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Visit the beautiful East Coast of Canada and learn a complete role in a work from standard repertoire at Canada's most supportive and friendly summer opera training program! The Halifax Summer Opera Festival is entering its 12 year. Materials accepted by digital upload and Skype. The final deadline to apply is March 31, 2016. "Halifax Summer Opera Festival is sort of magical. It's an excellent place to work on your first role, or to try something that you've always wanted to do! The productions are creative and full of ideas. The rehearsal process allows for performers to experiment dramatically and musically in a safe and fun environment: No matter where you are along your path, you are respected and appreciated for what you can contribute to the production" - Nick Borg, Canadian baritone, now at the University of Toronto's Opera Program.

Deadline 3 days away! Spend the summer in Miami performing a full-role with orchestra! Applications for MMF are now open, casting six full-scale mainstage productions: La bohème, Gianni Schicchi, The Magic Flute, L'enfant et les sortilèges, Turn of the Screw and The Crucible. Singers work with renowned faculty, conductors, directors, coaches, and voice teachers from the world's leading institutions including the Metropolitan Opera, Washington National, Houston Grand, Glimmerglass, Florida Grand, the Bolshoi, and the Royal Philharmonic, among others. Singers will work with guest teaching artists Christine Goerke (Metropolitan Opera soprano) Alan Held (internationally famed bass-baritone) and participate in our Young Artist Audition Workshops with Bradley Moore.

Announcing the Sixth Season of the Up North Vocal Institute (UNVI) - Young Artist Training Vocal Program. Our 2016 season runs June 18 - July 17. Located on Lake Charlevoix in beautiful northern Michigan we are a unique training program that focuses not only on training the voice, but the mind/body connection to the art of singing as well. The program is limited to 20 participants and maintains a 2:1 student to faculty ratio. Daily lessons with world class faculty. Daily Alexander Technique and coaching. Master Classes and career sessions with world class guest artists. Visit us online at UpNorthVocalInstitute.com to apply now! Application deadline is March 1, 2016. Scholarships available.

Deadline February 1! For singers and pianists in residence in Florence, Italy: the opportunity to immerse oneself in the study of Bel Canto, a style of singing and playing rich in vocal and orchestral traditions handed down from generation to generation. Participants study with internationally renowned faculty who perform, teach, and coach at the leading opera houses of the world. June 27 - July 23, 2016. Bel Canto Institute features two tracks: the Youth Division Summer Program (ages 15–17) and the Summer Program (ages 18+). Both tracks are eligible for performance awards. Award recipients are granted performance opportunities in the United States with piano or orchestra. Visit www.belcantoinst.org to apply!

Early bird deadline is Jan 29, 2016 for the Curtis Summerfest Young Artist Voice Program! This intensive program is designed for singers aged 18 and older who are currently studying vocal performance at the college or graduate level; or who are considering focused studies in classical voice. Singers have the unique opportunity to: - study privately with renowned Curtis Institute of Music vocal studies department faculty; - benefit from daily master classes; - gain valuable insights through vocal coaching sessions; and - learn from professionals working in the opera field. Mikael Eliasen, Artistic Director of the Curtis Opera Theatre Marlena Kleinman Malas and Joan Patenaude-Yarnell, Curtis Institute of Music Voice Faculty Lisa Keller and Danielle Orlando, Curtis Institute of Music Opera Coach and Principal Opera Coach.

The 39th annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition: Application deadline February 1, 2016 by recording. Semifinals 4/2/16, NYC, Finals 4/9/16 in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. www.solocomp.org In 1977 the Oratorio Society of New York inaugurated an annual Solo Competition designed to encourage the art of oratorio singing and to give talented young singers an opportunity to advance their careers. The Competition has become international in scope and well-known in the music world and is the only major competition to focus exclusively on oratorio singing. $21,000 in cash prizes. Age Limit 40 years. Open to all singers who have not made an oratorio debut in a major hall in NYC, ie: Carnegie Hall or Avery Fisher Hall.

APPLY NOW for Martina Arroyo Foundation's Prelude to Performance Program! Prelude, tuition free, with stipends, June 1-July 12, will present La Boheme and Die Fledermaus, fully staged with orchestra in original language at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, NYC. Stipends range from $3000 to $750 for most roles and covers. Deadline for January auditions is January 13. Also for those in the NYC area, apply asap for Ms. Arroyo's Role Class. See the listing pages or the company's website for both opportunities.

Judges for the 2016 Lotte Lenya Competition have just been announced: Victoria Clark and Jeanine Tesori to judge the Semifinals. Teresa Stratas, Theodore S. Chapin, and Andy Einhorn to judge the Finals. The Lotte Lenya Competition is a unique international theater singing contest that emphasizes wide-ranging repertoire and the acting of songs and arias within a dramatic context. The competition recognizes talented young singer/actors who are dramatically and musically convincing in repertoire ranging from opera/operetta to contemporary Broadway scores, including the works of Kurt Weill. Open to singer/actors of all nationalities, ages 19–32 (born after December 31, 1983 and before January 1, 1997). Total prize purse exceeds $60,000.

The Paris Opera Competition will be holding auditions for the Mozart Awards 2017. Auditions will take place at The National Opera Center (New York City) on March 5th and 6th 2016; the deadline for is February 25, 2016. The winners of this round will go to the finals that will take place on January 2017 at the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris. Finalists will receive airfare and stipend for their expenses in France. For more information and to apply please visit www.mozartawards.org

Apply now to become a 2016 Seagle Music Colony young artist. The deadline to request a live audition is two weeks prior to the requested audition date, and the final deadline for applications with recorded materials in lieu of a live audition is Friday, Feb. 1, 2016. The Seagle Music Colony 101st anniversary 2016 season features the world premiere of ROSCOE by Evan Mack as well as L’ELISIR D’AMORE, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, and THE MUSIC MAN. Program dates are June 20-August 21, 2016.