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The 20th Lotte Lenya Competition is fast approaching, and it promises to be the competition's biggest year yet! Prize amounts have been increased to $20,000 for 1st Prize, $15,000 for 2nd Prize, and $10,000 for 3rd Prize. Total prizes will exceed $75,000. Don’t miss the competition described by Opera News as “target[ing] today's total-package talents, unearthing up-and-coming singers who are ready for their close-ups.” Complete guidelines, eligibility, repertoire and application information is available on the newly redesigned Lenya Competition webpages: www.kwf.org/llc. The deadline to apply is 23 January 2017.

Apply now for the EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY PRAGUE - TEPLICE. From July 29th till August 11th 2017, participants will work individually with top lecturers and a professional symphonic orchestra in the heart of Europe! Our programme is focused on the interpretation of Mozart´s Le nozze di Figaro, Smetana´s The Bartered Bride, and a variety of operatic excerpts. The first stage of the masterclass will take place at the Music Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague. This will be followed by the second stage with the North Czech Philharmonic, in the beautiful spa city Teplice (in the vicinity of Dresden). More information is available at our website: musicacademy.cz

We are looking for the best talent to be part of the 2017 MOS Summer Festival. Perform in Carnegie Hall and let your voice blossom in the most prestigious Opera Program of New York City singing a full opera with the MOS Orchestra. Selected singers will participate in coachings, masterclasses, concerts and will sing a full opera with orchestra. Our faculty is strategically built with professionals from the Metropolitan Opera, and other A level opera houses of the US and Europe to give the best advice and build opera careers. To apply visit http://www.manhattanoperastudio.org/summer-festival-auditions

DEADLINE APPROACHING Recording: Received By Tue Dec 13, 2016 Our training program was developed to help young artists fine tune their unique skills. The mission is to provide affordable training to developing singers while providing accessible and high quality performances to our community. At Chicago Summer Opera we offer training in role preparation, vocal technique, dramatic preparation, audition technique, stage movement and diction. This year, in addition to the main stage shows, the program will offer a weekly staged scenes program with piano. The session culminates with two concert/semi-staged performances with orchestra at the end of each session.

Founded by Metropolitan Opera Assistant Conductor Joan Dornemann and Metropolitan Opera Conductor Paul Nadler in 1986, the International Vocal Arts Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding and training the most talented young opera singers around the world. IVAI's diverse activities have included worldwide intensive training programs in Israel, the United States, Mexico, France, Puerto-Rico, Canada, Japan and China. IVAI in NYC is an intensive training ground designed to tailor fit your needs. Whether you are a young singer with boundless potential, or a career ready performer looking for extra polish, IVAI is designed with you in mind to help push you to the next level. IVAI is a three week intensive program providing private voice lessons, private coachings, and training in vocal technique, dramatic presentation, acting, language and diction, as well as opportunities to sing in masterclasses, concerts, and fully staged productions. Apply now via YAP Tracker.

The Georg Solti Accademia will be holding live auditions for the 2017 Masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music London on the 18th and 19st of January 2017, or alternatively by MP3. Répétiteurs Masterclasses, Venice Italy, 12th-21st April Bel Canto Masterclasses, Castiglione della Pescaia Italy, 27th June-16th July. This year we are exceptionally fortunate to have as our guest teachers Jeffrey Tate and Richard Bonynge at the Répétiteurs course and Barbara Frittoli, Richard Bonynge and Massimo Giordano at the Vocal course. Application deadline is Friday, December 16th 2016 . All details in the Apply section of our website www.georgsoltiaccademia.org.

Our final application deadlines are approaching! Los Angeles, Ann Arbor deadline: November 29 at 11:59pm Pittsburgh, recorded audition deadline: December 1 at 11:59pm Solo roles, concerts, recitals, masterclasses, private lessons, and coachings form the basis of one of the most extensive and individualized Young Artist programs in the country. Work with and perform alongside world-class faculty from the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, New York City Opera, and San Francisco Opera. Opportunities for pianists and stage directors are available, as well. For more information, visit: http://otsummerfest.org/company-opportunities/young-artist-program

By Sunday November 27th: Make the COSI Application Deadline, and GET CONNECTED for "Extraordinary Opera Training!" We are excited to announce auditions for our productions of Don Giovanni, Suor Angelica, L'Elisir d'Amore, our oratorio, Dvorák's "Stabat Mater," our Opera Scenes: works by Mozart, Gluck, and our upcoming premiere of Dean Burry's "Pygmalion." COSI opens professional gateways for singers, pianists, and intern stage directors, conductors (opera/opera chorus), and production directors. Our Internationally expert opera artist-educators help you make all the difference. Claim your turning point to your best skills, your best artistry, and your best future.

Final Deadline to apply November 30!! Now in its tenth year, Lyric Opera Studio Weimar will present six performances of Rossini’s La Cenerentola in Theater Rudolstadt’s 2017 professional mainstage season. Participants will sing a full role in performances accompanied by the Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, conducted by Maestro Oliver Weder, with stage direction by LOSW General Director Damon Nestor Ploumis. LOSW is a comprehensive opera training program designed for emerging professional singers considering a career in Europe, with a focus on the German theater system. We offer intense training in singing, movement, rehearsal process and role study, master classes, individual lessons and stagecraft instruction, as well as daily German language and diction coaching. In addition to performing a role in a fully-staged opera in a professional production with orchestra, students receive sessions in audition techniques and career management and have the opportunity to audition for German state and private agents. Scholarships available! Apply online at; there is no application fee.

LAST WEEK TO APPLY!! The Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition returns for its 29th year in the re-envisioned and expanded format. The Guild is accepting applications from residents of all 50 states and U.S. Territories. Finalists will perform with The Dallas Opera Orchestra under the baton of renowned Music Director Emmanuel Villaume. $10,000 for the first prize winner. More information at http://dallasopera.org/support/guild/vocal-competition/