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Awaken your artistry at BIIMA - Breno Italy International Music Academy. Situated in the Italian Alps, our two week vocal-intensive will give you the opportunity to hone your craft, improve your Italian, and work with our world-class faculty. Daily coaching and masterclasses in a supportive environment allow students to focus and flourish, while excursions and Italian lessons immerse you in the local culture. In person and virtual auditions available. “I loved the feeling of the small group of singers, I became friends and collaborators with everyone! BIIMA helped me to slow down and think more about my process. I gained an even better understanding of how I work and what kind of preparation I need to feel secure in performance scenarios.”

Heartland Sings is seeking full-time artists for immediate hire to fill positions as Principal Vocal Artist and Principal Teaching Artist.  Voice parts include Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. These positions are full-time, permanent employment opportunities. Principal Vocal Artists and Principal Teaching Artists all perform, though they have different concentrations within the company. Heartland Sings produces a wide range of cultural, entertainment, and educational programs representing many vocal genres including: music theater, opera, jazz, pop, country, oratorio, new compositions, and other choral works with our larger choral ensembles. Apply on our website: http://www.heartlandsings.org/auditions

FIO MONDO presents FIO ITALIA, a festival designed to provide young opera singers with the opportunity to perform, learn, and expand their vocal horizons. FIO ITALIA will present fully staged productions of Così fan tutte, Dialogues of the Carmelites, The Medium, and Gianni Schicchi. Each singer will study Italian intensively, work with Italian opera coaches, and have lessons with our internationally-renowned voice faculty. Masterclasses for 2024 with Fiorenza Cossotto and Eva Mei. FIO ITALIA is also excited to be collaborating with the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini of Jesi. The opera for this collaboration will be announced shortly, and any singer selected to perform in this opera will be considered for the Foundation’s Young Artist Program during their year-long festival.

International Opera Singing Competition "Concorso Lirico Internazionale Tebaldi-Gigli-Corelli" - 1st Edition. 12th-17th March 2024 (Pesaro, Italy). DEADLINE for applications: 15th February 2024. All candidates must send their application via e-mail to segreteria@marchespettacolo.it. PRIZES: First: € 10.000; Second: € 5.000; Third: € 3.000. JURY: Dominique Meyer, Teatro alla Scala; Ernesto Palacio, Rossini Opera Festival; Alessio Vlad, Fondazione Rete Lirica delle Marche; Vincenzo de Vivo, Fondazione Teatro delle Muse; Paolo Gavazzeni, Associazione Arena Sferisterio; Cristian Carrara, Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini; Riccardo Serenelli, Associazione VillaInCanto - Gigli Opera Festival; Ludovico Bramanti, Conservatorio Rossini. More: https://bit.ly/ConcorsoLiricoTGC_ENGcall

Application deadlines have arrived for final live auditions in Norman 1/26, Dallas 1/27 and Houston 1/28. The deadline for recorded auditions is Sunday, 1/28. First offers to join the 2024 company will be made in early February but late applications will be accepted until roles are filled. 74th season productions are: La traviata, The Crucible and L'enfant et les sortilèges/Beauty and the Beast. Roles are only double cast, and all participate in two full, fully-staged productions with orchestra. Studio Artist program for less-experienced artists. Daily stage skills or movement classes; frequent coachings, voice lessons, master classes, musical theatre workshops lead to our Broadway Cabaret. www.opera.org/vocal-artists-information Featured recently on The Today Show.

PARTNERS for the Arts is happy to announce its 11th National Opera Competition. Open to singers ages 25 to 35. Prizes 1st Prize – $10,000; 2nd Prize – $5,000; 3rd Prize – $2,500. Audience Choice Award – $1,000; Judges Special Award – $1,000. Finalists’ Travel Expenses – $500. Preliminaries and Semifinal rounds will be done virtually. Final Round Live: Sunday, April 21, 2024, Washington D.C.   Deadline for Application and video submission:  February 19, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET (Eastern Time).   We partner with Acceptd to host our applications. https://app.getacceptd.com/partnersforthearts

The Rochester International Vocal Competition is a world-renowned opportunity helping to launch careers. Compete for our panel of world-class judges as well as opportunities for cash prizes and solo performances with the Rochester Oratorio Society and other professional engagements. This year's distinguished panel of judges includes Evans Mirageas, Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera and Mag. Daniel Wolfsbauer, MAS, Artistic Director of the Music Society LA PRIMA VOLTA. Visit ROSsings.org to learn more about our past winners and judges. Apply by January 21, 2024 at https://www.yaptracker.com/applications/rochester-oratorio-society-2024.

2024 - Arona, Lake Maggiore from June 18 to June 29/July13. The program, renowned for its unparalleled faculty featuring an abundance of accomplished Italian teachers and coaches, this year is dedicated to the inclusion of Italian lyric singing in the UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage*. A plethora of opportunities awaits you, including intensive Italian classes, private coachings, public masterclasses, physiotherapy sessions, daily trips as well as concerts featuring opera scenes, ensuring an authentic and culturally immersive learning experience. We are now selecting our top candidates! See testimonials here: https://www.siparlasicanta.org/?page_id=278. *SPSC proudly aligns with the network of distinguished supporters of the "Practice of Opera Singing in Italy"

Heartland Sings' and Maestro Robert Nance announce the 2024 Vocal Competition for emerging vocal professionals ages 22-35. This unique competition involves a preliminary round of auditions via digital submission - deadline January 20, 2024. 12 semi-finalists will be selected by February 20, 2024. Semi-finalists will come to Fort Wayne (housing and travel stipend provided) to compete on May 20 and perform in Heartland's production "A Night at the Opera" with full orchestra on May 22. Finalists perform solos in this concert with winners announced at its conclusion. First prize $3000, second prize $2000, and third prize $1000. An additional $1000 prize is awarded for outstanding artist from the state of Indiana.

Bay View Music Festival is on the shores of Lake Michigan in a beautiful, Chautauqua environment, offering exceptional young artists looking for a place to perform a role & hone their skills in a supportive and encouraging environment. Mainstage Opera: 6-wk program offering 4 performances of fully staged opera (La Cenerentola) and Musical (Fiddler on the Roof) in original language with orchestra, plus coachings, lessons, etc. Dates: June 21 - Aug. 2. Most opera roles double cast, with 2 performances each in 2 different venues. Musical roles single cast with two performances.  American Spirituals Intensive features 10-days of study and performance of the American Negro Spiritual led by Dr. Everett McCorvey. Dates: August 2 - August 12.