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This December, we’re excited to offer our fully hybrid competition. Submit your application online, and if you advance to the Semi-Finals, you can choose to compete LIVE in NEW YORK CITY or VIRTUALLY via VIDEO from anywhere in the world. Up to 100 singers will advance in each platform! With over $35,000 in cash prizes and special awards, unparalleled professional casting opportunities, HD recordings, career guidance, and no age or citizenship restrictions, now is the time to seize this opportunity and elevate your career! Click the Listing Title for a SPECIAL CODE exclusive to YAP Tracker only! Deadline November 20th! 

Festival Napa Valley's Manetti Shrem Opera Program is a tuition-free intensive opera training program offering advanced study and performance opportunities for a small number of highly gifted and advanced vocalists and pianists in the idyllic setting of Napa Valley.  Program for pianists includes: —Training and private lessons with our faculty throughout the festival. —Performing in public masterclasses. —Playing lessons and coachings. —Playing staging rehearsals for the aria gala and scenes concert. —Performing orchestral piano, depending on the repertoire. Tuition: $0. Application fee: $25. Housing: Provided. Registration Deposit: $365 (refunded upon arrival in Napa). Average of two meals per day provided. $500 travel stipend.

Deadline approaching!  The Saengerbund Awards are given each year to young singers who have demonstrated the potential for a professional performing career.  All entries are evaluated by professional casting directors, coaches, and conductors from opera companies around the US and in Germany.  The quality of the video submissions is of high importance in the process, and the singer's German diction is a major component of the evaluation.  Creative selections are appreciated, and they do help the applicants stand out from the preliminary pool of entries.  German operetta is a particularly good source for young singers.  The Lied should come from the standard repertoire.  Either selection can be a German translation.   Questions:  germansinging2025@gmail.com

The Young Artists’ Programme equips singers and pianists with essential musical, artistic, and practical skills needed for a successful opera career. 9-month programme: Based in London and delivered with the UK's six national opera companies providing high-level performance, residencies, and networking opportunities. Fully funded: Free training, £850 monthly stipend, bursary up to £770, £600 for lessons/auditions, and £260 travel fund. Audition opportunities: Auditions offered all year-round with industry professionals. Coaching: Tailored training from 30+ experts in music, movement, stagecraft, resilience, and more. Health and well-being core to our training. 10+ Performances in London, Masterclasses, Q&As, recitals, and monthly Filming Days.

For over two decades, NUOVA Vocal Arts has given aspiring artists the skills, experience, and connections that help them step into their professional careers. We guide students in crafting together their talents and interests—bringing uniquely skilled individuals to the art world. Whether you are a classical singer looking for cross training, or a musical theatre performer wanting to learn new skills, or grow your current ones, our spring intensive programs focuses on just that! 5 Week Music Theatre Intensive for Classical & Music Theatre Performers: May 26th – June 29th, 2025. 10 Day Development Program for Operatic Singers: May 16th - May 25th, 2025. More information can be found at nuovavocalarts.ca/training

The Fellowship of the Song: May 12-17, 2025. Join Cincinnati Song Initiative for a week-long program for five singers and five pianists that provides an inspiring, open, and deeply enriching environment to express themselves and grow in their artistry among the backdrop of a robust song festival. The Fellowship of the Song aims to promote and innovate the song genre by empowering the next generation of twenty-first century artists who will carry the mantle of song in the United States and throughout the world. The Fellowship is a tuition-free program. Selected Fellows will be provided with a travel reimbursement up to $500, a daily stipend for food and fun, and private apartment accommodations. Apply by November 1st! Learn More: https://www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org/fellowship/about

GRANDI VOCI 2025 IN SALZBURG: 11-16.02.2025 in Salzburg, Austria. NO AGE LIMIT! Application deadline: 31.10.2024. Casting for the season of 2025 & 2026. CARMEN, TOSCA, LA TRAVIATA, RIGOLETTO, MADAME BUTTERFLY, L'ELISIR D'AMORE, AIDA, DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, DON GIOVANNI. For all necessary information: http://www.operimbergfestival.com/grandi-voci/grandi-voci-2017/index.php. APPLY NOW: http://www.operimbergfestival.com/grandi-voci/anmeldung/index.php. An application is only valid with a proof of payment. We kindly ask you to fill in the application form, pay the application fee and send us the payment receipt via e-mail to grandivoci@operimbergfestival.com. Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandivocicompetition2025/

In June and July 2025, Opera North offers three imaginative productions with orchestra — Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, and Leigh's Man of La Mancha — performed at our outdoor home, the stunning Blow-Me-Down Farm in Cornish, NH. These productions feature our Resident Artists in all roles whenever possible.     Reviewers called last season's productions "unlimited fun" and "beautifully sung," and noted "fine voices and orchestra, expertly conducted by Louis Burkot, Opera North's long-time Artistic Director.   Opera North offers both in-person in Boston, Chicago, Bloomington, Dallas, New York City, and Atlanta as well as virtual auditions. For more information about Opera North, please visit operanorth.org.

Auditions are still available for the 2025 Festival Season with the Ohio Light Opera and applications are due Monday, October 21st. Our recently announced 2025 season includes: Carousel (Rogers and Hammerstein, 1945), Brigadoon (Lerner and Loewe, 1947), Tip-Toes (Gershwin, 1925), Patience (Gilbert and Sullivan, 1881), Bittersweet (Noël Coward, 1929), and The Cousin from Batavia (Eduard Künneke, 1921).  All are fully produced with orchestra and performed in English. Auditions are available either in-person or virtually and OLO offers both professional and young artist contracts.  All offers are paid and include housing for the duration of the contract.

In collaboration with Colorado College, Opera Theatre of the Rockies presents the 2025 Vocal Arts Festival. The Festival is open to all serious students of voice. Participants will receive 3 weeks of intensive training in vocal and dramatic arts with emphasis on performance from July 12 to August 2. Our alumni are singing all over the world, from the Metropolitan Opera to Tokyo and all companies in between. Come and join us for a summer in the mountains of Colorado. For further information visit:  https://www.operatheatreoftherockies.org/vocal-arts-festival.html or contact Steven LaCosse, Artistic Director at stevenlacossevaf@gmail.com