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Last Chance to join the Prague Summer Nights Festival in Prague! Casting for Masetto, Commendatore, chorus and covers for all major roles in Don Giovanni, directed by Sherrill Milnes, and performed fully staged with orchestra at the Estates Theatre, where Mozart conducted the premier in 1787. Casting for roles in Suor Angelica, directed by Cynthia Lawrence, performed at the St. Simon and Jude church in Prague, where Mozart and Haydn performed. Casting for an opera gala at the Estates Theater, and for a concert featuring music from Figaro, performed with the orchestra at Smetana Hall. Please email John Nardolillo at director.prague@classicalmovements.com to see if applications are still be accepted for your voice type or instrument.

The International competition for young opera singers RICCARDO ZANDONAI is open to all the singers born after 1st January 1979. Many monetary prizes (24,000 Euros), scholarships and engagements at national and international theaters and music institutions. Deadline is May 22, 2015.

Working to address a long-standing career issue in the opera world, The Dallas Opera is delighted to announce the launch of a unique, new residential program designed to provide training and career support for distinctively talented women conductors. Female conductors age forty and younger, as well as accomplished women singers, opera coaches and accompanists, and instrumentalists with established careers seeking a new career at the podium, are encouraged to apply. The selected participants will get the opportunity to conduct The Dallas Opera Orchestra, participate in master classes with Dallas Opera Music Director Emmanuel Villaume and Principal Guest Conductor Nicole Paiement, and attend several seminars and discussions. Apply now through YAP Tracker by April 15, 2015.

Do you feel like you spend more time preparing to perform than actually performing? At Opera Colorado, we believe the key to mastering your craft is through performance, not constant rehearsal. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015-2016 Opera Colorado Young Artists Program; the deadline to apply is April 3, 2015. Housing in beautiful Denver, CO is provided and competitive pay gives each Young Artist the opportunity to enjoy Colorado to the fullest. Apply today, this chance only comes around once a year!

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE: June 26 - July 22, 2015 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO: August 7 – September 1, 2015 Application Deadline: March 31, 2015 LYRIC OPERA STUDIO WEIMAR is a comprehensive opera training program designed for emerging professional singers considering a career in Europe, with a focus on the German theater system. We offer intense training in singing, movement, rehearsal process and role study, master classes, individual lessons and stagecraft instruction, as well as daily German language and diction coaching. In addition to performing a role in a fully-staged opera, students receive sessions in audition techniques and career management. Scholarships available; apply online at www.lyricoperastudioweimar.com; no application fee.

Apply at https://app.getacceptd.com/hawaiivocal Applications due April 30th, 2015. Hawaii Performing Arts Festival is a study/performance program in one of the most inspiring settings on Earth. Participants will receive intense training from an expert faculty consisting of private voice lessons, coaching sessions, and staging while preparing for performance. Parts are still available in staged productions with orchestra for Purcell’s The Fairy Queen; Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Opera and Musical Theater Scenes, a Cabaret Concert and Recitals are also scheduled, as well as Masterclasses, and classes in Dance/Movement, Acting, Career Development.

The Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy (www.sg-imfa.com) offers two separate but combinable programs: Opera training program: open to singers ready to embark on a professional career. Master classes taught by industry professionals with casting/managerial power. 2015 guests include: Matthew Horner (IMG artists, NYC), Sebastian Schwarz (Theater an der Wien), Alain Perroux (Festival d'Aix-en-Provence) and Bodo Busse (Landestheater Coburg). Internationally acclaimed singers configure the rest of the roster: E. Moser, P. Lang, O. Mykytenko, etc. This opportunity may be combined with our Art Song Summer Program taught by world leading singers and pianists: F. Araiza, H. Deutsch, R. Vignoles, J. Drake, R. Jansen. Apply today!

The Art Song Preservation Society (ASPS) presents Spring Into Song. Through a master class & recital series, and a vocal competition, ASPS plans to engage the public this upcoming spring 2015 by offering exciting events with internationally established artists in the genre of “art song” performance at The National Opera America Center, La Maison Française of NYU, and other notable performance venues in New York. Guest artists in 2015 include Dalton Baldwin, Joan Dornemann, Thomas Grubb, Carol Kimball, Mark Markham, Thomas Muraco & Virginie Verrez. Applications are also being accepted for the Mary Trueman Art Song Vocal Competition. The grand prize winner will be featured in a NYC solo recital: www.artsongpreservationsocietyny.org

Want an opportunity to continue to hone your craft at one of the world's most renown opera institutions? The Teatro alla Scala Academy is now accepting applications through YAP Tracker for the 2015-16 training program. The program is TUITION FREE with scholarships available. The program provides an opportunity for young people from all over the world to make their mark on one of the world's greatest stages. Principal teachers will be: Renato Bruson, Luciana D’Intino, Juan Diego Florez, Luciana Serra, Umberto Finazzi, Marco Gandini, Vincenzo Scalera. Applications will be accepted through February 26, 2015.

FIO AMERICAS is an opera festival that tours the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is a unique opportunity to work with internationally renowned professionals while being immersed in an environment with young opera singers from all parts of the world! This is why FIO AMERICAS is a one of a kind international opera experience. FIO AMERICAS will present three fully staged, costumed operas with orchestra in some of Brazil’s most beautiful theaters. Please check audition dates on the website. Online applications will be accepted until March 3rd. Obrigado!!! www.fioamericas.com