Music Academy International is the premiere YAP in Europe. Located near Venice, Italy in the Dolomiti mountains, the focus of the program is on professional development and ‘training through performance’. Young Artists perform leading and supporting roles in main stage operas with world-class stage directors, conductors, and guest artists. The 2018 festival season includes: DARK SISTERS (European Premiere), SUOR ANGELICA, L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES, HÄNSEL UND GRETEL, & ALCINA. The quality of the MAI faculty is unmatched by any YAP and include professionals from the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, English National Opera, Amsterdam Opera, Juilliard, NYU and MSM. Training includes: Lessons, Coaching, Master Classes, Crossover, Artist Management Auditions. Excursions include Venice, Arena di Verona, and Alpine Adventures. LEARN WHAT YOU LOVE IN ITALY!!!
Perform an aria of your choice with full orchestra, this summer at Opernfest Prague! OFP is an individualized training program, offering introductions to opera houses with available professional contract opportunities. MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS were offered to 2017 Alumni as a result of their OFP participation. All Voice Fellows work 1:1 with a répétiteur, stage director, conductor and language consultant from the National Theater, on their solo repertoire. MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. For additional program information, or to learn more about Team OFP, visit: OpernfestPrague.com. Limited space remaining. Deadline: April 6, 2018
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy - Florence Opera House (Italy): International announcement of selection for Opera singers - Young Artists Program 2018/2019. High-level professional specialization for the beginning and consolidation of the career. Intensive work experience and highly qualified training programs leaded by well-known artists. Period of the course: from November 2018 through June 2019, with possible extension up to October 2019. Artistic contracts for roles in operas and concerts. Enrolment and attendance to the course: free of charge. Scholarships: Euro 1,000 gross per month. Age limit: born on or after January 1, 1985 Enrolment deadline: by June 7, 2018 23:59, Italian time.
Application Deadline: Friday, March 30: Resonanz Opera 2018 Singing Artists Program Resonanz Opera offers a supportive, positive, and encouraging environment dedicated to study and performance. There is no age limit to work with Resonanz Opera. We invite every singer of any age, race, ethnicity, body shape, and orientation with a good voice and a desire to work hard to apply for an audition. Our vocal training program, created by Metropolitan Opera Veteran Heidi Skok, is designed to promote the wellness and development of the whole singer. Become more in touch with your voice through Resonanz Opera’s own “Mind-Body-Voice Connection Enrichment©” based curriculum of daily Yoga and Mindfulness instruction paired with top-tier vocal study!
The Handel Aria Competition encourages singers of all voice types to explore the repertoire of Handel. The preliminary recording round is due by midnight on April 1, 2018. The final round will take place on Friday June 8, 2018 at 7:30 in Mills Concert Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music. Prizes: First prize: $1,500, Second prize: $1000, Third prize: $750, Audience Favorite: $500. Finalists will be given up to $500 for travel to Madison. (limited to actual expense.) Home stays will be available for out-of-town finalists. handelariacompetition@gmail.com
THE ART SONG PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEW YORK is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to preserving, revitalizing, & promoting the art song repertoire and the art song recital. 2018 Master Class Series, 2pm daily: June 2:- FRANK DAYKIN On Debussy; June 4: Dr. MAYA HOOVER & JOSÉ MELÉNDEZ Art Songs from Latin America; June 5: THOMAS GRUBB French Song; June 6: THOMAS MURACO German Song; June 7: MARK MARKHAM'S Collaborative Duos; June 10: MARGARET LATTIMORE Dramatic Interpretation of Song. Each applicant is responsible for the $25 master class application entry fee per class. There's also a $25 pianist fee for anyone using the ASPS pianist. Apply through YAP Tracker until April 30. Contact Information: Blair Boone-Migura at ASPSNY@gmail.com.
Forget about outdated, expensive, time-consuming and inefficient audition tours! Sing directly for artistic and casting directors from international and regional European opera houses and festivals in an intimate and gorgeous setting on the Rhine river. This season we have our largest, most varied and international roster to-date (general managers or casting directors from Aix-en-Provence, Madrid, Baden-Baden, Bordeaux, Stuttgart, Cologne, Pisa, amongst many others) and are offering our lowest prices ever. All one-week modules are priced €980 and under, including eight coachings, two work sessions and shared, double-room accommodation per module. There is no age limit. We welcome established, professional artists and emerging artists.
The Opera Naples Academy is a ten day program that provides individual vocal instruction and coaching from master teachers. Singers will receive private voice lessons as well as participate in various masterclasses. Lectures and classes will be presented by internationally recognized artists. The session concludes with a public concert in which all participants perform. Don't miss the opportunity to study with internationally recognized artists including Sherrill Milnes, Ramón Tebar, Verónica Villarroel, Manny Perez, and Bruce Ford in a ten day academy that will include lessons, coachings, masterclasses, lectures, and a public concert. Apply before March 24 for this unique program which will occur April 7-16, 2018!
In 2010, Internationally renowned Russian baritone, Vladimir Chernov, and world-class expert on Bel Canto vocal technique, Olga Toporkova, designed their ideal summer study program to help singers move forward in their careers. The bel canto method of daily vocal instruction, which has nearly all but disappeared from western vocal institutions, is alive and well in Payerbach. From private technical voice lessons, individual repertoire interpretation lessons, individual musical coachings with an art song specialist to group acting classes and group movement and posturology lessons, we train the whole artist. Every instructor is a world-renowned expert in their field, dedicated to unearthing the unique gifts of each performer.
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. Perform a role in the BOA 2018 Summer Opera Festival. Audition for agents for individualized feedback. Work with faculty active in the international opera scene from the MET to major German houses. Learn how to get hired through personal mentorship & career workshops. Lessons, Masterclasses & Coachings. German Language Class & Immersion. Opera Gala. Submit your application at www.berlinoperaacademy.com.