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Applications open TODAY (Mar 1) at 12:00pm ET!  Schmidt Vocal Arts is excited to announce its first competition for undergraduate singers: The Schmidt Vocal Competition Undergraduate Awards. This online competition will be held in April and May 2021, culminating in an online master class and livestreamed awards ceremony on May 22, 2021. SVC Undergraduate Awards will feature 4 WINNERS, each with a $5,000 cash award! Additional cash awards for Finalists and Encouragement. Applications will be received on a first-come, first-served basis. Final Round Adjudicators & Master Class Clinicians include: Afton Battle, General Director, Fort Worth Opera; Michael Heaston, Artistic Administrator, Metropolitan Opera; Richard Russell, Executive Director, Sarasota Opera.

Apply Today for the 2021 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition. The Jensen Foundation supports America’s most promising young opera professionals with its annual Vocal Competition. Singers compete for their share of $40,000 in awards, including a $15,000 First Place award. The 2021 Jensen Competition is 100% virtual. Our competition environment is well-organized and supportive. Preliminary judges choose twelve finalists, based on their video-auditions, and then Finals Judges, who are distinguished in the world of opera, choose winners based on video-auditions. After the competition, finalists may request feedback from the judges. The deadline to apply is March 14, 2021, so apply today!

The Schmidt Vocal Institute (SVI) nurtures and mentors the development of talented high school singers who wish to pursue studies in music performance or education. The curriculum focuses on training singers to have a healthy technique, improved musicianship, and outstanding performance skills.   2021 Participants of SVI will receive: Master Classes or private coachings with distinguished guest faculty Denyce Graves (Metropolitan Opera), J.J. Penna (NEC/Juilliard), and Craig Terry (Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago); Private voice lessons and coachings with SVI Resident Faculty; Courses in Acting, Lyric Diction, Vocal Health, Alexander Technique, and more; Final performance is curated and performed with Craig Terry at the piano!

Europe’s Premiere YAP combined with a major artist management firm to assure young artists every possible advantage in these challenging times. The Trentino Music Festival provides comprehensive training & exceptional performance opportunities. The focus is on professional development and ‘training through performance’. Young Artists sing leading & supporting roles in staged operas with orchestra, perform on gala concerts, and take part in daily master classes, voice lessons, and vocal coachings provided by world-class directors, conductors, vocal coaches, and voice teachers. Young Artists receive Business of the Art consultations and have the opportunity to audition for artist managers from the US and Europe. Learn What You Love In Italy!!

“(A) Revolutionary Young Artist Program” - Operawire, 2021 2021 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 – July 11-18; SESSION 2 – July 25 - August 1; SESSION 3 – August 8-15. For additional information, follow Opernfest Prague on Instagram and Facebook, or visit: opernfestprague.com.

Hurry! The application deadline is February 28th. Limited slots are avaliable due to the vast rollover of applications from the cancelled BIOA 2020.  Bologna International Opera Academy (BIOA) is an intensive top-rated summer program located in one of the most enchanting and vibrant cities in Italy. The most distinguished element of the Bologna International Opera Academy is that singers have the opportunity to be heard by and signed with opera industry professionals. Numerous artists from BIOA received professional contracts with opera houses and agencies. New for 2021: up to five young collaborative pianists to participate in the program under the guidance of Nicoletta Conti and Danielle Orlando to accompany our singers and to perform at the final concerts.

Classic Lyric Arts 2021 features two intensive and immersive summer programs held in New Lebanon, NY. Participants receive daily coachings, rehearsals, and language classes with our esteemed European and American faculty. Session I - French Repertoire: 6/28 - 7/12 is dedicated to exploring the traditions and nuances of singing French opera and mélodie. Session II - Italian Repertoire: 7/26 - 8/9 develops skills of bel canto repertoire: lyric diction, phrasing, style, dramatic presentation, and the musical elements of the Italian language. Approximately 18 singers and 4 pianists will be accepted to each session. For more information on safety precautions, visit classiclyricarts.org/2021-programs.  Discover the artist that you are meant to be.

Reminder! Priority applications for UVAA's (Utah Vocal Arts Academy) 2021 Summer Opera Festival are due by tomorrow, February 10th, at midnight. Don't miss your chance to perform roles in Le nozze di Figaro and Orpheus in the Underworld, plus work with Deborah Voigt, Jennifer Larmore, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Michael Mayes, and more. Get world class training, build your resume, grow your network, and expand your artistry. Apply now!

The 23rd annual Lotte Lenya Competition is now accepting applications! Deadline EXTENDED: now 16 February 2021, preliminary and semifinal rounds completely virtual. 1st Prize - $20,000 • 2nd Prize - $15,000 • 3rd Prize – $10,000 • Total prizes and awards will exceed $75,000 The Lenya Competition recognizes talented young singing actors who are dramatically and musically convincing in wide-ranging theatrical repertoire, with a focus on the works of Kurt Weill. Since its inception, the LLC has grown into an internationally recognized leader in identifying and nurturing the next generation of rising stars in both the opera and musical theater worlds. Complete eligibility information, application, resources and guidelines available at kwf.org/LLC.

The application is free and easy - resume, headshot, and two recordings.  Ten years of in-person training has prepared the Druid City Opera Workshop faculty exceptionally well for an exciting virtual learning and performance experience. Join us, May 16-21 on Zoom, for a week of singing and sharing and expanding your network. The week will include classes in acting, movement, yoga, improvisation, and the business of singing, in addition to one-on-one virtual dramatic and musical coachings.  The experience will end with an online aria concert - open to all - on Friday evening, May 21.