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Operating out of Haliburton, Ontario (Canada), since being established in 2007 by internationally acclaimed tenor, Richard Margison, Highlands Opera Studio is a five week summer professional training & development program for a select number of highly advanced emerging operatic artists. Accepting only 20 participants, it’s a unique cutting edge resource geared to the individual artist, assisting singers & pianists make the transition into the professional world, through one-on-one training & professional networking opportunities with top leaders in the opera industry. Performance opportunities include 2-3 fully staged operas, 5-6 concerts, 3-4 Masterclasses, and multiple community concerts.

Manhattan Opera Studio is holding auditions for the 2023 Summer Festival. Selected singers will sing a fully staged opera with the MOS orchestra. We are casting all roles for Mozart's Magic Flute and Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel. Additionally, all singers will participate in a gala concert in the prestigious Carnegie Hall. There will be masterclasses with some of the most renowned opera agents in NYC, feedback auditions with conductors of the Metropolitan Opera House, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and coachings in music and diction. 

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary. PARTNERS for the Arts National Opera Competition is open to singers 25 to 35. First prize: $10,000; 2nd Prize: $5,000; 3rd Prize; $2,500; Audience Choice Award: $1,000; Finalist’s travel expenses: $500. Application/video submission deadline: Jan. 28, 2023, through Acceptd. Early submission is highly encouraged. Preliminary and semifinal rounds are virtual. Final round LIVE in Washington D.C. April 30, 2023. https://app.getacceptd.com/partnersforthearts https://partners4thearts.org/2023-national-opera-competition/

Awaken your Artistry with One-On-One Personalized Training. From The Scenic Views Of The Alps, and The Energy Of The Coaches, BIIMA Is An Experience You Will Never Forget. BIIMA is a safe and nurturing environment for each singer to follow their inner voice with guidance from outstanding faculty.  We believe in promoting a sense of wellbeing and each student will receive: -Zoom meeting 2 months prior to set out personal goals and repertoire -Daily one-on-one guidance -Italian language class -Personal journey on finding artistic self -Strategies and classes on anxiety, musicianship and networking -Interdisciplinary - students have access to all of the programs -Ensemble classes -Daily masterclass -Performance opportunities, including gala concert CLA Berkshires: July 2-July 16 Great Barrington, Massachusetts (US). Explore the brilliance of Mozart's Italian operatic masterpieces surrounded by the majestic Berkshire mountains. CLA Italy: July 26-August 14  Novafeltria, Italy. Master the traditions and techniques of bel canto singing through the music of the Italian language and the culture of Italy.

Classical Singing & New York in June. Donna Gill and Jane Olian, co-directors; Kanae Matsumoto and Joel Harder, vocal coaches. Join us May 30- June 16, 2023. Application deadline February 1, 2023 - www.classicalsingingny.org/apply. Each year in late May a small group of talented young classical singers gathers in NYC for 18 days of intensive study and coaching. We offer voice lessons, coachings, masterclasses, and French, German, Italian, and English diction and repertoire. Our 2023 guest faculty: Edith Bers, Lydia Brown, William Burden, Amy Burton, Corradina Caporello, Margo Garrett, John Giampietro, Kayo Iwama, Paul E. Kwak, MD, Kathryn LaBouff, Bill Palant (Étude Arts), Cristina Stanescu, Erika Switzer, Dr. Robert C. White, Jr.

Replacing the in-person competition for 2023, the HAUGH LIGHT OPERA VIDEO CONTEST allows singers to compete without the perils of travel. The 2021 contest attracted singers fro seven countries. Singers are invited to shoot their best performance of a light opera number and submit the video for our judging panel. All singers receive comments and the winners receive cash awards! Entry Fee: $20.

Final Deadline to Register for Auditions // JANUARY 15th. New York, London, Berlin. Berlin Opera Academy is the premier European opera training program, providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. Join us as a Festival Singer and perform a role with orchestra in BOA 2023 OPERNFEST: Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Orpheus in the Underworld Offenbach; Ariadne auf Naxos Strauss; Così fan tutte Mozart. BOA Singers receive intensive stage instruction & musical preparation, coachings, masterclasses, agent auditions with feedback & German language classes. Over €150k in scholarships available.

Described as the “Champion League in Arts Education'', the DNOA offers a bespoke programme in a unique and international environment. Benefiting from a comprehensive curriculum and several fully staged productions each season, DNOA singers are supported in developing a very clear sense of their own vocal and artistic identity, and how these attributes can best be united to meet market demands and expectations. Led by an international faculty, the DNOA enjoys close ties with the wider world of opera and is the ideal place to prepare for the transition from full-time education to the profession. Closing date: 22. January 2023. For more information, please see www.opera-academy.nl/apply/

OperaFest, a 4-week opportunity, offers private coaching, masterclasses with internationally renowned faculty, various performance opportunities, and workshops exploring professional learning. Our program focuses on our three artistic pillars: creation, collaboration, and mentorship. OperaFest provides training on operatic style, diction and language, dramatic presentation, performance technique, professional skills training, and portfolio building. All OperaFest participants will have a range of performance and coaching opportunities, including weekly public master classes, aria showcases, a scenes program, and collaborative performances with SSMF instrumental musicians and composers. APPLY BY JANUARY 27! ssmf.sewanee.edu/operafest

Deadlines quickly approach for live auditions for Opera in the Ozarks' 2023 season, January 14-29:  Chicago, San Francisco, Norman, Dallas, Houston, New York, Boston, Tucson.  Final application/audition deadline is February 5. Our 72nd season features three double-cast, fully staged productions with orchestra:  L'elisir d'amore, Orphée aux Enfers and The Tender Land -- 7-8 performances each. The Studio Artist outreach opera is Cinderella. Other features: daily stage skills class/yoga for performers, weekly voice lessons, stage combat workshop, resident and guest artist master classes, career development sessions, and Broadway Cabaret performances. Complete information:  opera.org