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Schmidt Vocal Arts Announces First National Prize, Crowning 25th Anniversary Competition Season!  The milestone of SVA’s first High School Nationals will take place from June 3-5, 2022 in partnership with Sarasota Opera. Celebrity judges bass-baritone Eric Owens, Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell, and soprano Tamara Wilson will decide upon the First Place ($10,000), Second Place ($7,500), Third Place ($5,000), and Finalist ($650) Awards. 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. 

Audition applications are due September 15. There is no fee to apply. The Sullivan Foundation seeks talented young professional opera singers who are still taking early steps and show promise for significant careers. Sullivan Award winners receive initial prizes of $10,000 and then are eligible for continuing grants to learn new roles, a unique feature of the Foundation's support. More than 1,000 singers have earned Sullivan funding since 1957. Learn more on the Foundation's website, https://sullivanfoundation.org/. 2021 auditions will be held in New York on November 14 and 15. All singers invited for a live audition must be available one of these dates and must provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate.

SEASON 2021-22  Join a prestigious and highly professional apprentice artists program! The company provides many performing opportunities throughout its fall and winter seasons. The training aspect of the program focuses on encouraging singers to give impassioned performances through vocal expression with an understanding of the meaning of the text, the poetry, and the music. In private coachings and classes, acting is approached through an efficiency of movement that brings out the meaning of the work rather than obscuring it. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 1.

August 26 is the deadline for applications for Wolf Trap Opera's 2022 Season! Filene Artists sing our principal roles: Studio Artists have comprimario, covering and chorus opportunities. Coaching and Directing Fellows assist in the rehearsal room. More information about our program, including which tier is best for you, can be found on our website. Auditions will be held in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and at Wolf Trap in the DC suburbs.

Come join us at the 29th annual American Traditions Vocal Competition, or ATC, for short.  Our competition is unlike any other, bringing great singers from diverse musical backgrounds together to celebrate American song.  Each singer must program nine different songs, representing nine different genres to create their program.  Singers come from classical, theatre, jazz, country, pop and gospel backgrounds and each singer showcases a wide variety of musical styles.   Many singers who participate reflect that they found their "people" - other, likeminded music enthusiasts, who are not bound by musical genre.  We are more than a competition, we are a musical experience.  Apply today and find out!  email: director@atcsavannah.org  $35,000+  18+

Tri-State Singing Competition:  Master Class/Talent Search with Broadway Legend Franc D'Ambrosio. Deadline to apply August 8, 2021! Appear on stage with this internationally-renowned singing actor and educator in the historic 1922 Dixon Theatre!  $1,000 Prize! Application guidelines can be found here: https://dixontheatre.com/talent-search/ "He looks and acts like Marlon Brando and he sings like Mario Lanza." —Hal Prince, Broadway Director and Producer

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 August 13, 2021.

The Loyola Dramatic Voice Symposium brings together world-renowned artists and teachers in the field of opera to present master classes and lectures for young dramatic singers and for teachers of voice. Full registration includes two days of professional development culminating in a final performance of the guest artists. Anyone can attend, but masterclass participants must submit audition materials by August 5th. At the end of the symposium, the guest artists will confer and award two $1000 Encouragement awards. The award recipients will also perform on the September 18th Opera Gala with the guest artists. 

The New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD Television) “International Chinese Vocal Competition” is one in a series of international cultural and arts events sponsored by NTD Television. The aim of this competition is to promote traditional vocal arts of pure authenticity, pure goodness, and pure beauty, and provide a world arena for all Chinese vocalists to showcase their talents. The Competition will be hosted by NTD Television.  The final round of the Competition will be broadcast through live stream video on NTD’s social media platforms. It will also be broadcast on NTD’s TV network. Deadline to apply: September 23.

NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY presents: XXI International Masterclass of RAINA KABAIVANSKA. 6 September - 1 October, 2021. Sofia Opera and Ballet House. The Masterclass is а part of the Calendar of cultural events of Sofia Municipality for 2021. Application deadline for sending the application form: September 3, 2021. Audition: September 6, 2021 Masterclass: 7-30 September, 2021 Gala concert: October 1, 2021