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Schmidt Vocal Arts is excited to once again offer an online competition for undergraduate singers: The Schmidt Vocal Competition Undergraduate Awards. This online competition will be held in Dec. 2024-Feb. 2025, culminating in an online Q&A and live-streamed awards ceremony on Feb. 15, 2025. UPPER DIVISION: Four (4) Winners - $5,000 each. Up to Six (6) Finalists - $700 each. Up to Three (3) Encouragement Award Winners - $350 each. Adjudicators: Deanna Breiwick, Chandler Johnson, & Patricia Racette. LOWER DIVISION: Four (4) Winners - $5,000 each. Up to Six (6) Finalists - $700 each. Up to Three (3) Encouragement Award Winners - $350 each. Adjudicators: Sasha Cooke, Andrea Grant, & Alfred Walker.

Camerata Bardi International Academy invites emerging opera singers to apply for its 2025 immersive program. This two-stage experience combines hands-on workshops, mock auditions, masterclasses, and fully-staged performances. Stage One features in-person and online sessions, while Stage Two focuses on rehearsals and performances in Europe and the US. This year’s productions include Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (two separate programs in NYC and Campobasso) and Mascagni’s L’Amico Fritz in NYC only. For Nozze you can apply for one or both! Learn more and apply now.

Join FIO MONDO for our 2025 festival in Urbania, Italy, where we will present fully staged productions of La Bohème; Le nozze di Figaro; Il matrimonio segreto; Twenty-Four, or the Cure for Love; and Le gare generose. Singers cast in Le gare generose, which will be produced in collaboration with the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, will also be considered for the Foundation's young artist program. Additional performances include recitals, concerts, and an opera scenes program. Participants will study Italian intensively, work with Italian coaches, and have lessons with our renowned faculty. Masterclass clinicians for 2025 are Clay Hilley and Eva Mei. Collaborative artists, assistant directors, and assistant conductors are also invited to apply.

Opera Colorado’s Artist in Residence Program is designed to provide you with as many performance opportunities as possible as you move from emerging artists to principal artist. Each member of the Opera Colorado Artist in Residence Program has the incredible opportunity to perform and cover roles with one of the premier opera companies in the U.S. and travel the state of Colorado performing in touring productions. Artists receive individual coaching with world-class teacher, coaches, conductors, and directors to further their growth. Housing in beautiful Denver, CO is provided, and competitive pay gives each Artist in Residence the opportunity to enjoy Colorado to the fullest.

Applications are open for the 2nd edition of Cascais Opera International Vocal Competition. Selected candidates can look forward to over 40.000 Euros in monetary prizes, multiple contract opportunities with festivals and opera houses around the world, masterclasses with our distinguished jury members, as well as many other benefits such as paid accommodation and travel support for finalists, a semifinalist’s concert, networking opportunities and becoming a part of the Cascais Opera Community, offering the possibility of many future performance opportunities, all in the stunning town of Cascais in Portugal. Find out more about the competition, prizes and how to apply here: cascaisopera.com  Applications open until 15th of December, apply now!

Tenor Vocalist Audition: Washington, D.C. This is an amazing opportunity for a stable, salaried singing career, starting salary $76,000–$83,000 with benefits including 30 days of paid vacation annually, full healthcare and dental coverage, VA loan eligibility, GI Bill/tuition assistance, paid parental leave, and the option for a pension-retirement after 20 years of service! Ideal Candidate Qualities: Versatile performer with a compelling stage presence; Excellence in both solo and choral performance; Strong ensemble awareness and proficient sight-reading skills. Audition Dates: Preliminary Round: February 3, 2025; Semi-Final & Final Round: February 4, 2025; Application Deadline: January 5, 2025. Click here for more info! https://www.music.af.mil/Auditions/

Varna International Music Academy (VIMA) South Carolina is the largest classical music festival in the state! Vocal participants are given incredible opportunities to study with vocalists from the Metropolitan Opera, learn the art of Bel Canto singing with Metropolitan Opera soprano, Amy Shoremount-Obra, and perform fully staged opera, musical theater, and oratorio works with orchestra under the baton of Metropolitan Opera’s Maestro Gregory Buchalter. Our VIMA South Carolina 2025 season will include: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II; A Grand Night for Singing: A Musical Revue of Rodgers and Hammerstein; Great Mass in C minor by W.A. Mozart. Apply now! https://varnainternational.com

Applications will close at the end of this week for Mascarade Opera, an opera training and performance programme at the Mascarade Opera Foundation in Florence, Italy for exceptionally talented young singers and répétiteurs. Training provision is carefully structured around performance opportunities; through the programme's collaborations with major operatic houses across Europe, artists enjoy the unique prospect of translating what they have learnt into professional practice on stage. Places on the programme are entirely funded with artists receiving tuition, maintenance and accommodation grants equivalent to entry-level salaried positions in the industry.

Orvieto Musica invites singers from around the world to apply for our 32nd Season, June 15–July 5, 2025, in Orvieto, Italy. Singers can choose from two exceptional voice training programs. The Voice Intensive Program (VIP) is a 3-week, 5-concert chamber seminar for graduate and emerging singers, perfect for refining Art Song, Oratorio, and Aria with renowned artists in Orvieto’s historic setting. The Voice Spotlight Institute (VSI) offers undergraduate and graduate singers a flexible, immersive experience in Italy’s scenic Umbrian countryside, with 1:1 lessons from our prestigious faculty—a benefit not typically offered in the VIP. Limited Scholarship and Work-Study available to applicants who apply before December 1, 2024. Explore #OM25: https://www.orvietomusica.org/programs/voice/

Record a piece of your choosing with professional orchestra! OFP is the only program of its kind, offering exclusive training, performance and professional development opportunities to international soloists. Apply today to join Opernfest Prague in 2025! FEATURES INCLUDE: Solo Recording with Professional Orchestra. Exclusive House Auditions. Individualized Training. HD Video, Photo, and Media Resources. OPERA INSTITUTE: In addition to our program for Young Artist and Professional Singers, OFP’s Opera Institute is designed specifically for High School classical singers, ages 14-18. For additional information, follow OFP on Instagram or visit: opernfestprague.com