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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.
Summer will return before you know it, so make your plans now to visit one of the most spectacular summer locations on the planet... the Little Traverse Bay area of northwestern Michigan. Deadlines for live auditions range from January through February 2013, with auditions in Bloomington, Oklahoma City, New York, Chicago, Ann Arbor, Oberlin and by recording. Applications for singers and chamber musicians.
The Toronto Summer Music Festival and Academy is now accepting applications for the Chamber Music Institute and Art of Song Programs. The deadline to apply is February 15, and auditions are conveniently made by recording. Apply now!
For 2013, ECO’s Artist Institute will focus more on individual coaching opportunities rather than a fully-staged production. The ten-day Vocal Intensive will contain arias and scenes performances, as well as a symphony concert including singers from both the Institute’s participants and professional faculty. The deadline to apply is March 18, 2013, so get your recording in soon!
The 6th Annual Taos Opera Institute will be held in beautiful Taos Ski Valley, NM from June 1-July 1, 2013. Applications are now being accepted for live auditions in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and New York, or by recording. The final deadline is February 18, but the live audition locations are held in advance of that date, so be sure to apply early!
Our most requested feature for the iPhone app has been added! Read through for screenshots and download instructions.
Looking for a summer program in Italy geared towards pre-college applicants? The Centre for Opera Studies in Italy now offers an Academy program with an age limit of 18 alongside their established summer offering. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2013, and you can apply through the YAP Tracker online application process now.
The Young Patroness of the Opera (Florida Grand Opera) competition application is up for 2013! This competition, held every two years, offers the promise of both fame and fortune for the winners; prizes total $44,000, and many of the previous winners have gone on to stellar career paths. The competition will be held in Miami in April, and the deadline to apply is February 1.