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Don't forget to enter the Harold Haugh Light Opera Vocal competition! The deadline is February 15. The competition is intended to help singers understand the value of Light Opera in developing their audition material. Appearance, personality and acting ability are critical on making an impression, and all of these are important in Light Opera, which features many "showstoppers." Beyond the nine cash awards, every entrant will receive valuable critiques from the judging panel.

Your Success starts with our Summer Program. Gain the skills you need for your future. Gain the skills to thrive in your career. International Lyric Academy in Italy is now casting all roles, featuring fully staged Operas Falstaff by G. Verdi, Little Women by M. Adamo, Die Fledermaus by J. Strauss, and Broadway show Into The Woods, in addition to Opera scenes, Concerts, Handel Marathon, Verdi Requiem, Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Mozart Exsultate Jubilate and choral-orchestral performances.  Participants receive professional coaching, voice lessons, masterclasses, Italian classes, and Agents & Artistic Directors Audition. Make a direct jump from being a full-time student to launching a full-time professional career. Apply today.

Celebrating 25 Years of Exceptional Training & Outstanding Performance Opportunities The Trentino Music Festival is the Premier Opera Training & Performance Program in the world today. Performances include the Italian Premiere of Little Women, Alcina, Ariadne auf Naxos, & Gianni Schicchi accompanied by the TMF Orchestra. Set in the beautiful Italian Dolomites near Venice and Verona, Young Artists perform in operas, recitals, gala performances, and master classes, all led by world-renowned professionals. Voice lessons, coaching, diction, mental health workshops, and management consultations are all designed to optimize your individual career strategies. Apply today and experience the Artistic Excellence of the TMF. Learn What You Love in Italy!

Join Poland’s prestigious singing competition, June 2–7, 2025, at the Polish National Opera in Warsaw. Open to singers born between June 2, 1992, and June 2, 2007, with applications due by February 5, 2025. Compete for a top prize of €20,000 and career-boosting special awards! Perform beloved operatic classics and Polish masterpieces by Moniuszko, Chopin, Szymanowski, and Penderecki before an esteemed jury, including John Allison, Brian Dickie, Peter Mario Katona, Izabella Klosinska, Mariusz Kwiecien, Olga Pasichnyk, Edith Wiens, Rosemary Joshua, Evamaria Wieser, Karen Stone, and Thomas Lausmann. Apply here: Application Form, or learn more at moniuszkocompetition.pl

Intensify your operatic training this summer at Saluzzo Opera Academy: perform with orchestra and fully immerse yourself in Italian language and culture at Berlin Opera Academy's sister academy. Nestled in the foothills of the Italian Alps between Milan and Nice, sits a beautiful 14th century monastery, home to Saluzzo Opera Academy.  2025 Repertoire // Le Nozze di Figaro Mozart & Don Giovanni Mozart. Perform a role with Orchestra. Study with faculty actively working in the international opera scene. Learn how to get hired through personal mentorship & career workshops. Specialized Masterclasses & Coachings. Italian Language Class & Immersion. Local Student Accommodation. Over €100k in scholarships available.

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO – JUNE 25 – JULY 22, 2025. DIE FLEDERMAUS - Aug 3 – 29, 2025. Preliminary Deadline Jan 31, 2025. *Role offers made on an ongoing basis. Prepare for the next step in your career. Join us in Weimar - sing a role in Le nozze di Figaro or Die Fledermaus, audition for agents, and immerse yourself in German language and culture. Our program offers intensive training in singing, diction, stagecraft & rehearsal process, masterclasses, individual lessons & daily German language classes, as well as audition and career management workshops. You’ll learn and grow in a friendly, supportive environment and build the skills you need to get hired and work in Germany. Learn more & apply online:  www.lyricoperastudioweimar.com. Scholarships available.

Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival, the original Opera festival in Czechia celebrating 10 years! Sing in historic opera houses & concert halls in Tábor, Prague and now Vienna! Two programs: 4 weeks, Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro & Die Zauberflöte; 10 days, PSN Presto! with Puccini's Suor Angelica. Both fully staged with historical costumes & orchestra. PSN faculty & guest clinicians including Juilliard, NEC, Northwestern, Peabody, Czech National Opera, Oberlin, Michigan, MSM & more. Intensive schedule with vocal coaching, masterclasses, staging rehearsals & diction workshops (Italian, German & Czech).  Perform Czech & German Opera Scenes & Cabaret Night. Scholarships.  Second round application deadline: January 19, 2025. www.praguesummernights.com/apply

Join FIO MONDO for our 2025 festival in Urbania, Italy, where we will present fully staged productions of La Bohème; Le nozze di Figaro; Il matrimonio segreto; Twenty-Four, or the Cure for Love; and Le gare generose. Singers cast in Le gare generose, which will be produced in collaboration with the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, will also be considered for the Foundation's young artist program. Additional performances include recitals, concerts, and an opera scenes program. Participants will study Italian intensively, work with Italian coaches, and have lessons with our renowned faculty. Masterclass clinicians for 2025 are Clay Hilley and Eva Mei. Collaborative artists, assistant directors, and assistant conductors are also invited to apply.

The purpose of The Cooper-Bing Competition is to discover, recognize, and encourage young operatic talent. The Cooper-Bing Competition is an internationally recognized vocal competition that has celebrated and supported emerging young artists in opera. Dubbed “The Olympics of Opera,” this competition encourages talent, creates artistic opportunity, and helps welcome the next generation into the professional opera community. Five finalists compete for the grand prize of $10,000! The 2025 competition will be hosted by WOSU Classical 101’s Christopher Purdy as the Master of Ceremonies. 

The Miami Music Festival Application Deadline is Wednesday, January 15th! Spend your summer in Miami's notorious South Beach to attend Miami Music Festival! While enjoying the white sands and blue waters, you will perform a role with orchestra and sharpen your craft with individual instruction with prominent voice faculty, coaches, conductors, and directors.  2025 Productions: The Marriage of Figaro | W.A Mozart; Rusalka | Antonín Dvorák; The Ghosts of Versailles | John Corigliano.