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“(A) Revolutionary Young Artist Program” - Operawire, 2021. 2022 FEATURES INCLUDE: Solo Performance with Orchestra; Exclusive House Auditions; International House Credit for Each Fellow; A-Level House Instructors; Individualized Training; HD Photo & Video with Orchestra. PROFESSIONAL HOUSE CONTRACTS. All Voice Fellows have the potential to be offered professional contracts, with OFP's collaborating Houses. SESSION 1 – April 3-10; SESSION 2 – July 3-10; SESSION 3 – July 24-31. For additional information, follow Opernfest Prague on Instagram, or visit: opernfestprague.com.
Vincerò Academy is the ultimate online mentorship platform connecting young singers from all over the world with the greatest opera stars of our time through carefully curated role-study programs. Vincerò’s 2021-2022 season features Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, and Puccini’s La Bohème. Each opera’s activities will take place throughout the whole season, during which there will be group classes, masterclasses, individual coachings, and seminars. The faculty has been carefully assembled with some of the world’s greatest singers and internationally renowned coaches, conductors, and industry leaders. Additionally, all enrolled students will be welcome to participate in one gala at New York's prestigious CARNEGIE HALL. Apply now.
Experience Italy and celebrate the New Year performing with an orchestra in the place where opera was born! FIO ITALIA's Winter Edition takes place in the idyllic Italian town of Urbania. Party with us at the world’s largest Festa della Befana, culminating in our final concert. Live and breathe Italian culture through the language, cuisine, and day excursions to beautiful sights of Urbino, Gubbio, and Florence. Guest artists include Barbara Frittoli. Be a part of this musical and cultural experience! Visit www.fio-italia.com.
America’s premier performing arts festival is auditioning vocal fellows for its 2022 season in Charleston, South Carolina. More than 50 singers will be hired to serve as the chorus for the Festival’s mainstage operas—including a Puccini classic and the world premiere of Omar by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, cover large and small roles, perform major choral works, and take part in special projects, such as contemporary chamber music concerts. Vocal fellows will receive $600/week in addition to housing and a travel stipend. Productions this season call for diverse choir members including a specific need for Black vocalists for the world premiere of Omar.
Rigoletto roles' masterclasses and debut. 28th November-17th December 2021. A workshop for opera singers aimed ad perfecting a role and debuting in Verdi's Rigoletto. Featuring soprano Ines Salazar, tenor David Ciavarella, director Nicasio Anzelmo, accompanying pianist Richard R. He, conductor Alexej Pevzner, ensemble bj https://www.phion.nl/ , artistic director, composer Stefano Conti. The program is hosted in the beautiful building De Refter in Ubbergen, The Netherlands, where you will live, study and rehearse. The fully staged performances will take place on 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th December 2021 at De Lindenberg Theater in Nijmegen. Deadline: October 17, 2021. For further information: https://www.cdbvannederland.nl/rigoletto-opera-studio
The Century Opera Competition is established in 2021, our aims to promote classical music by providing young singers from various countries opportunities to study with internationally renowned artists, educators and performers in its short-term intensive programs, including individual coachings, lessons, seminars, and masterclasses that give participants hands-on experience with some of today's leading masters and advance one’s performance to the next level; and by hosting competitions and concerts to discover talents and offer young musicians showcasing opportunities at world-class performance venues, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, DiMenna Center, Liederkranz Club, National Opera Center, and Steinway Hall, while enjoying New York City.
Only a few days left to apply for the Mascarade Emerging Artists programme in Florence, run in collaboration with Teatro La Fenice in Venice, for exceptionally talented young singers and répétiteurs. Training provision is carefully structured around performance opportunities, including main stage roles and covers at Teatro La Fenice. Through the programme's collaboration with one of Italy’s major operatic houses, 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. Applications close this Friday, 8 October 2021.
The deadline to apply for the chance to receive $8,500 in cash prizes, plus a full-tuition graduate fellowship of up to $50,000 per year is quickly approaching! Apply for the annual Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition and Carolyn Bailey Argento Fellowship for Vocal Performance before Oct. 15.
This is the last week to apply for Renée Fleming’s SongStudio! Next January, join the renowned soprano for a free, weeklong workshop for vocalists and collaborative pianists ages 18–35. Don’t miss this opportunity for one-on-one coaching, unparalleled mentorship, and the chance to perform at Carnegie Hall. Apply by October 1. Learn more and apply at carnegiehall.org/SongStudio.
The Merola Opera Program, under the artistic direction of the San Francisco Opera Center, offers performance, training, and career development opportunities for young professional coach/pianists. Each participant will work with industry leading conductors and master coaches, and will receive individual coachings/lessons, diction instruction, classes in financial planning, mental and physical health/wellness, and public relations. A stipend, transportation, and housing is provided. Merola alumni are eligible to receive up to a total of $12,000 in career grants. Selected artists may be chosen to join SF Opera's Adler Fellowship Program, a salaried, yearlong residency.