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Varna International is holding auditions for the 2023 Summer Opera Festivals and Music Academies in Italy, Bulgaria, and South Carolina, USA.   Singers will be featured in fully staged operas: Marriage of Figaro, Street Scene, Suor Angelica. The Impresario. Soloists positions in Verdi and Mozart Requiem, under the baton of Maestro Buchalter from The Metropolitan Opera. Training from faculty from The Metropolitan Opera, Belgrade Opera, and Royal Opera House. Perform at prestigious concert venues with professional orchestra. Broadway revues with faculty from Broadway, opera orchestral galas, masterclasses, coaching.   Limited number of scholarships available! Apply at www.VarnaInternational.com

TAOS OPERA INSTITUTE AUDITIONS: May 26-June 25, 2023 https://www.taosoi.org BREATHE-SING-GROW-THRIVE with other Young Artists in the majestic mountains of New Mexico this summer! Celebrating our 15th Season, TOI's esteemed faculty focus on YOU, the individual singer, through a holistic and all-encompassing approach.  In just one month, you receive 16 Lessons and Coachings!  That's an entire semester of lessons in just four weeks!   Our Faculty includes: SUSANNE MENTZER, Mezzo-Soprano; MEGAN MARINO, Mezzo-Soprano; PATRICK RAFTERY, Tenor; MICHAEL REDDING, Baritone; MICHAEL CHING, Composer-In-Residence; ROBERT MILLS, Coach; CHERYL LINDQUIST, Coach; TOM GETTY, Coach; WEI-HAN WU, Coach. AUDITIONS VIA VIDEO (2+ Arias): http://www.yaptracker.com/applications/taos-opera-institute-2023 DEADLINE: April 7, 2023

An intensive vocal studio course providing the opportunity for a small group of vocal artists singing at conservatoire level or beyond to work with leading professionals from the opera industry – taking place at the beautiful Institut Français d’Écosse in the centre of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, Scotland - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Faculty includes David Gowland (Artistic Director – Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden), Elizabeth Rowe (Vocal Coach & Répétiteur incl. National Opera Studio, Royal Opera House Covent Garden & Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Derek Clark (Head of Music – Scottish Opera) and international soprano Judith Howarth. 

LAST DAY TO APPLY // Berlin Opera Academy Today, March 15th, 2023 Berlin Opera Academy is the premier European opera training program, providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. Join us as a Festival Singer and perform a role with orchestra in BOA 2023 OPERNFEST: Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Orpheus in the Underworld Offenbach; Ariadne auf Naxos Strauss; Così fan tutte Mozart. BOA Singers receive intensive stage instruction & musical preparation, coachings, masterclasses, agent auditions with feedback & German language classes. Over €150k in scholarships available.

Tomorrow // Final Application Deadline  March 15th, 2023 Berlin Opera Academy is the premier European opera training program, providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. Join us as a Festival Singer and perform a role with orchestra in BOA 2023 OPERNFEST: Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Orpheus in the Underworld Offenbach; Ariadne auf Naxos Strauss; Così fan tutte Mozart. BOA Singers receive intensive stage instruction & musical preparation, coachings, masterclasses, agent auditions with feedback & German language classes. Over €150k in scholarships available.

Are you a talented singer with a passion for opera? Then we invite you to apply for the Matador Opera Workshop at Texas Tech University! This intensive workshop is designed to help you refine your vocal skills, develop your stage presence, and gain valuable performance experience. The deadline for applications is April 15, so be sure to submit your application soon! We look forward to hearing from you and helping you realize your operatic dreams.

The Schmidt Vocal Institute (SVI) nurtures and mentors the development of talented high school singers who wish to pursue studies in music performance or education. The curriculum focuses on training singers to have a healthy technique, improved musicianship, and outstanding performance skills.   2023 Participants of SVI will receive: Master Classes or private coachings with distinguished guest faculty Elizabeth Futral (Peabody), Anthony Dean Griffey (Eastman), and Joseph Li (MN Opera); Yoga & Performance Anxiety Workshop with Katherine Jolly (Oberlin); Private voice lessons and coachings with SVI Resident Faculty; Courses in Acting, Lyric Diction, Vocal Health, AT & more; Two public performances; Ticket to Cincinnati Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor.

ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Auditions & Casting for Los Angeles Summer Opera Intensive Last chance to apply! Casting will start immediately following the auditions! Two productions in one summer: a gala performance of Puccini's TOSCA and a fully staged production Menotti's THE CONSUL, all with professional orchestra!  Roles for both Emerging Professional Artists and Studio Artists! All voice types are welcome!  Now offering an opportunity to create a complete professional audition package, including a recording session resulting in a polished, professional audition video! "I’m leaving inspired, full of passion with new skills to share with the world." "It was the most positive operatic experience I have ever had." "The experience was eye-opening and life changing."

Vienna Opera Academy / Festival presents Hänsel und Gretel & Don Giovanni at the prestigious Musikverein and concerts at the famous Mozarthaus in Vienna this Summer 2023. Wiener Festspiele Orchestra conducted by Toby Purser. For Singer, Conductors and Pianists. No age limit. Application deadline: February 28, 2023. Learn more: ViennaOperaAcademy.com

Canterbury Concerts is partnering with the Academia Vocale di Lorenzo Malfatti in Lucca, Italy, to award a promising young singer with a guaranteed spot in the month-long vocal and Italian language summer training program, as well as a full-tuition scholarship, a prize totaling near $10k USD.  Faculty of the highest quality will work with you to help you improve your craft.   Native speakers will teach you Italian in small groups.   Away from the pressures of college and career, you can truly focus on improving your skills.   We are proud to offer: 1.     2 sixty-minute voice lessons per week (one with each voice faculty member) 2.     2 thirty minute coachings per week 3.     Italian language classes five days a week 4.     Studio voice class 5.     Private dramatic coachings 6.     Group acting classes Concerts in and around Lucca will showcase your progress and give you the unforgettable experience of singing in Italian to an Italian audience. Our final concert will feature operatic ensembles.