Utah Opera's Resident Artist Program – Application closes October 17th!
Deadline - Received By Fri Oct 17, 2025
Materials Required
- Resume, uploaded
- Headshot, uploaded
- Names and contact information for 3 references, including your current/most recent primary teacher and two of the six professional types listed below
- Opera stage director/opera workshop director
- Opera general director
- Music director or conductor
- Department chair or dean
- Pianist or coach
- Minimum of 2 video recordings of contrasting selections, uploaded. Consult the note below for recording requirements as well as tips for successful recordings.
- Proposed Repertoire List (changes will be allowed)
NOTES on VIDEO RECORDINGS
Prescreening videos may be submitted with live or track accompaniment, piano or orchestra. If you are performing with a track, you are welcome to record with headphones and then edit the voice and piano tracks together. Please do not submit a cappella recordings. Selections should be performed from memory. Videos may be from performances, recitals, or concerts, as long as you can be seen clearly. Videos should show as much of your body as possible so we can clearly see your acting choices.
For tips on creating videos, please use the following links to download Opera America's Recording Resources for Virtual Auditions (https://www.operaamerica.org/industry-resources/2020/202006/recording-resources-for-virtual-auditions/).
If accepted for a second round audition, you will be asked to confirm your audition appointment (virtual or live) within 5 days through YAP Tracker, and submit a $25 audition fee.
Application Form Location
https://www.yaptracker.com/applications/utah-opera-2026
Audition Information
Audition Locations and Dates
Salt Lake City, UT USA:
Thu 20th Nov 2025 - Fri 21st Nov 2025
New York, NY USA:
Thu 4th Dec 2025 - Sat 6th Dec 2025
Chicago, IL USA:
Mon 8th Dec 2025
Virtual:
Mon 8th Dec 2025
Audition Requirements
4 arias, one in English
Pianist Provided. May bring own.
Opportunity Information
Location
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Season Information
2026-2027
2026-2027 season is still TBD
Program Dates
August 24, 2026 - May 28, 2027
Program Information
USUO proudly supports Resident Artist singers and pianists with an integral step between graduate studies and a career. Participants spend nine months from September to May developing professional skills through mainstage performances with USUO, expert coachings, workshops, and masterclass sessions. The USUO Resident Artists are the primary, in-person ambassadors for opera and artistry in many of our local communities, but most particularly among Utah’s K-12 schools. Each Resident Artist prepares for and performs programs in Utah’s schools during their tenure with USUO, and we therefore expect them to be collaborative, engaging, friendly, and technically proficient individuals. Each Resident Artist will be dedicated to their own artistic development, want to participate in a cooperative environment, and value their own education as well as that of others. The Resident Artists will work under the guidance and support of the Opera Education Manager, Principal Coach, and Vice President of Education and Community Engagement. Each individual should expect to share their talent with USUO’s staff, board, and donors as well as Utah’s most diverse audiences as they travel around our beautiful state.
https://usuo.org/our-commitment-to-equity/
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) is committed to connecting our community through the performance of great live music. In service of that goal and to create an incredible place to work, USUO prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, genetics, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964:
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which maintains that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. If you have questions concerning USUO’s compliance with Title VI, please contact the office of the President & CEO.
Compensation
Payment is provided
Resident Artists receive a biweekly stipend, benefits, and are provided a relocation allowance.
