Royal Opera House Jette Parker Artists Programme

This application closed on Wednesday September 25, 2024.

Before completing this application, please refer to the Singer Audition Guidelines on the Royal Opera House website for full details about the application and audition processes.

Please note that the deadline for receiving complete applications is Wednesday 25 September 2024. Please submit your application in advance with enough time for your two references to write and submit their letters of recommendation.

It is the your responsibility to ensure that your application is complete by the deadline. You can check back on your application's status by logging into YAP Tracker.

Confidentiality

Please note that personal details included in the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section will not be seen by the panel, and will not affect your application in any way.

Information about references

After you have submitted your application, the references you have listed below will receive an email with a link to YAP Tracker so that they can upload their reference directly, by the deadline. Please check back to ensure that the two letters have been submitted. If it is getting close to the deadline and they are yet to do so, you can add up to two more references below. More information about the letters of recommendation and what they should contain can be found on the Royal Opera House website in the Singer Audition Guidelines.

Information about recordings

We require recent audio recordings, if possible, presenting three contrasting arias. Please do not upload videos.

The recordings do not need to be of professional quality and is better to include a home-made recording than to miss the deadline trying to arrange a professional recording. The recording must be a full single-capture of each aria without editing. Ideally, the audio should not be taken from a recording of a live staged performance. Please select contrasting pieces that show us the range and capability of your voice; you should sing pieces you have studied well and are within your capacity to sing well now. The arias may be in any language, and can be from cannon or contemporary repertoire.

You will be notified by the Jette Parker Artists Programme on the outcome of the selection process by Friday 11 October 2024.

Personal Information

First Name*

Surname*

Pronouns*

She/Her/Hers

He/Him/His

They/Them/Theirs

Prefer not to say

Other

Please specify below

Please write your pronouns if not listed above

Address 1*

Address 2

Town/City*

County/State

Postcode

Country of Residence*

Telephone

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Mobile*

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E-mail*

Please ensure the correct email is listed as correspondence will be sent to this address

Application type*

Number of selections required: 1.

Singer

Voice type*

If you attend / attended a conservatoire please list below

How did you hear about the Programme?*

College

Agent

ROH Website

Friend or colleague

Facebook

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(please state)

If you answered other, please provide further details:

Please state any dates in the audition periods when you will not be available.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to ONE of two live audition and coaching periods at the Royal Opera House: EITHER Friday 29th November - Wednesday 4th December inclusive OR Saturday 7th - Thursday 12th December 2024 inclusive. Candidates successful in the 1st Round Audition will be invited to a final panel audition on Wednesday 4th December or Thursday 12th December respectively.

Please note any restrictions in place which may make it difficult to travel to London for auditions from your current place of residence

If unknown, that's completely okay. This information will not affect your application, but will just help with administration. We are aware that restrictions between regions or countries may change at any time

Supporting material

Please upload a copy of your CV/résumé (this should be no more than 1 page)*

(accepted formats .doc, .docx, .pdf)

You must be signed in to add your resume.

Please upload your headshot*

You must be signed in to add your headshot.

Please upload three separate recent audio recordings of your voice. The title of the file should give the title of the piece, composer and date of recording*

Please do not say your name at the start of the recording. Number of selections required: 3.

You must be signed in to add audio files.

Details about the audio recordings submitted

Letters of Recommendation*

Two letters of recommendation must be received by the deadline or the application will not be valid. It is your own responsibility to contact your referees in plenty of time to ensure they are happy to provide a reference and are able to do so by the deadline. If any of the original referees has not responded a week before the deadline, it is recommended that you contact others so that your application can still be completed in time. You will then be able to add details of up to two further referees to ensure that at least two references are received by the deadline. Please contact Isobel Lawson for access to edit your application if you need to add referees.

Click here for the FAQ for how the online recommendation process works. If you need instructions on how to resend a recommendation request, click here.

Some companies choose to only allow the online submission option. That is the case with this programme: you will not be able to upload a pre-written letter. The referee MUST use the online form to submit their recommendation.

Minimum number permitted: 2. Maximum number permitted: 4 Allowed method(s): Online.

You must be signed in to add recommendations.

Please give the names of two referees*

These should be from music or theatre professionals, but not your regular (or any previous) singing teacher. Please note that the panel may only read the first two references, so please only use the space to add a third or fourth referee if the deadline is approaching and your original reference has not yet been submitted. Minimum number of selections permitted: 2. Maximum number of selections permitted: 4

Selection 1

Selection 2

Selection 3

Selection 4

Equal opportunities monitoring

The Royal Opera House is required under the terms of its funding from the Arts Council of England (ACE) to keep records of, and monitor, the diversity of its workforce. You are therefore asked to complete the following questions. This information is completely confidential and used only for statistical purposes. It is not part of the selection process and will be separated from the application before it is considered by the selection/audition panel.

What is your gender identity:*

Male

Female

Non-Binary

Other

Prefer not to say

Do you identify as transgender:*

Yes

Prefer not to say

Date of Birth*

PLEASE NOTE: You must enter your date of birth in DD/MM/YYYY format.

Nationality*

Do you consider your Ethnic Origin to be:*

Arab

Asian or British Asian: Asian Bangladeshi

Asian or British Asian: Asian Indian

Asian or British Asian: Asian Pakistani

Asian or British Asian: Chinese

Any other Asian background

Black or British Black: Black African

Black or British Black: Black Caribbean

Any other Black background

Dual Heritage: Asian and White

Dual Heritage: Black African and White

Dual Heritage: Black Caribbean and White

Any other dual heritage background

Latin American

White: British

White: Irish

White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Any other White background

Any other background

Prefer not to say

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?*

In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, a disability is a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities and you think might disadvantage you in obtaining or keeping employment for which otherwise you would be suitable, even though you might have overcome any such disability.

Yes

Prefer not to say

If so, please indicate:

Cognitive or learning disability

Hearing impairment

Invisible disability

Mental health condition

Physical disability

Visual impairment

Other long term/chronic condition

Prefer not to say

Please check through your application carefully to ensure that all required elements are complete. Note that the panel will not see your answers to the Equal Opportunities monitoring form, but we do require it to be completed as part of your application. It is your own responsibility to ensure that your application is complete and to check the application status regularly to verify that all elements have been submitted before the deadline. A completed application, including two references, must be received by the deadline or the application will be rejected. The Programme will not chase missing elements of an application and cannot consider applications with missing references.

Payment Details

Payment Instructions

There is no audition fee for the Programme, however there is an administrative charge of $5 (USD) for the processing of your application.

Amount: $5.00 (USD)

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Please note: all application fees are non-refundable.

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Royal Opera House Jette Parker Artists Programme - Singer Auditions (2025-2027)

Personal Information

Supporting material

Equal opportunities monitoring

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