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Application Deadline: Friday, March 30: Resonanz Opera 2018 Singing Artists Program Resonanz Opera offers a supportive, positive, and encouraging environment dedicated to study and performance. There is no age limit to work with Resonanz Opera. We invite every singer of any age, race, ethnicity, body shape, and orientation with a good voice and a desire to work hard to apply for an audition. Our vocal training program, created by Metropolitan Opera Veteran Heidi Skok, is designed to promote the wellness and development of the whole singer. Become more in touch with your voice through Resonanz Opera’s own “Mind-Body-Voice Connection Enrichment©” based curriculum of daily Yoga and Mindfulness instruction paired with top-tier vocal study!

The Handel Aria Competition encourages singers of all voice types to explore the repertoire of Handel. The preliminary recording round is due by midnight on April 1, 2018. The final round will take place on Friday June 8, 2018 at 7:30 in Mills Concert Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music. Prizes: First prize: $1,500, Second prize: $1000, Third prize: $750, Audience Favorite: $500. Finalists will be given up to $500 for travel to Madison. (limited to actual expense.) Home stays will be available for out-of-town finalists. handelariacompetition@gmail.com

THE ART SONG PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEW YORK is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to preserving, revitalizing, & promoting the art song repertoire and the art song recital. 2018 Master Class Series, 2pm daily: June 2:- FRANK DAYKIN On Debussy; June 4: Dr. MAYA HOOVER & JOSÉ MELÉNDEZ Art Songs from Latin America; June 5: THOMAS GRUBB French Song; June 6: THOMAS MURACO German Song; June 7: MARK MARKHAM'S Collaborative Duos; June 10: MARGARET LATTIMORE Dramatic Interpretation of Song. Each applicant is responsible for the $25 master class application entry fee per class. There's also a $25 pianist fee for anyone using the ASPS pianist. Apply through YAP Tracker until April 30. Contact Information: Blair Boone-Migura at ASPSNY@gmail.com.

Forget about outdated, expensive, time-consuming and inefficient audition tours! Sing directly for artistic and casting directors from international and regional European opera houses and festivals in an intimate and gorgeous setting on the Rhine river. This season we have our largest, most varied and international roster to-date (general managers or casting directors from Aix-en-Provence, Madrid, Baden-Baden, Bordeaux, Stuttgart, Cologne, Pisa, amongst many others) and are offering our lowest prices ever. All one-week modules are priced €980 and under, including eight coachings, two work sessions and shared, double-room accommodation per module. There is no age limit. We welcome established, professional artists and emerging artists.

The Opera Naples Academy is a ten day program that provides individual vocal instruction and coaching from master teachers. Singers will receive private voice lessons as well as participate in various masterclasses. Lectures and classes will be presented by internationally recognized artists. The session concludes with a public concert in which all participants perform. Don't miss the opportunity to study with internationally recognized artists including Sherrill Milnes, Ramón Tebar, Verónica Villarroel, Manny Perez, and Bruce Ford in a ten day academy that will include lessons, coachings, masterclasses, lectures, and a public concert. Apply before March 24 for this unique program which will occur April 7-16, 2018!

In 2010, Internationally renowned Russian baritone, Vladimir Chernov, and world-class expert on Bel Canto vocal technique, Olga Toporkova, designed their ideal summer study program to help singers move forward in their careers. The bel canto method of daily vocal instruction, which has nearly all but disappeared from western vocal institutions, is alive and well in Payerbach. From private technical voice lessons, individual repertoire interpretation lessons, individual musical coachings with an art song specialist to group acting classes and group movement and posturology lessons, we train the whole artist. Every instructor is a world-renowned expert in their field, dedicated to unearthing the unique gifts of each performer.

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. Perform a role in the BOA 2018 Summer Opera Festival. Audition for agents for individualized feedback. Work with faculty active in the international opera scene from the MET to major German houses. Learn how to get hired through personal mentorship & career workshops. Lessons, Masterclasses & Coachings. German Language Class & Immersion. Opera Gala. Submit your application at www.berlinoperaacademy.com.

*Attention Vocalists*: Apply today to the Mostly Modern Festival Institute (June 4-18, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY)! The MMF Institute is the educational component of the Mostly Modern Festival, offering one-on-one instruction and professional performance experience. The institute has over 100 students & over 30 faculty members. There will be a choir, orchestra, four chamber ensembles, masterclasses, lectures, and private lessons. The Institute is open to musicians age 18 to infinity – we welcome people in ALL stages of their career. EXTENDED DEADLINE: MARCH 15 https://mostlymodernfestival.org/apply-vocalists

Taos Opera Institute is a month-long intensive program designed to bridge the gap between academia and apprenticeships for the emerging young vocal artist. TOI was founded in 2007 we are taking applications for our 10th season! Our philosophy focuses on integrating and improving your technique, your physical and mental well being, and your artistry. 28 singers will be chosen to participate in interactive sessions with distinguished guests and professional artists, focusing on competition psychology, performance anxiety, audition strategies, stage deportment, dramatic interpretation and vocal stability. The serene European-like TOI mountain setting is the perfect place to explore yourself as a singer and performer.

Maltese Opera Studio is an exciting and transformative learning opportunity located on the Island Nation of Malta. Cooperation with the Joseph Calleja Foundation and the Malta School of Music brings you the best in voice instructors and coaches from Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, and the Metropolitan Opera of New York. Transform your voice while enjoying a beautiful and memorable experience among friends, enjoying housing on St. Thomas Bay Beach. Get to know opera superstar Joseph Calleja and create good connections with instructors who make a difference in the opera world.