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Camerata Bardi International Academy invites emerging opera singers to apply for its 2025 immersive program. This two-stage experience combines hands-on workshops, mock auditions, masterclasses, and fully-staged performances. Stage One features in-person and online sessions, while Stage Two focuses on rehearsals and performances in Europe and the US. This year’s productions include Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (two separate programs in NYC and Campobasso) and Mascagni’s L’Amico Fritz in NYC only. For Nozze you can apply for one or both! Learn more and apply now.

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.

Opera Colorado’s Artist in Residence Program is designed to provide you with as many performance opportunities as possible as you move from emerging artists to principal artist. Each member of the Opera Colorado Artist in Residence Program has the incredible opportunity to perform and cover roles with one of the premier opera companies in the U.S. and travel the state of Colorado performing in touring productions. Artists receive individual coaching with world-class teacher, coaches, conductors, and directors to further their growth. Housing in beautiful Denver, CO is provided, and competitive pay gives each Artist in Residence the opportunity to enjoy Colorado to the fullest.

Applications are open for the 2nd edition of Cascais Opera International Vocal Competition. Selected candidates can look forward to over 40.000 Euros in monetary prizes, multiple contract opportunities with festivals and opera houses around the world, masterclasses with our distinguished jury members, as well as many other benefits such as paid accommodation and travel support for finalists, a semifinalist’s concert, networking opportunities and becoming a part of the Cascais Opera Community, offering the possibility of many future performance opportunities, all in the stunning town of Cascais in Portugal. Find out more about the competition, prizes and how to apply here: cascaisopera.com  Applications open until 15th of December, apply now!

Two weeks left to apply // Deadline: December 3, 2024. Berlin Opera Academy empowers emerging artists with real-world experience through immersive training in the most operatically important city in the world. 2025 SEASON REPERTOIRE: Cendrillon // Massenet; L'incoronazione di Poppea // Monteverdi; Die Fledermaus // Strauss; Die Zauberflöte // Mozart. Over €150k in scholarships available.

Tenor Vocalist Audition: Washington, D.C. This is an amazing opportunity for a stable, salaried singing career, starting salary $76,000–$83,000 with benefits including 30 days of paid vacation annually, full healthcare and dental coverage, VA loan eligibility, GI Bill/tuition assistance, paid parental leave, and the option for a pension-retirement after 20 years of service! Ideal Candidate Qualities: Versatile performer with a compelling stage presence; Excellence in both solo and choral performance; Strong ensemble awareness and proficient sight-reading skills. Audition Dates: Preliminary Round: February 3, 2025; Semi-Final & Final Round: February 4, 2025; Application Deadline: January 5, 2025. Click here for more info! https://www.music.af.mil/Auditions/

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.

Varna International Music Academy (VIMA) South Carolina is the largest classical music festival in the state! Vocal participants are given incredible opportunities to study with vocalists from the Metropolitan Opera, learn the art of Bel Canto singing with Metropolitan Opera soprano, Amy Shoremount-Obra, and perform fully staged opera, musical theater, and oratorio works with orchestra under the baton of Metropolitan Opera’s Maestro Gregory Buchalter. Our VIMA South Carolina 2025 season will include: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II; A Grand Night for Singing: A Musical Revue of Rodgers and Hammerstein; Great Mass in C minor by W.A. Mozart. Apply now! https://varnainternational.com

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

Be part of the first company in the spotlight of OUR NEW THEATER! Our 75th season will feature Carmen, The Merry Widow, Into the Woods and a gala inaugural concert starring famous OIO alumni. Emerging Artist roles are double cast, and all perform in two fully staged productions with a professional orchestra. Studio Artists are featured in children’s opera outreach performances and fully on the main stage. Daily stage skills or movement classes, resident voice instructors, alumni artist master classes, Broadway workshop and Cabaret and more round out the OIO experience. Apply before December 15 for early decision and special scholarship opportunities. Audition live in January auditions at sites nationwide. Complete info at Opera.org.