Posts

Applications are now being accepted for the 10th Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka, to be held from Nov. 14 to Nov. 22, 2026. The 1st prize winner will receive 3 million yen (approximately USD $19,000). We also offer substantial support for international applicants, including financial support for traveling and accommodation. Applications are accepted via the official website. Access the Muvac application page through the "Apply for the Competition" on the site. APPLICATION DEADLINE : 1st May, 2026. *Submission of a recording video is required at the time of application. Please refer to the guide for applicants for details. We sincerely look forward to receiving your application.

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.

Application Deadline Tomorrow - January 15th // Train, Perform, and Immerse Yourself in Italy This Summer Intensify your operatic training this summer at Saluzzo Opera Academy: 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.  2026 Repertoire // Don Giovanni Mozart & Alcina Händel. Perform a role with Orchestra. Study with faculty actively working in the international opera scene. Receive personal mentorship. Specialized Masterclasses & Coachings. Italian Language Class & Immersion. Local Student Accommodation. Over €150k in scholarships available.

Deadlines are quickly approaching to apply to be a 2026 Seagle Festival Emerging Artist. Both In-Person and Video auditions are accepted. 2026 Summer season includes H.M.S. Pinafore, Cosi fan tutte, Dead Man Walking, The Sound of Music, plus a children's opera and several concerts. Opportunity includes voice lessons, coaching, career planning, master classes, and major company auditions.

Join FIO MONDO for our 2026 festival in Urbania, Italy! This season, we will present full productions with orchestra of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Handel’s Alcina; as well as fully staged productions with piano of Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Donizetti’s I pazzi per progetto, and Gluck’s Il parnaso confuso. An additional opera, Spontini’s Li finti filosofi, will be performed with orchestra and in collaboration with the Pergolesi Spontini Foundation. Additional performances include recitals, concerts, and an opera scenes program. Our internationally-renowned team offers an all-encompassing artistic experience to our participants. The festival will include four weeks of Italian language classes, coaching sessions with Italian coaches, voice lessons, masterclasses with leading international artists, an immersive cultural experience, and much more! Singers, collaborative artists, assistant directors, and assistant conductors are all invited to apply! Click here to learn more about the specific opportunities available for our artists: https://fio-mondo.org/our-2026-festival

The Miami Music Festival Application Deadline is Thursday, January 15th! Spend your summer in Miami's notorious South Beach to attend Miami Music Festival! While enjoying the white sands and blue waters, you will perform a role with orchestra and sharpen your craft with individual instruction with prominent voice faculty, coaches, conductors, and directors.  A highlight of the season includes our Immersive Opera Production, where innovative projection mapping technology brings the opera story vividly to life around you. 2026 Production: Cendrillon | Jules Massenet. Website: https://www.miamimusicfestival.com/vocal-institutes

Singers ages 18-29: apply by January 20th for the Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center’s 2026 season! This 9-week immersive training session includes three fully staged opera productions and an additional show, all directed by Director of Opera Dean Anthony.   Additional program features include: • All roles are sung by students • No double-casting • Daily classes and coaching in style, diction, action, and movement • Audition technique workshops and guest masterclasses • Scholarship support for all opera students.   2026 Titles: The Marriage of Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Falling and The Rising - Zach Redler. H.M.S. Pinafore - Gilbert & Sullivan. An Evening of Lerner and Loewe. Learn more and apply now at www.brevardmusic.org/opera

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy/Florence Opera house announces open the enrolment to the selection of Répétiteurs/Opera coaches for admission to the Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Artists Program, a two-year artist residency for advanced training and professional development for répétiteurs/opera coaches and opera singers. Application deadline: 26 April 2026 Info and applications: www.maggiofiorentino.com/en/accademia/bandi/announcement-of-selection-for-répétiteurs-opera-coaches

We are excited to announce the inaugural year of the Jacobs School of Music Summer Vocal Intensive at Indiana University. A transformative program designed for aspiring vocalists seeking to refine their artistry, technique and stage presence in a focused and inspiring environment, participants will engage in voice lessons, vocal coaching, diction classes, stage movement, opera scenes, masterclasses and more with members of the world-renowned JSoM voice faculty over the course of three weeks. This program offers a unique opportunity to deepen one's craft and expand artistic confidence. Dates: June 29-July 17, 2026. Audition Deadline: February 9, 2026. https://jacobsacademy.indiana.edu/descriptions/summer-vocal-intensive.html

Spend two weeks in Nashville this May immersed in bel canto style, dramatic truth, and confident Italian. The Nashville Bel Canto Foundation’s Bel Canto Opera Scenes Intensive is a full-tuition scholarship program for emerging opera singers. Selected artists will receive daily coachings, diction sessions, staging rehearsals, and masterclasses, culminating in a public opera scenes performance in one of Nashville’s most beautiful acoustic spaces. Faculty includes: • Stefano Baldasseroni • Marcello Cormio • Alessandra Volpi • Savanna Sokolnicki We are looking for highly motivated singers who want to deepen their technical and stylistic foundation, refine their Italian, and explore character and storytelling in a supportive, professional environment.