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2015 will be a very exciting season for Chicago Summer Opera. Season will include Suor Angelica (Puccini) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten). All principal, supporting and cover role assignments will be cast from our auditions and each program participant will receive a role. The application deadline is October 31, 2014 and singers may apply for auditions in Chicago on November 7 & 8, 2014, New York on December 3, 2014 or upload 2 recordings in lieu of a live audition to their YAP Tracker application. Apply today!
Utah Opera's Resident Artist Program for singers and pianists provides an integral step between graduate studies and a career. Participants spend nine months with Utah Opera developing professional skills through Mainstage performances with Utah Opera and Utah Symphony, coachings, workshops, yoga, and master classes. Resident Artists also travel throughout the state to perform in-school presentations and teach students about the art of opera. APPLICATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2014!
The James Toland Vocal Arts Competition will provide substanital financial awards, performance opportunities, master classes, and encouragement to singers who aspire to a professional career in vocal performance. There is no age limit or residency requirement. An early bird deadline of December 21 applies for a reduced entry fee. Apply today to compete in this terrific competition!
Located in Gallup, New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment Opera Institute was founded in 2009 in order to refine the talents of gifted young singers looking to hone their skills in a pre-professional environment. This five week training program consists of daily lessons and coachings for each student, as well as master classes with an all-star faculty. The deadline to apply is February 1 - apply now through YAP Tracker!
In Verviers’ great singing competition tradition, SummerFest Europe will hold its second international singing competition final at the Conservatoire de Verviers, Belgium, in December 2014. The prizes include air-fares, accommodation and participation fees in a programme that offers individual voice instruction and coaching with leading professionals, group and masterclasses, and the opportunity to perform in SummerFest productions. The deadline to apply is November 7 and applications are being accepted now through YAP Tracker.
The deadline for Opera Saratoga’s Young Artist Program, which includes opportunities for singers, pianists/coaches, conductors and directors, is this Friday, October 17th. Three operas will make up the company’s 2015 Summer Festival: La Cenerentola (Rossini), Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), and the world premiere of The Long Walk (Beck). Principal, supporting and cover role assignments are available, as well as concert assignments for all artists, in addition to extensive professional development opportunities throughout the season. Program dates: June 1 - July 26, 2015. Auditions in NYC Nov.30th-Dec.2nd; Cincinnati Dec. 4th; Houston Dec. 6th.
Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Application Deadline - October 17! This is the final week to apply for Pittsburgh Opera’s 2015-2016 Season Resident Artist Program! Hailed as one of the country's leading training programs for young singers, Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program provides professional development during a two-year session. The Resident Artist program has fostered the careers of singers that now perform on the world stage. 2015-16 Audition Info. can be found at http://www.pittsburghopera.org/pages/2015-16-auditions. Apply now!
DEADLINE TOMORROW OCTOBER 13! This is Opera MODO's first season in Detroit! Founded in Princeton NJ in 2011, Opera MODO brings opera to the people through intriguing and modern productions of classical to contemporary operas. Opera MODO is a company committed to providing outstanding professional performance opportunities without cost to participants. Apply now and don't miss out on this great opportunity!
Deadline extended to Monday, October 13! Want a chance to win $5,000, plus a contract for a lead role in the 2015 Opera Theater SummerFest (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh) season? Apply now for the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition.
For 67 years the Music Academy of the West has trained the next generation of great classical musicians by providing opportunities for advanced study and intensive performance in a uniquely beautiful and supportive environment. Each Music Academy Fellow is awarded a full scholarship, including free tuition, single-room accommodations, and all meals. Recognized as one of the world’s preeminent summer music programs for exceptional pre-professional classical musicians, the Academy offers an experience that is at once intimate and intense, highly personalized, and deeply collaborative. Apply now through October 15!