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Local to Lancaster, PA and looking for opportunities to perform in the area? Applications for the Opera Lancaster Associates Vocal Performance Award Competition are now open. The deadline to apply is April 10 and the competition date is April 20.

Applications for musical theatre perfomers for the Glimmerglass Festival's Young Artists Program are being accepted now through February 27, 2013. If you are granted an audition, the audition will be held Monday, March 4, in New York City. Members of the Young Artists Program sing principal and supporting roles, cover all roles in mainstage productions (except where noted), sing in the chorus, are presented in concerts and cabarets, receive weekly coachings, participate in master classes, and perform in the community. Young Artists will also have the privilege of working with 2013 Artists in Residence, Nathan & Julie Gunn. Apply today!

The Palm Beach Opera Young Artist Program is a stepping stone to a successful career as an opera singer for post-graduate and emerging singers. During their five-month residency in Palm Beach they develop and polish essential stagecraft and performance skills, aided by musical and career guidance from Palm Beach Opera’s experienced artistic staff. The application is now live and the deadline is February 15, 2013. Auditions will be held in March in New York.

Wonder where some of today's most promising singers honed their craft? We spoke with Julie Makerov recently about her experience at OperaWorks' highly acclaimed training program. Applications by recording remaining open for this program until January 30, 2013.

HGO’s Young Artists’ Vocal Academy was established in 2011 to work specifically with singers at the undergraduate level. The week–long course is held on-site at HGO, and all fees, room and board is covered by the opera company. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2013, and auditions are by recording only.

The Florentine Opera Studio provides season-long, comprehensive artist-in-residence employment for talented singers beginning their professional careers, while serving the mainstage, education and outreach goals of the Florentine Opera Company. The deadline to apply is February 8, 2013 and auditions will be in Milwaukee in March.

How did 2012 go for you? What "projects" were you looking to address last year, and did you succeed?

What could be better than a summer full of quality vocal instruction in one of the most beautiful cities in European cities? The Florence Voice Seminar application is now up, and live auditions will be scheduled in New York, Philadelphia or Boston; recorded auditions will also be accepted.

We are very pleased to welcome Hubbard Hall Opera Theater as the newest organization to use our application service. Auditions will be held in New York City and Niskayuna, NY. Submit your application for the mainstage through YAP Tracker; materials for their training program can be submitted through instructions found on our website.

Centre for Opera Studies in Italy closes their extended deadline today, the CoOPERAtive program closes tomorrow and OperaWorks closes their live audition deadline on the 17th. Want more information about these programs? See the listings on the applications page, or view the links included in this post to interviews with OperaWorks' Ann Baltz and the CoOPERAtive Program's Laura Brooks Rice.