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INTERNATIONAL LYRIC ACADEMY 2026: Celebrating 32 years in Charlotte (USA), June 8 – June 29 & Vicenza (Italy), July 2 - August 3. Gain the skills you need for your future to thrive in your career. International Lyric Academy is now casting Mozart’s The Magic Flute fully staged stunning co-production between Opera Carolina & Lake Como Theater. In addition, Sweeney Todd, (fully staged), Opera scenes, (The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte, Don Giovanni), Concerts, Mozart Requiem, and choral performances.  Participants receive professional coaching, voice lessons, masterclasses, Italian classes, and Agents & Artistic Directors Audition. Make a direct jump from being a full-time student to launching a full-time professional career.  Apply today.

Apply Today for the 2026 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition The Jensen Foundation supports America’s most promising young opera professionals with its 21st annual Vocal Competition. Singers compete for their share of $50,000 in awards, including a $15,000 First Place award and the $10,000 Facing Forward Prize for the finest performance of an aria composed in the 21st century. The 2026 competition takes place in New York City May 18-23. The singing environment is well-organized and supportive, with professional accompanists and judges. Apply today to join us in New York this May!

Still 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

Apply now for Cascais Opera - International Vocal Competition 2026!  Open to singers of all voices aged between 18-32. Apply for the chance to win more than €50,000 in prizes and performance contracts, participate in singing and acting masterclasses, be heard by our jury panel with renowned professionals of the opera industry and gain access to unique opportunities to further your international opera career. Apply until January 15th 2026 - find out more: cascaisopera.com 

Apply to be featured in the staged production of LITTLE WOMEN - THE MUSICAL in South Carolina, with full orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Buchalter of The Metropolitan Opera. Benefit from coaching with Broadway Pianist and Music Director, Alex LeFevre. Varna International is now offering 50% tuition scholarships for this opportunity, available only until January 5, 2026. With its demanding vocal lines and expressive storytelling, Little Women – The Musical is an ideal opportunity to expand technique, strengthen acting-through-song skills, and gain standout performance experience. The roles are written to highlight legit, classically influenced singing—perfect for artists who want to bridge their classical training and musical theatre!

Take Your Performance to the Next Stage  Step into the spotlight at the Trentino Music Festival in the breathtaking Italian Dolomites! Elevate your craft, expand your artistry, while performing full productions of Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Così fan tutte, and The Turn of the Screw with a live orchestra in a professional theater before a European audience. Receive top-tier training provided by a world-calss faculty. Plus, explore historic cities like Venice & Verona on weekends. With the most affordable tuition in Europe, the TMF offers all of this without the hefty price tag. Join us for a transformative experience while connecting with top artists from around the globe. Train Hard. Perform Big. Live The Art.

Opera Caledonia Vocal Studio Course 29th June - 7th July 2026 An intensive vocal studio course providing the opportunity for a small group of singers and répétiteurs performing at conservatoire level or beyond to work with leading professionals from the opera industry–taking place amidst the Victorian splendour of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians. Faculty includes: David Gowland (Royal Opera House), Darrell Babidge (The Metropolitan Opera), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), David Cowan (Opera North), Judith Howarth (soprano), Derek Clark (Scottish Opera), Susannah Wapshott (Scottish Opera). Programme includes: vocal coaching, voice lessons, masterclasses, conductor sessions, performance opportunities, mock auditions, recording opportunities, chorus coaching, recitative sessions etc.

Applications for Opera Colorado's 2026-27 Artist in Residence program close in four days! Our next class of Artists in Residence will mark the start of an era defined by expanded opportunities, bold storytelling, and a continued commitment to developing the next generation of operatic voices. Apply by December 15th. Artists in Residence will now be considered for principal roles, in addition to supporting and covers, and take on principal roles in touring productions across Colorado. They will be integral in our expanded community-building efforts, and will be featured in statewide performances, concerts, and community events. 

Berlin Opera Academy offers artists immersive training and meaningful performance experience in the world’s opera capital.  2026 Festival Repertoire: Le nozze di Figaro — Mozart. Die Zauberflöte — Mozart. Hänsel und Gretel — Humperdinck.   Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi — Puccini. Participants work with distinguished faculty through productions with orchestra, individual coachings, masterclasses, agent auditions, and German language study. More than €300,000 in scholarship support is available, with consideration given to artistic merit, individual circumstances, and casting needs. Begin your next step at www.berlinoperaacademy.com.

49th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition. Application deadline: Sat., Jan. 31, 2026.  Fee $30. Late application deadline: Sat., Feb. 14, 2026. Fee $60. Semi-Finals: April 11, 2026, NYC. Finals: April 18, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. In 1977 the Oratorio Society of New York inaugurated an annual Solo Competition designed to encourage the art of oratorio singing and to give talented young singers an opportunity to advance their careers. The competition has become international in scope, well-known in the music world, and is the only major competition to focus exclusively on oratorio singing. $22,000 in cash prizes.   Age Limit: 40 years (born after January 1, 1986). Open to singers in the early or emerging phases of their careers.