Summer Season 2021 Application

This application closed on Tuesday January 5, 2021.

Please contact British Youth Opera at auditions@byo.org.uk with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Please select your voice type.*

Date of Birth*

DD/MM/YYYY Format

Are you a British Citizen?*

Yes

Contact Information

E-mail address (personal preferred)*

Address line 1*

Address line 2

Town/City*

County*

Post Code*

Country*

Mobile Number*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Musical training, qualifications or other higher education

Education*If you're currently studying, please give the name of your present course together with starting and finishing dates in the first field. Previous courses together with starting and finishing dates should be included in fields 2 and 3.

Education 1

Education 2

Education 3

Please add the name of your current singing teacher.*

Name of institution where you study with current singing teacher/Private*

Please insert the names of your former singing teachers. *

Can you confirm that your singing teacher supports your application?*

Number of selections required: 1.

Yes

Where did you grow up?*

(This helps the panel know more about your singing background)

What is your native language?*

(This helps the panel know more about your singing background)

Select the dates for which you would expect to be available for our projects*

You may select multiple dates and there is an opportunity to indicate one-off unavailabilities below. Maximum number of selections permitted: 4

27 March - 1 April 2021

6 April - 10 April 2021

July 2021

August 2021

If you have specific days that you know you're not available, please put them here:

Our panellists, all of whom are industry experts, will make notes as they watch your audition. Are you happy for them to retain a copy of their own notes from your audition?*

Yes

Attachments

Musical experience*

Please attach your CV and ensure that it's in list form

You must be signed in to add your resume.

Photo*

Please upload a headshot.

You must be signed in to add your headshot.

Please give the details for your first video submission (ENGLISH).

Please double check your YouTube links as these cannot be changed once your application is submitted. Maximum number of selections permitted: 1

Selection 1

Please give the details for your second video submission.

Please double check your YouTube links as these cannot be changed once your application is submitted. Maximum number of selections permitted: 1

Selection 1

Please give the details for your third video submission.

Please double check your YouTube links as these cannot be changed once your application is submitted. Maximum number of selections permitted: 1

Selection 1

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Fields

British Youth Opera is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and to making this policy properly effective. Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected on the basis of their abilities.

To ensure that our equal opportunity policy is effective we carry out monitoring of applicants, and we would like you to answer the questions below. This information is confidential, will be kept completely separate from your application and will be used to compile anonymous statistical information only.

Cultural Diversity

Please tick the ethnic category that best represents you. As you make your decision, please think about what ethnic group means to you, that is, how you see yourself. Your ethnicity is a mixture of culture, religion, skin colour, language and the origins of yourself and your family. It is not the same as nationality. Maximum number of selections permitted: 4

White

Black/African

Black/Caribbean

Black/Other

Asian Indian

Asian Pakistani

Asian Bangladeshi

Chinese

Asian/Other

Other

Please give details if your background is not represented in this list or you choose not to use these classifications:

Do you have dependents?

Dependents might include children, the elderly, or other people who rely on you for care.

Yes

Gender

Male

Female

Non-Binary

Prefer not to say

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

Yes

If yes, please state the nature of your disability:

NB. If your disability means that you require any adjustments to be made in order to participate in our selection process, please give us details with your application so that we can accommodate your needs.

Thank you for providing this information.

Please tick the sexual orientation category that best represents you.

Heterosexual

Gay

Lesbian

Bisexual

Prefer not to say

Communications

How did you hear about this opportunity?*

Would you like to receive emails about other BYO opportunities for singers?*

Yes

Are you also interested in hearing more about BYO is up to in general? *

Yes

Would you like to hear about ways to support BYO? *

Yes

We look forward to seeing your application. Once submitted you can next expect to next hear from us no later than: 5 January 2021

Please double check your application as no changes can be made once you've submitted. We audition hundreds of singers every year. The process is really complicated and probably not as linear as you’re imagining – there’s lots going on all at the same time. That means some people will hear from us very quickly but others will have a bit of a wait. But there’s absolutely no connection between how long you wait to hear and whether your application was successful or not. Just please just be patient and hang on in there.

Payment Details

Payment Instructions

Debit cards also accepted

Amount: £10.00 (GBP)

Please select your payment type* Credit Card

Credit Card First Name

Credit Card Last Name

Credit Card Number

Card Expiry Date

CVV (3- or 4-digit code on your card)

Billing ZIP/Postal Code

Please note: all application fees are non-refundable.