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This four-week intensive opera program for the collegiate, pre-professional singer (18 years and older) combines language and musical study with Italian cultural immersion. Program participants work closely with a faculty of internationally distinguished artists, teachers, coaches, conductors, and stage directors. You will develop your singing-acting craft, musical interpretation, and artistry—all in the heart of Tuscany. Performance opportunities include two fully staged operas with orchestra, concerts, and a scenes program. For more information: go.oberlin.edu/italy Please note: casting has begun for this program. Contact the administrator if you would like specifics on filled roles. Applications to be considered on a rolling basis through the final deadline.

Summer and Youth Summer Program: June 24-July 20, 2019. Singers and pianists in residence in Florence, Italy; the opportunity to immerse oneself in study of Bel Canto, a style of singing/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. Bel Canto Institute features two tracks: Youth Division Summer Program (ages 15-17) and the Summer Program (ages 18+). Performance awards granted. Award recipients are granted performance opportunities in the United States with piano or orchestra. Application deadline: February 1st, 2019. Visit our website www.belcantoinst.org to apply!

SongFest: LIVE AUDITIONS NOW! NYC, BOSTON, TORONTO, LA - Recorded Deadline: Feb 13 Generous scholarships! www.songfest.us May 25-June 24, 2019 Highlights: JAKE HEGGIE: 2019 distinguished composer; Susan Graham: guest recital; GRAHAM JOHNSON: "A Journey Through Schubert Lieder". SongFest is packed with NEW opportunities and faculty. Located in LA, SongFest is hosted by the Colburn School and is the only US festival dedicated to the study and performance of song. At SongFest, the student as a unique and individual artist is the focus. Private coachings & lessons, master classes & concerts. Students will have the chance to work with our internationally renowned faculty and the best of today’s 5 living composers! Visit www.songfest.us for more information.

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity and apply to the 10th International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw, May 2019! Meet the Jury of outstanding artists such as Piotr Beczała, directors of leading opera houses (Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House-Covent Garden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zurich, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin) and best agents. Over 100 000 € in prizes, professional engagements, free accommodation provided with host families and no application fee. Application deadline: 15 January 2019. More information at www.moniuszkocompetition.pl

The 2019 Lotte Lenya Competition is now accepting applications! 1st Prize - $20,000 • 2nd Prize - $15,000 • 3rd Prize – $10,000 • Total prizes and awards will exceed $75,000. Complete eligibility, guidelines, and tips for contestants available at kwf.org/LLC. Founded in 1998 to celebrate the centenary of Lotte Lenya’s birth, the competition recognizes talented young singer/actors who are dramatically and musically convincing in wide ranging theatrical repertoire, with a focus on the works of Kurt Weill. Since its inception, the LLC has grown into an internationally recognized leader in identifying and nurturing the next generation of “total-package performers” (Opera News) and rising stars in both the opera and musical theater worlds.

Seagle Music Colony is the oldest and one of the most distinguished summer vocal training programs in the United States. The 104th season in 2019 will include productions of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, EVITA, OKLAHOMA as well as the children's opera MONKEY & FRANCINE IN THE CITY OF TIGERS and a concert performance of LE TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN. Each of the 32 singers chose for our summer program is guaranteed at least one featured role. The program also includes voice lesson, coachings, myriad career-prep classes, and auditions for major programs and artist managers. Both live and recorded auditions are accepted. See application for details.

Opera Lucca is a summer festival for singers and pianists in the hometown of Giacomo Puccini. It will be held at the Lucca Italian School in the summer of 2019, June 9th through July 6th. We specialize in teaching Italian opera and art song, with an emphasis on the language. Our distinguished faculty are either native Italian speakers or experts in operatic Italian: Peter Volpe, Cynthia Lawrence, Antonella Gozzoli, Elvia Puccinelli, Marcello Cormio, and Raphael Fusco. In addition to lessons and performance opportunities, students take daily Italian conversation classes. Host family accommodations are also available. Visit our website operalucca.org and email us at info@operalucca.org. Applications are due January 27th, 2019.

Application deadline - January 15, 2019. Following the great success from the previous six years, OCAVA announces the 7th OCAVA-in-Rome 2019 Summer Program for singers in Rome, Italy (June 16 to July 7). The young vocal artists from the United States and abroad will come to Rome to work with an internationally renowned faculty on this intensive 3-week program that combines daily voice lessons and Italian language classes, weekly master classes, lectures/workshops, group discussions, and three public concerts. This 3-week program is open to high school and college students/graduates, and accomplished amateurs who want to develop performance skills, improve vocal technique, and actively participate in music making and performances in a highly professional atmosphere.

Classical singer: Are you a complete performer who can act as well as sing? The Harold Haugh Light Opera Vocal Competition is for you! Download an application from comicoperaguild.org. Singers will perform Saturday, March 2, before a panel of professional singers during the day. They must sing two selections, one displaying technique and one displaying acting ability. Seven finalists will be chosen to perform in the evening, from which three winners will be awarded prizes of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000. All finalists will receive $300; there are additional awards for Young Artist and Audience Favorite. Lunch is provided, and every contestant will receive a critique of their performance. Entries must be in by Feb. 1, 2019.

Truly grow as an artist during our intensive 4 week sessions. Chicago Summer Opera offers performance opportunities staged with orchestra and piano, one on one lessons and coachings and a variety of group workshops. KEY FEATURES: Perform a Role with Orchestra, Scenes Program & One Act Series, Voice Lessons, Coachings, Master Classes, Dramatic Preparation Workshops, Movement Workshops, Career Workshops. 2019 SEASON: Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart; Giulio Cesare, Handel; La rondine, Puccini; Le comte Ory, Rossini. Recording deadline on December 17th. More information on our website: www.chicagosummeropera.com