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Respiro Opera, NYC: June 9-18th all classes at Opera America. Unlock the body, free the breath, release the voice! Experience a 10 day workshop focused on body work. Hands on Alexander Technique with Lori Schiff of Juilliard; Body Mapping Jan Prokop Licensed Andover Educator; Feldenkrais Maxine Davis Chautauqua Voice Program, Private NYC studio; Yoga Barbara Fusco, LIU Post; Vocal coach Roger Malouf Metropolitan Opera; NYC Recitalist/Vocal Coach David Holkeboer; LeAnn Overton, Artistic Director. Q&A with NYC Vocal Agent Dillon McCartney. Weekend classes 10-6, week day afternoon and evening classes 5-10. Tuition $1500. Participants limited to 12. Apply at RespiroOperaNYC.org.

The Summer 2017 International Lyric Academy (ILAR) offers young musicians and singers from all nations an educational and performance opportunity in Tarquinia, Italy. During several intensive weeks (July 5-25), ILAR’s emerging artists receive professional coaching and voice lessons, and participate in a full range of master classes, individualized instruction, concerts, recitals and rehearsals culminating in four performances of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by W.A. Mozart. Productions involve full opera scenes in costume with ILAR’s Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, artists participate in a special session dedicated to opera scenes from Donizetti, Verdi and Mozart along with the opportunity to study the roles with Italian coaches and maestros.

The Jensen Foundation is pleased to accept applications for the 2017 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition to be held May 15-20, 2017 at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City. Opera professionals who are 25-35 years of age can compete for their share of more than $36,000 in awards, including a $15,000 first place award. Applications are accepted through March 19, 2017 but evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis - so apply today!

The Hawaii Performing Arts Festival is accepting applications for its upcoming season in paradise. The 2017 season features Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, and a double bill of Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. While all voices types are encouraged to apply, special consideration will be given to sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, and bass-baritones. A limited number of professional fellowships, scholarships, and work-study positions are available for qualifying applicants. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To learn more, please visit www.hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org or email Jamie Balter, Director of Admissions, at jbalter@hpaf.org.

Deadline extended for Intensive Italian Immersion Course! Lingua e Canto still has room for savvy young singers looking for a challenging 3-week skill-builder: language training every weekday, professional staff of career-seasoned coaches and instructors who CARE about your progress. Only 25 Singers admitted with 6 professional faculty. Get your application uploaded by March 15 and we can still consider you for scholarships. Apply TODAY!

Come join Chicago's Premier Summer Intensive Arts Training Program. Are you a student age 12-18 looking to expand your performance and training background? Are you looking to expand your arts knowledge in an international setting. Then look no further than the Chicago Youth International Arts Festival is for you. Come work with young artists from around the globe in this truly miraculous opportunity. Junior Teaching Artist Positions are available for college students 18-24.

Experience singing a role in the German Opera System with the Berlin Opera Academy - led by actively performing conductors, singers and directors from the MET, Opéra national de Paris & Staatsoper Berlin. Singers at BOA participate in a four-week intensive opera program in Europe's Opera Capitol: 2017 Productions: Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and Le Nozze di Figaro, Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos and Puccini's Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi Agent Masterclass & Auditions - “How to get Hired in Germany” Audition for Local Opera Companies for feedback & employment opportunities Lessons, Masterclasses & Coachings Opera Gala German Language Class & Immersion Acting, Career, and Movement Workshops Live & Rehearse in Europe’s Opera Capital Apply online www.berlinoperaacademy.com

Application deadline - March 10, 2017. Following the great success from the previous four years, OCAVA announces the 5th OCAVA-in-Rome 2017 Summer Program for singers in Rome, Italy. The young vocal artists from the United States and abroad will come to Rome to work with an internationally renowned faculty on this intensive 3-week program that combines daily voice lessons and Italian language classes, weekly master classes, lectures/workshops, group discussions, and three public concerts. This 3-week program is open to high school and college students/graduates, and accomplished amateurs who want to develop performance skills, improve vocal technique, and actively participate in music making and performances in a highly professional atmosphere.

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.

The Sonora International Opera Competition Francisco Araiza is striving to become an important stepping stone in the careers of up and coming opera singers from around the world, recognizing Francisco Araiza, one of Mexico’s most respected tenors and featuring over $40,000 dollars in prize money plus spectacular performance prizes, auditions at top houses, tuition-free training and artistic management. The finals will be carried out during the 15th edition of the Pitic International Festival, in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, from May 25-30, 2017; preliminary auditions in various cities worldwide.