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The application deadline for Teatro Nuovo's ground-breaking Young Artist program is Friday, September 15. We are seeking 25 to 30 skilled and ambitious Bel Canto singers to participate in the first modern production of Carolina Uccelli's "Anna di Resburgo" (1835) and an innovative revival of Bellini's "I Capuleti ed i Montecchi" (1830), collaborating with our world-renowned period-instrument orchestra in the immersive preparation process that the critics have called "transformative" (The Wall Street Journal), "spectacular" (Opera News), and "the way it should be done" (Financial Times).

Deadline September 10! Palm Beach Opera has fast become one of the leading training centers for emerging artists. The 14 artists in the Benenson Young Artist and Bailey Apprentice Artist Programs work with a faculty comprised of the top voice teachers, directors, 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 two consecutive Laffont Competition Grand Finals Winners and three winners of the 2022 Operalia Competition, including Duke Kim, Alexandra Razskazoff, Therese Carmack, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Rob Watson, Sylvia D’Eramo, Meridian Prall, Rob Stahley, Chris Humbert, and Ian Rucker. Apply today to launch your career from our beautiful tropical paradise!

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 has seen over 1,000 artists benefit from this professional training experience.

The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” announces vacancies for SOPRANO and ALTO VOCALISTS with the Army’s premier vocal ensemble, The United States Army Chorus. From its inception in 1956 to the present, The U.S. Army Chorus has established and maintained a reputation of musical excellence. Beyond the traditional military music and patriotic standards, Army Chorus repertoire covers a broad spectrum of genres to include pop, Broadway, folk, and classical music. Main duties include rehearsals and performances with The U.S. Army Chorus as ensemble member and soloist, as well as opportunities to be featured with the Concert Band, Orchestra, Strolling Strings, and other ensembles of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”.

DEADLINE JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY! The JTVA Elizabeth Greenfield Award is a $5,000 grant which honors a trailblazing Black singer by recognizing an outstanding present-day Black singer who is in the early stages of pursuing a professional career. It provides meaningful financial assistance to encourage and further advance the career development of a promising Black vocal artist. Applications will be accepted only until September 5, 2023.

The Merola Opera Program under the artistic leadership of the San Francisco Opera Center announces 2024 opportunities for singers, pianists, and directors. In addition to multiple performance opportunities, participants receive daily individual coaching in their discipline, training in diction, acting, movement, financial planning, leadership coaching, mental health, physical wellness, and branding from leading professionals in the opera field, as well as public master classes with internationally renowned artists. Application Deadline: August 20, 2023.

Schmidt Vocal Arts Announces Third Annual National Competition! SVA’s second annual High School Nationals will take place from May 31-June 2, 2024 in partnership with Sarasota Opera. Competitors will sing on the stage of the William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre and compete for generous cash awards: First Place ($10,000), Second Place ($7,500), Third Place ($5,000), and Finalist ($650). To become eligible for the High School Nationals, singers must first compete in a regional competition. Apply now to guarantee your spot!  www.schmidtvocalarts.org

The International Opera Academy (IOA) in Ghent, Belgium is looking for Sopranos and Male Voices to join us for the next 2-year cycle: Oct 2023-July 2025! For 23 years now, the IOA in Ghent, Belgium offers a specialized fulltime program to singers and pianists from all over the world, to prepare them for future professional careers as opera singers or repetiteurs. Selected candidates can participate in our courses, masterclasses, concerts and productions, including one fully staged production with orchestra.  Want to join the new IOA generation? Apply before Friday 18.08 (9AM) via ioacademy.be/auditions

Are you singer from Europe and want to join the 2023 Ningbo International Vocal Competition end of this year? Then apply for the European Preliminary on the 13th of September in Vienna and join up to 30 singers which will fly to Ningbo, China, from December 2nd to December 11th and win up to 20.000 USD in prize money and the chance to win engagements with famous artistic directors!  https://www.acma.at/ningbo

Apply by August 18!  The Sullivan Foundation seeks early career opera singers who show significant promise.  Sullivan Award winners receive $10,000 prizes and are eligible for grants to learn new roles, a unique aspect of the Foundation’s commitment to early career artists. More than 1,000 singers have earned Sullivan funding since 1957. Winners call the support “life-changing.”  2023 auditions will be held in New York on October 29 and 30. Learn more and apply on the Foundation's website: https://www.sullivanfoundation.org/ Application requirements include two video recordings with piano, an endorsement letter from a music professional, and a documented professional solo engagement with orchestra. There are no application or audition fees; limited travel assistance is available.