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Still looking for a summer program in a European festival? Join us for five fabulous weeks in France!! Scholarships available. Young Artists work in collaboration with world-class singers, directors, conductors, and coaches, both in production rehearsals and in training sessions. The repertoire for 2026 includes Le nozze di Figaro, and a bold new version of Orphée et Euridice (both with orchestra), Come to the Cabaret!, and recitals and Gala (with piano). Training includes individual vocal and repertoire coaching, masterclasses, and career seminars addressing opportunities in Europe and the United States. Daily French language classes are available for non French-speaking participants. More details and application at lyricartsfrance.org

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 

Breno Italy International Music Academy (BIIMA) is a two-week vocal reset in the Italian Alps designed to break through whatever’s holding you back. If tension, nerves, consistency, or mindset have been limiting your voice, we go straight at it with clear strategies, practical tools, and daily individual attention. In the quiet medieval town of Breno, you’ll breathe, focus, and reconnect with the artist you are. With one-on-one lessons, coachings, and performance, every singer gets real, personalized growth. Guided by expert coaches, you’ll explore technique, body awareness, artistry, and mindset. You’ll return to your school or company not just prepared, but unstoppable. Sign up today. We can't wait to hear you!

Step into a world where passion meets precision under the Mediterranean sun. For over a decade, the Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival (MOSF) has been a premier training ground where raw talent becomes artistry and careers take flight. Join an elite international community for five transformative weeks of vocal coaching, dramatic training, and performance with acclaimed teachers and conductors from major opera houses. Perform in fully staged productions of Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Pasquale, and Rigoletto, and refine your craft in exclusive “orchestra time.” Apply via YAP Tracker or visit mediterraneanoperafestival.com.

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.

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.

Apply to be featured in the staged production of LITTLE WOMEN - THE MUSICAL in South Carolina, with full orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Buchalter of The Metropolitan Opera. Benefit from coaching with Broadway Pianist and Music Director, Alex LeFevre. Varna International is now offering 50% tuition scholarships for this opportunity, available only until January 5, 2026. With its demanding vocal lines and expressive storytelling, Little Women – The Musical is an ideal opportunity to expand technique, strengthen acting-through-song skills, and gain standout performance experience. The roles are written to highlight legit, classically influenced singing—perfect for artists who want to bridge their classical training and musical theatre!

Take Your Performance to the Next Stage  Step into the spotlight at the Trentino Music Festival in the breathtaking Italian Dolomites! Elevate your craft, expand your artistry, while performing full productions of Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Così fan tutte, and The Turn of the Screw with a live orchestra in a professional theater before a European audience. Receive top-tier training provided by a world-calss faculty. Plus, explore historic cities like Venice & Verona on weekends. With the most affordable tuition in Europe, the TMF offers all of this without the hefty price tag. Join us for a transformative experience while connecting with top artists from around the globe. Train Hard. Perform Big. Live The Art.

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.