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MAI is the premiere young artist training & performance program in Europe. Young artists perform staged operas with the MAI Festival Orchestra led by world-class directors, conductors, and Master Teachers from the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, Paris Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Manhattan School of Music, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and the Dutch National Opera Academy, Piper Anselmi Artists Management, IMG Artists, and NYIOP. The focus is on professional development and ‘training through performance’. Training includes Master Classes, Staged Opera, Voice Lessons, Vocal Coaching, Language Classes, Dramatic Interpretation, Artist Management Consultations & Auditions. 2017 Productions include DON GIOVANNI, TURN OF THE SCREW, RINALDO, and CENDRILLON. Final auditions are April 2 in New York.

International Singing Competition Oper Schloss Hallwyl in Lenzburg Switzerland will take place on May 13 and 14, 2017 in Switzerland. Deadline: 17th of April 2017. There is no age limit! Compensation: potential engagements for candidates reaching semi-final or final with argovia philharmonic, Oper Schloss Hallwyl, Chaarts chamber aartists, Capriccio Barockorchester, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, Basel Sinfonietta, Arosa Kultur and Theaterclub Zürich / audience prize: 1x CHF 2'000.- Jury: Vesselina Kasarova (Opera Singer), Brigitte Heusinger (Luzerner Theater, Stv. Intendantin and Artistic Director Opera), Beat Fehlmann (Intendant Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz), Christian Weidmann (Intendant argovia philharmonic and Oper Schloss Hallwyl)

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER OPERA FESTIVAL OF MORELIA 2017: Mexico's Premier Summer Opera Festival. JULY 1 - 22, 2017 in Morelia, Mexico, declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Program includes: Master classes, Music coachings, Opera scenes, 3 performances, 1 Gala Concert, Languages & diction, Private lessons, Acting classes, Dance and fitness program, Musicianship & artistry, Entrepreneurship, Interacting with media, Professional headshot in the historic district. FACULTY: Mignon Dunn, Voice (Manhattan School of Music/Met Opera); Richard Barrett, Voice (Brooklyn College/Met Opera); Oscar Samano, Voice (Mexican Baritone/Met Opera); Felipe Tristan, Conductor (Symphony Orchestra of the Americas). New York April Auditions deadline: April 1. FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE May 15, 2017.

Still searching for summer plans? Spend the summer in Miami singing, covering or studying a full role! MMF is seeking all voice types for supporting roles, covers, and study covers, as well as tenors for mainstage productions of Les contes d’Hoffmann, The Cunning Little Vixen (in English), Le nozze di Figaro, and Dead Man Walking, along with Studio operas Suor Angelica, An Embarrassing Position and Roman Fever. Video applications accepted through April 15! Singers work closely with renowned faculty, conductors, directors, coaches, and voice teachers from the world's leading institutions including The Met, Washington National, Houston Grand, Glimmerglass, and Florida Grand, among others.

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy | Opera di Firenze: INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE SELECTION OF OPERA SINGERS AND RÉPÉTITEURS/OPERA COACHES – Young artist program 2017/18. Enrollment and attendance: free. Scholarships equal to Euro 800,00 gross per month, from November 2017 to June 2018; and additional prizes. The Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino/Opera di Firenze and the affiliated musical institutions may offer the young artists title or cover roles in operas and concerts in their season programs. Enrollment deadline: May 10, 2017. Info: www.operadifirenze.it/academy/announcements-2017

Vittorio Grigòlo Master Class: April 11& 12, Los Angeles. As charismatic in person as he is on stage, opera star tenor Vittorio Grigòlo offers a once-in-a-lifetime master class experience. His vocally vibrant, agile and expressively tender voice is matched by singularly inspired instruction. Come experience what one of our singers called, “The most positive operatic experience I have ever had!” Live audition: Tuesday, March 28, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3740 East Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, CA. Video Audition Deadline: April 1. Application Fee $35. Email us to schedule an audition info@angelsvocalart.org Learn more: www.angelsvocalart.org

SPOTLIGHT ON OPERA IS NOW CASTING singers aged 15 & up for performance & intensive study focusing on artistic entrepreneurship. Single cast, original language, 2 performances each of L'elisir d'amore, L'enfant et les sortilege, Trouble in Tahiti, Scenes Showcase. Doublecast, 6 performances of The Coyotes & the Rabbits, bilingual touring children's opera; and several performances. Classes include acting, diction, Cindy Sadler's The Business of Singing, finances & taxes, social media, audition techniques, master classes with Maestro Joey Mechavich of KY Opera & Shawn Jeffery of ADA Artists Management. DATES: July 5- August 7 PLACE: Texas State Uni, San Marcos Live and video auditions See www.SpotlightOnOpera.com for application & info.

The American Prize in VOCAL PERFORMANCE—Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards: Opera/Operetta / Art Song/Oratorio. The American Prize evaluates recorded performances either online or on disc. There is no live competition. No age limits. Nonprofit. Separate competitions in opera/operetta and art song/oratorio, and separate divisions for men/women. NEW: contest for American Music performance. DEADLINE Tuesday, March 28th. For COMPLETE INFORMATION about The American Prize 2017 contests in VOICE, visit http://conta.cc/2mBlR4C.

Apply now for the 2017 Music Fest Perugia (MFP) Vocal Program: geared toward young singers, who need to concentrate on their technique, Italian diction, physical awareness and would like to gain valuable performance experience. This course offers extensive daily voice lessons, diction lessons, interpretation master classes and body work. We are happy to announce that the following masters have joined our opera workshop program: Eva Mei, John Norris, Maestro Francesco Cilluffo, Prof. Sharon Rostorf-Zamir, Samantha Malk, Prof. Giovanna Canetti, Prof. Kotoko Saito, Massimiliano Silvestri, Alessandro Alonzi, Maestro Ethan Schmeisser (TBC). All vocal students will sing in various venues of the festival and some will be selected to sing in one of our gala evenings with orchestra after video/live audition. Apply by April 1.

SUMMER OPERA FESTIVAL IN MOSCOW 10.07 – 06.08 | 2017. April 30 deadline for video applicants! We are calling VOCALISTS, INSTRUMENTALISTS AND ACCOMPANISTS. This year, we are casting Eugene Onegin and Le nozze di Figaro. Open Roles for “Eugene Onegin”: TATIANA - SOPRANO, OLGA - MEZZO-SOPRANO, NURSE - MEZZO-SOPRANO, ONEGIN - BARITONE, LENSKY - TENOR, GREMIN - BASS. Open roles for “Le nozze di Figaro”: SUSANNA – SOPRANO, LA CONTESSA - SOPRANO, DON BASILIO - TENOR, FIGARO – BASS-BARITONE, IL CONTE - BASS-BARITONE and BARTOLO - BASS. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to join our challenging 4-weeks intensive program; APPLY TODAY! Want to know more? Visit us at http://www.newoperaworld.com/summer-opera-festival-2017