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Janus Vocal Arts Workshops: July 5-14, 2017. Exciting opportunities for Emerging Artists, High School Student Vocalists, and Educators! Two Tracks: Emerging Artist – Opera Role Study (Adamo’s LITTLE WOMEN), Art Song Recitals, professional development seminars. (July 5-14) and High School Student – Classical and Musical Theatre, Choreography, Voice Workshops (July 10-14) Two Professional Development Seminars: “Mind, Body, Voice: Taking the Mystery out of Breath and Breath Support" (July 7-8); “Music as a Business” (July 12-13). Location: Toledo, OH, USA. Type: Training Program. Age Limit – No limit. Deadlines: Emerging Artist & High School Tracks – May 15; Seminars – June 7. Apply now!

West Coast SUMMER OPERA INTENSIVE: Apply Today! Deadline extended to May 8. Scholarships available. Angels Vocal Art is a month-long summer opera intensive designed to develop the career skills of the college level singer (no age limit). Advanced high school singers may also be considered. SING with professional orchestra; PERFORM roles in fully staged scenes; IMPROVE your acting technique; EXPAND your art song repertoire; ENHANCE your career skills. Special emphasis is placed on the art of performance: EVENING OF OPERA: a program of fully-staged opera scenes performed with professional chamber orchestra and conducted by Maestro Van Grysperre; IMPRESSIONS & EXPRESSIONS: a staged art song recital.

Boston University Opera Institute auditions for tenors and mezzo-sopranos to take place on May 23, 2017. The Opera Institute is an intensive, highly selective two-year performance-based training program for emerging operatic artists. Up to 12 individuals are accepted into the program each year through a process of national audition and recruitment. Each Institute member receives full tuition and stipend. The Institute also serves as the Center of Opera Training for Vocal Performance degree candidates, where students share training and casting opportunities.

Study with opera legend Sherrill Milnes in Prague, Salzburg and the Bohemian town of Tabor. Prague Summer Nights is casting for the roles of First Lady, Papagena, Sarastro and Monostatos for Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, conducted by Arthur Fagen, Music Director of the Atlanta Opera. Applications for the PSN Vocal Academy are also being accepted: Understudy a starring role of your choice, perform in opera scenes, cabaret, song recital, sing chorus for opera productions and receive lessons/coachings from our faculty. Performances at the Lichtenstein Palace and St. Simon & Jude in Prague, Oskara Nedbala Tabor, and the Großer Saal of Salzburg’s Mozarteum.1 month, 3 cities, 18 performances...APPLY TODAY! www.praguesummernights.com

STUDY WITH THE MASTERS SUMMER 2017 is an intensive 2-week workshop for classical singers ages 18 & above. Past participants have come from Australia, Canada, France, Trinidad & Tobago, the Dominican Republic, & across the US. Master instructors Soprano Verónica Villarroel & tenor Francisco Casanova possess the expertise & human touch to bring out the personal best in each participant. You too can share in their years of unequaled experience and study vocal technique & interpretation from those who know what it takes to make it to the top, sharing in their insights on what it takes to succeed in opera, from Bel Canto, to Verdian style & Verismo. The opportunity to train with such world-renowned masters is invaluable to today's young artists.

Save time and money, forego the need for an agent and sing directly for the casting and artistic directors of European Opera Houses and Festivals with our Opera Audition Training Programs! Boutique, intensive, affordable (plans starting at €595 including tuition and accommodation!) programs in Germany’s gorgeous Rhine valley. 2017 Casting directors: Aix-en-Provence, Baden-Baden, Zürich, Stuttgart, Cologne, Saarbrücken, Mainz, Gießen, Krefeld-Mönchengladbach and Freiburg. Additional faculty: coaches from opera houses and academic institutions, internationally established singers and artist managers. Our Opera programs are best suitable for emerging and professional artists. Others may apply to our All-Rounder programs (opera, oratorio and art song).

Last chance, deadline approaching! ASPS is still seeking qualified singers to participate in a masterclass series as part of our upcoming art song festival in New York. Don't delay, apply TODAY! The spring event will be held at the Manhattan School of Music from May 15-21 and will feature masterclasses and recitals with both emerging talent as well as professional artists like Mark Markham (pianist to famed American soprano, Jessye Norman), Thomas Grubb (author of Singing in French: A Manual of French Diction & French Vocal Repertoire), Thomas Muraco (Manhattan School of Music), Corradina Caporello (The Juilliard School) and Frank Daykin (author of Encyclopedia of French Song: Fauré, Debussy, Poulenc & Ravel). Apply by May 1.

TENORS AND BARITONES: Apply by April 20th for the Opera Colorado Young Artist Program! Do you feel like you spend more time preparing to perform than actually performing? At Opera Colorado, we believe the key to mastering your craft is through performance, not constant rehearsal. Each member of the Opera Colorado Young Artist Program has the incredible opportunity to sing all over the state of Colorado in touring productions, sing supporting roles and cover leading roles with one of the premier opera companies in the U.S., as well as receive individual coaching with world-class directors, conductors and singers to further their growth. Housing in beautiful Denver, CO is provided and competitive pay gives each Young Artist the opportunity to enjoy Colorado to the fullest. Apply by Apr 20 to be a part of this amazing company!

Oberlin in Italy - Emerging Artist Opera Scenes - Extended Application Deadline: April 10, 2017. The fully staged, costumed Scenes production is performed in the Teatro Petrarco in Arezzo, Italy. Emerging Artists will have the opportunity to be cast in the chorus ensemble of Don Giovanni and concert performances, and will participate in a curriculum of singing acting workshops and master classes to develop their personal singing acting craft, musical interpretation and communication skills and artistry to the fullest extent of their potential. Watch the video at oberlin-in-italy.com. VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/140357008

Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival is happy to announce that by popular demand it is adding Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte to its 2017 season. This opera will be fully staged with orchestra. All roles being cast. Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival is simply the best Summer program on the planet. Bring your vocalism to a new level with the targeted guidance of professionals of the highest calibre. Spend the Summer in Sicily - and experience opera in the old world.