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From Opera Studio participant to International Festival guest artist — one step away. Participation in the Jerusalem Summer Opera Studio offers more than professional training — it’s a proven pathway to a real stage career. We regularly invite top alumni to perform at our Summer Opera Festival as guest artists. That means successful participants gain a genuine chance to receive an on-festival offer — up to a contract engagement. Such invitations often become the first professional step in an international career: artists return to perform, take on new roles, work with the orchestra, and make contacts with directors and agents. For more information: https://opera-studio.org

The Cooper-Bing Competition is an internationally recognized vocal competition dedicated to celebrating and supporting emerging operatic talent. Its mission is to discover, recognize, and encourage the next generation of young artists as they take their place in the professional opera world.  Widely known as “The Olympics of Opera,” the competition fosters excellence, provides meaningful artistic opportunities, and serves as a gateway for rising singers to be seen and heard.  Each year, five outstanding finalists take the stage to compete for the grand prize of $10,000. The 2026 competition will be hosted by WOSU Classical 101’s Christopher Purdy as the Master of Ceremonies. 

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 

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. 

Opera Colorado is opening a new chapter of artistic growth and innovation—and we invite emerging artists to be part of this journey. Under dynamic new leadership at both the company and within the program, the 2026–27 Artist in Residence class will step into an era defined by expanded opportunities, bold storytelling, and a continued commitment to developing the next generation of operatic voices.  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. Apply by December 15, 2025!

The U.S. Army Chorus is hiring! Join the United States Army Band "Pershing’s Own" as a choral musician and soloist performing for U.S. and foreign leaders at the White House, State Department, Capitol, and more. Starting salary: $79K–$86K, plus full medical/dental coverage, 30 days paid vacation, tuition assistance, and GI Bill access. Members are permanently stationed at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, just outside D.C. Chorus members receive professional-development funds for study and enjoy opportunities to perform at venues like Carnegie Hall, NYC Opera, and the Kennedy Center—making this a truly rewarding lifelong career.

For 20 years, we’ve been giving voice to the essence of Italianness! The only summer academy with 80% of its faculty based in Europe, offering authentic immersion at the highest artistic level: voice lessons, coachings, language classes, performances. NEW: Attend an orchestra rehearsal and a performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro alla Scala. Location: Arona, Italy. Singer Level: Emerging professional, graduate student, college undergraduate. Ages: 18+ Audition Repertoire: Singers may submit any combination of operatic arias and/or art songs (Italian preferred). Application Fee: No additional application fee. www.siparlasicanta.org

The Manhattan Opera Studio is holding auditions for the 2026 Summer Festival. The MOS Summer Festival is the first Summer Program of its kind in Manhattan. The Summer Festival is an intensive training and performance preparation program in which all the selected singers will have the opportunity to perform a fully staged opera with an orchestra. In addition, all singers will participate in an aria and opera scenes concert in the prestigious Bruno Walter Hall at Lincoln Center. There will be masterclasses with some of the most renowned opera agents of New York City, feedback auditions with conductors of the Metropolitan Opera House, and coachings in music and diction.

Berlin Opera Academy empowers emerging artists with real-world experience through immersive training in the most operatically important city in the world. Perform with BOA Orchestra in the 2026 festival: OPERNFEST. 2026 SEASON REPERTOIRE: Le nozze di Figaro // Mozart; Die Zauberflöte // Mozart; Hänsel und Gretel // Humperdinck; Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi // Puccini. Included in the festival: Operas with Orchestra. Private Coachings. Masterclasses. Agent Auditions with Individualized Feedback. German Language Classes. Cultural Immersion in Berlin. Over €300k in scholarships available. Berlin Opera Academy 2026 // Apply Online.