festival as well as audition live for our many programs.  All competition members will be automatically considered for our 2023 season.  Our programs feature world class faculty and several productions all with orchestra.  Please visit www.viennasummermusic.com to learn more about our opportunities. 

The Saengerbund Awards are presented annually to rising professional singers who excel in the German repertoire.  Past winners have gone on to significant careers with the Houston Grand Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Vienna State Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera.   The awards are not limited to American citizens.  Age limit:  21-32.  All travel expenses to Houston are paid by the Houston Saengerbund.  Finalists must appear in person at the Finals Concert on February 25, 2023.  Applications are available on the competition website:  Saengerbundawards.org 1st Prize - $5,000, 2nd Prize - $4,000, 3rd Prize - $3,000, Finalist Awards - $2,000, Audience Favorite - $500.

We would like to kindly inform you that the deadline for GRANDI VOCI competition for opera singers is 30.11.2022. There is NO AGE LIMIT. We have 150 places in total and we still have available places. As long as the application form is on the website, you can still apply. NOTICE: The application form and the payment receipt for the application fee of 140 euro have to be sent to our email address (grandivoci@operimbergfestival.com) the same day. Otherwise the application is not valid. For all necessary information: http://www.operimbergfestival.com/grandi-voci/grandi-voci-2017/index.php Apply here: http://www.operimbergfestival.com/grandi-voci/grandi-voci-2017/anmeldung/index.php

Schmidt Vocal Arts is excited to once again offer an online competition for undergraduate singers: The Schmidt Vocal Competition Undergraduate Awards. This online competition will be held in Dec. 2022-Feb. 2023, culminating in an online master class and live-streamed awards ceremony on Feb. 11, 2023.

Since 1998, Opera NUOVA has offered emerging Canadian artists the opportunity to advance their craft and artistry through its renowned Young Artist Summer Programs. Our intensive programs aim to bridge the gap between academic and professional careers in the operatic and music theatre art forms. There is also a focus on helping students clarify their professional goals and to realize the many ways to use their artistry within the performing arts.   First deadline: November 5, 2022. See website for details.