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Last Chance to apply for the Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Program 2020-2021 Season Auditions! Application Deadline is this Friday, October 11!! Resident Artists receive: A weekly stipend; Assistance with relocation expenses; AGMA rates for mainstage roles; Assistance with voice lessons. Application Requirements: -Current Professional Resume and Headshot. -Two Letters of Recommendation (must be received by Thursday, October 17). -$40 Application Fee. Application: yaptracker.com/applications/pittsburgh-opera-2019. Additional Information: pittsburghopera.org/resident-artists/auditions/.

Application deadline TODAY Oct. 6! The Music Academy of the West 2020 VOCAL INSTITUTE is the leading source to prepare for a 21st century career in voice and vocal piano. Full-scholarship program includes free tuition, housing, and meals. 2020 productions: two fully-staged performances of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, semi-staged Ravel’s Les enfants et les sortilèges, and staged chamber opera Philip Glass’s Les Enfants Terribles. Participants also enjoy weekly private lessons, public masterclasses, vocal chamber performances, an Acting Workshop, Industry Day, and the opportunity to compete in the Marilyn Horne Song Competition to win a $5,000 cash prize and international recital tour. Study with star-powered faculty and enjoy a summer just steps from the beach.

OPERASTUDIO MASTERCLASSES 19/20 – UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ DE HENARES. MADRID. SPAIN. 10 ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME The only opportunity in the world to learn first hand with the most prestigious artists. Classes with: PACO AZORÍN, ENZA FERRARI, AQUILES MACHADO, JOSÉ MIGUEL PÉREZ–SIERRA, MARIELLA DEVIA, PAUL ÈMILE FOURNY, GIANLUIGI GELMETTI, MIQUEL ORTEGA, IGNACIO COBETA, XAVIER SABATA, and LOURDES PÉREZ–SIERRA. More information about masterclasses deadline, our history, activities, fees, auditions, scholarships, lyric concerts, job board and discounts in the web: http://operastudio.fgua.es and mail: operastudio@fgua.es https://www.facebook.com/operastudiofgua/

Mascarade Opera Studio Programme 2020-21: deadline 21st October 2019. A nine-month fully funded high-ability training programme in opera designed to support singers and répétiteurs of exceptional talent at the initial stages of their career. Based in Florence, Italy, the programme includes enhanced performance skills training for opera provided by expert coaches, vocal consultants, performance specialists and invited master teachers, alongside orchestral showcases and a variety of carefully chosen performance opportunities.

Applications for the 9th Annual Mildred Miller International Voice Competition are due October 4th, 2019! Join us in Pittsburgh for cash prizes up to $3,000. "I am so honored to be a part of the legacy of the Mildred Miller Competition: PFO made it such a great experience, down to the last detail!" -2018 First Prize Winner, Katherine Beck. The 2019 judges include: Mildred Miller, Internationally renowned Mezzo Soprano and Founder of Pittsburgh Festival Opera; Robert Chafin, Tenor and Professor of Voice at West Virginia University; Robert Croan, Local Music Critic; William J. Powers, Managing Director of Pittsburgh Opera; Maria Sensi Sellner, Conductor and Artistic & General Director of Resonance Works Pittsburgh; Maria Spacagna, Soprano and Professor of Voice at Carnegie Mellon University.

Directed by Anthony Laciura (Metropolitan Opera, HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire's, and Netflix's 'Like Father') New York Dramatic Voices' Winter Workshop is a 2-week program in the heart of Manhattan. Participants will take part in coachings, acting and movement classes, and masterclasses given by respected professionals in the field. The program culminates in an open concert in New York City of staged scene selections on January 18, 2020. Class sizes are limited to give each singer quality instruction with our coaches and masterclass technicians. While NYDV was created to provide opportunities for singers with dramatic voices, we welcome all fachs. Partial Scholarships Available! October 4, 2019 Deadline!! www.newyorkdramaticvoices.com

"It was simply the best operatic program I have ever attended. The teachers and coaches really cared about my development and pushed me to be better. Everyone in the program improved. This is the best value and the best results for 10 days that I have ever experienced." - 2018 Opera Naples Academy Participant Apply now to immerse yourself in this intensive 10 day program (November 12-21, 2019) that provides vocal lessons, masterclasses, and coachings with renowned faculty including Sherrill Milnes, Ramon Tebar, Manny Perez, Veronica Villarroel, Maria Zouves, and Alexandra Naumenko among others. All participants perform in a final concert that incorporates individual and ensemble repertoire in a unique semi-staged presentation. Scholarships are available! Don't miss out on this transformative opportunity!

Deadline extended until Mon. Sept. 16th! Principal, supporting and cover roles are available for singers, along with fellowships for conductors, pianists, and directors. Artists are featured in 3 fully staged productions: MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Puccini/Giacosa - Director: Izumi Ashizawa; Conductor: Dean Williamson), THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Gilbert & Sullivan - Director: Eve Summer; Conductor: Brian DeMaris), and SKY ON SWINGS (Beecher/Moscovitch - Director: Lawrence Edelson; Conductor: Emily Senturia). Soloists for Rossini’s PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE will also be cast from the program. All artists receive professional development opportunities throughout the summer, and are featured on a variety of concerts and master classes with guest artists.

The International Meistersinger Akademie (IMA) offers emerging artists an exceptional environment of excellence in the study of Opera, Oratorio and Lied/Mélodie. This is a FULL SCHOLARSHIP summer program in Neumarkt i.d.OPf Germany with an incredible faculty line up, including director Prof. Dr. Edith Wiens, Brigitte Fassbaender, Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Malcolm Martineau among others. On top of the fully fledged training program with orchestra concerts, recitals, demo recordings, coachings and more abound, IMA is made UNIQUE by the networking-opportunities it provides. Read more on https://meistersingerakademie.com/ and check out our Social Media and YouTube channel! Don’t miss this incredible training and career-changing opportunity!

Deadline Extended! Apply by September 10! Chautauqua Opera Company is now accepting applications for its 2020 Young Artist Program. 2020 mainstage repertoire will include Puccini’s Tosca, directed by Sarah Ina Meyers, Thumbprint, by Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz, directed by Omer Ben Seadia, and The Mother of Us All by Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein, directed by Keturah Stickann. Chautauqua Opera Young Artists sing and/or cover leading and supporting roles in mainstage productions alongside leading professionals in the field, and are featured in over 30 events each season, including concerts with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, recitals, community engagement events, and more! Learn more at opera.chq.org.