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Reminder! Priority applications for UVAA's (Utah Vocal Arts Academy) 2021 Summer Opera Festival are due by tomorrow, February 10th, at midnight. Don't miss your chance to perform roles in Le nozze di Figaro and Orpheus in the Underworld, plus work with Deborah Voigt, Jennifer Larmore, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Michael Mayes, and more. Get world class training, build your resume, grow your network, and expand your artistry. Apply now!
The 23rd annual Lotte Lenya Competition is now accepting applications! Deadline EXTENDED: now 16 February 2021, preliminary and semifinal rounds completely virtual. 1st Prize - $20,000 • 2nd Prize - $15,000 • 3rd Prize – $10,000 • Total prizes and awards will exceed $75,000 The Lenya Competition recognizes talented young singing actors who are dramatically and musically convincing in wide-ranging theatrical repertoire, with a focus on the works of Kurt Weill. Since its inception, the LLC has grown into an internationally recognized leader in identifying and nurturing the next generation of rising stars in both the opera and musical theater worlds. Complete eligibility information, application, resources and guidelines available at kwf.org/LLC.
The application is free and easy - resume, headshot, and two recordings. Ten years of in-person training has prepared the Druid City Opera Workshop faculty exceptionally well for an exciting virtual learning and performance experience. Join us, May 16-21 on Zoom, for a week of singing and sharing and expanding your network. The week will include classes in acting, movement, yoga, improvisation, and the business of singing, in addition to one-on-one virtual dramatic and musical coachings. The experience will end with an online aria concert - open to all - on Friday evening, May 21.
DEADLINE JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY! The 8th annual JTVA Vocal Competition is moving online this year! We welcome exceptional singers in genres from opera, oratorio and art songs, to jazz, musical theater and cabaret standards. There are no specific age, education or residency requirements. Two levels of competition based on vocal experience are offered and ALL finalists receive a cash award. Awards total $50,000, as well as soloist performance opportunities with the Oakland Symphony and a music festival in Provence, France. Applications will be accepted only until February 13, 2021.
The Dutch National Opera Academy is a two-year master program for highly talented young opera singers focusing on the integration of singing and acting. DNOA graduates receive a Master of Music diploma and are thoroughly trained to be creative singing actors who are fully committed in their work and preparation for the many challenges of the professional field. DNOA is a partnership of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague.
We are excited to announce Opera en Castellano´s First International Voice Competition Online. This competition was created with the purpsoe of innovating and inspiring the adaptation and performance of opera in the Spanish language for the Spanish speaking world community. It is open to professional singers, artists and enthuasiasts of any nationality who have reached the age of 18. Complete eligibility information, competition's guidelines and registration form available at: https://operaencastellano.com/en/opera/concurso-de-canto-internacional-2/ Deadline to submit application materials for the qualifying round: Sunday February 7th, 2021. 1st Prize: $2,000. 2nd Prize: $1,500. 3rd Prize: $1,000. Audience Award: $500.
Juilliard's Mary Birnbaum offers an online class for Opera and Musical Theater professionals who want to transcend technique and re-ignite their sense of play while singing. Utilizing various aspects of the movement pedagogy developed by French physical theater master Jacques Lecoq this affordable workshop is designed especially for the virtual classroom in conjunction with New York's Movement Theater Studio. Sessions begin February 27th.
Aquilon Music Festival, located in picturesque Oregon wine country, is now accepting applications for the 2021 season. Aquilon will pre-premiere OURLAND, a new opera composed by Paul Davies with libretto by Daniel Helfgot. Set in a dystopian state, the plot centers on intolerance towards the ‘other’, the foreigner, the different, and minorities. It outlines the life and death consequences of bigotry and xenophobia. Apply by February 1st, 2021. At Aquilon Music Festival we are committed to abiding by all federal, state, and county public health guidelines. The safety of our participants, faculty and audience is our number one priority. With this in mind, the reopening of the festival will depend entirely on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PARTNERS for the Arts 8th Annual Opera Competition - VIRTUAL, DEADLINE - February 26. The Competition is open to emerging singers ages 25 to 35. 1st Prize: $8,000; 2nd Prize: $4,000; 3rd Prize: $2,000; Audience Choice Award $1,000; Judges Encouragement Award $300. http://partners4thearts.org/vocal-competition-2021/ Applicants can apply for a waiver to this application fee by submitting financial documentation to Acceptd. Please, visit the Acceptd Support Desk for more information.
Online Festival Competition - $9,000 in prizes available Progressive Musicians is dedicated to helping musicians of all ages acheive there goals and advance artistically. Our online festival competition is the perfect opportunity for musicians of all ages to improve there performance/audition skills, get evaluations from professional musicians, gain performance experience, and win prize money. All semi-finalists will have the opportunity to sing in an online Masterclass. Classical Voice Clinicians will be Lisa Layman, soprano & Brent Weber, tenor. The Musical Theatre Voice clinician is Brian Usifer, Broadway and Tony Award Winning Musical Director, known for his work on Frozen & Kinky Boots. Prizes available for every division. Details on our website.