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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.

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.

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.

Apply Today for the 2025 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition The Jensen Foundation supports America’s most promising young opera professionals with its annual Vocal Competition, and 2025 is our 25th anniversary. As always, singers compete for their share of $40,000 in awards, including a $15,000 First Place award. In addition, 2025 Jensen finalists compete for the 25th anniversary award, dubbed the Facing Forward Prize – to be awarded for the finest performance of an aria composed in the 21st century. The 2025 competition takes place in New York City May 12-17. The singing environment is well-organized and supportive, with professional accompanists and judges. Apply today to join us in New York this May!

Resilient Singer is a very different summer program. What we do: we empower singers in building sustainable resilience for voice, body, mind, and spirit by weaving together well-documented, powerful, holistic approaches in a nurturing environment. Why we do it: so you THRIVE! Tuition includes daily lessons and coachings, our signature holistic resilience course, masterclasses, room and board, and all meals. Scholarships available.

Step into a world where passion meets preparation, and emerging talent blossoms into operatic excellence. For over a decade Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival has been the crucible where the next generation of opera professionals is forged.  6 weeks of intense, individualized training with the best renown professionals in the World.  3 beautiful fully staged operas.  Experience “orchestra time” where you get individualized coaching with orchestra to discover the nuances of performing with orchestra.  Build connections with invited industry leaders and lasting friendships with your peers in the unique Mediterranean setting of ancient Sicily.  Apply now at mediterraneanoperafestival.com

Deadline: Friday, January 24! The 2025 Festival Season includes productions of Die Fledermaus (Strauss II), This House (World Premiere by Ricky Ian Gordon), Don Pasquale (Donizetti), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten), and Center Stage Concert. All mainstage festival season opera productions are performed in English. Program Dates: April 28, 2025 - June 29, 2025. Program Information: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis offers emerging young stage directors invaluable production experience as they begin their directing careers or as they transition into opera. Opera Theatre is committed to supporting and nurturing the careers of young artists.