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The 2024 Manhattan Opera Studio Summer Festival: apply today!

The Manhattan Opera Studio Summer Festival is casting all roles for Hansel and Gretel to be staged and performed with the MOS orchestra. Additionally selected singers will participate in an opera gala at Lincoln Center and will have masterclasses with some of the most renowned managers and coaches in New York City. We are looking for the best new opera talent to help them take the next step in their careers. The MOS is proud to have alumni currently singing in the top world venues, including the Met Opera, La Scala and ROH Covent Garden. Auditions will take place on February 10 and March 9, 2024. Visit www.manhattanoperastudio.org/summer-festival-auditions to find out more! 

Published Sat Feb 3, 2024
Join us in New Orleans for Loyola University's 2024 annual Voice Symposium!

The Loyola Voice Symposium brings together world-renowned artists & teachers across the spectrum of professional singing to present master classes and lectures for young singers and teachers of voice. Full registration includes two days of professional development. The next day, guest clinicians and two Emerging Artists will perform in the Symposium Gala (info here). Individuals wishing to participate in masterclasses must be singers between the ages of 18 and 35, and submit a video audition by midnight on Friday, February 16th, 2024. Learn more and register as an Emerging Artist by visiting cmm.loyno.edu/presents. Clinicians include: Bryan Hymel, Jessica Madoff, Jonathan Price.

Published Thu Feb 1, 2024
Saluzzo Opera Academy 2024 LAST DAY TO APPLY EARLY: FEBRUARY 1st

Early Application Deadline Saluzzo Opera Academy 2024 Intensify your operatic training this summer: perform with orchestra and fully immerse yourself in Italian language and culture at Berlin Opera Academy's sister academy. Nestled in the foothills of the Italian Alps between Milan and Nice, sits a beautiful 14th century monastery, home to Saluzzo Opera Academy.  Alcina - Handel. Giulio Cesare - Handel. Perform a role in the SOA 2024 Summer Festival. Study with faculty actively working in the international opera scene. Learn how to get hired through personal mentorship & career workshops. Specialized Masterclasses & Coachings. Italian Language Class & Immersion. Local Student Accommodation. Over €60k in scholarships available.

Published Thu Feb 1, 2024
OperaFest Sewanee 2024: Deadline February 5!

Directed by Laura Brooks Rice, OperaFest offers private coaching, masterclasses, various performance opportunities, and workshops exploring professional learning. Our program focuses on our three artistic pillars: creation, collaboration, and mentorship. We provide training on operatic style, diction and language, dramatic presentation, performance technique, and professional skills training portfolio artists. All participants will have the opportunity to perform in public concerts, including aria and opera excerpt evenings with piano and instrumental students. FACULTY INCLUDES: Laura Brooks Rice, program director; Elena Kholodova (Atlanta Opera); Dugg McDonough (LSU); Jennifer Szeto (Opéra de Montréal); Jordan Schreiner (Mansfield University).

Published Wed Jan 31, 2024
DEADLINE TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 1: Early Application Deadline Saluzzo Opera Academy 2024

Intensify your operatic training this summer: perform with orchestra and fully immerse yourself in Italian language and culture at Berlin Opera Academy's sister academy. Nestled in the foothills of the Italian Alps between Milan and Nice, sits a beautiful 14th century monastery, home to Saluzzo Opera Academy.  Alcina - Handel. Giulio Cesare - Handel. Perform a role in the SOA 2024 Summer Festival. Study with faculty actively working in the international opera scene. Learn how to get hired through personal mentorship & career workshops. Specialized Masterclasses & Coachings. Italian Language Class & Immersion. Local Student Accommodation. Over €60k in scholarships available.

Published Wed Jan 31, 2024
Deadline approaching: The Centre de Perfeccionament del Palau de les Art 24-26

The Centre de Perfeccionament del Palau de les Arts offers a project of professional insertion and training for young opera singers. This artistic project is offered to candidates who possess high vocal and artistic qualities to allow for the perfection of their skills and their integration into the daily activity of an opera house. This integration is possible thanks to the performance of their first roles in the titles of Les Arts’ opera season with the purpose of giving them the necessary experience to face the professional reality of working with opera companies in the future. Dates: March 05 and 06 and 08 Season 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 The advanced training course will be free of charge. In addition, a scholarship of € 1,200 net per month.

Published Tue Jan 30, 2024
Breno Italy International Music Academy (BIIMA) 2024: Apply Now!

Awaken your artistry at BIIMA - Breno Italy International Music Academy. Situated in the Italian Alps, our two week vocal-intensive will give you the opportunity to hone your craft, improve your Italian, and work with our world-class faculty. Daily coaching and masterclasses in a supportive environment allow students to focus and flourish, while excursions and Italian lessons immerse you in the local culture. In person and virtual auditions available. “I loved the feeling of the small group of singers, I became friends and collaborators with everyone! BIIMA helped me to slow down and think more about my process. I gained an even better understanding of how I work and what kind of preparation I need to feel secure in performance scenarios.”

Published Sat Jan 27, 2024
Heartland Sings Principal Vocal Artist and Principal Teaching Artist 2024 Auditions!

Heartland Sings is seeking full-time artists for immediate hire to fill positions as Principal Vocal Artist and Principal Teaching Artist.  Voice parts include Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. These positions are full-time, permanent employment opportunities. Principal Vocal Artists and Principal Teaching Artists all perform, though they have different concentrations within the company. Heartland Sings produces a wide range of cultural, entertainment, and educational programs representing many vocal genres including: music theater, opera, jazz, pop, country, oratorio, new compositions, and other choral works with our larger choral ensembles. Apply on our website: http://www.heartlandsings.org/auditions

Published Thu Jan 25, 2024
FIO MONDO presents FIO ITALIA 2024: apply now!

FIO MONDO presents FIO ITALIA, a festival designed to provide young opera singers with the opportunity to perform, learn, and expand their vocal horizons. FIO ITALIA will present fully staged productions of Così fan tutte, Dialogues of the Carmelites, The Medium, and Gianni Schicchi. Each singer will study Italian intensively, work with Italian opera coaches, and have lessons with our internationally-renowned voice faculty. Masterclasses for 2024 with Fiorenza Cossotto and Eva Mei. FIO ITALIA is also excited to be collaborating with the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini of Jesi. The opera for this collaboration will be announced shortly, and any singer selected to perform in this opera will be considered for the Foundation’s Young Artist Program during their year-long festival.

Published Mon Jan 22, 2024
International Opera Singing Competition Concorso Lirico Internazionale Tebaldi-Gigli-Corelli: deadline February 15, 2024!

International Opera Singing Competition "Concorso Lirico Internazionale Tebaldi-Gigli-Corelli" - 1st Edition. 12th-17th March 2024 (Pesaro, Italy). DEADLINE for applications: 15th February 2024. All candidates must send their application via e-mail to segreteria@marchespettacolo.it. PRIZES: First: € 10.000; Second: € 5.000; Third: € 3.000. JURY: Dominique Meyer, Teatro alla Scala; Ernesto Palacio, Rossini Opera Festival; Alessio Vlad, Fondazione Rete Lirica delle Marche; Vincenzo de Vivo, Fondazione Teatro delle Muse; Paolo Gavazzeni, Associazione Arena Sferisterio; Cristian Carrara, Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini; Riccardo Serenelli, Associazione VillaInCanto - Gigli Opera Festival; Ludovico Bramanti, Conservatorio Rossini. More: https://bit.ly/ConcorsoLiricoTGC_ENGcall

Published Sun Jan 21, 2024