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Apply today to join us in Edmonton, AB for an opera & musical theatre program of a lifetime. Choose between our 10-day, Opera Apprentice or 6-Week program and become one of hundreds of Canadian emerging artists who call themselves a NUOVA-ite. Each May & June NUOVA runs numerous young artist programs for emerging singers, collaborative pianists, conductors, stage directors, and backstage personnel. You will study under some of Canada's most sought-after teachers and esteemed musical performance professionals; develop skills as an artist; and perform in countless concerts and fully-staged and orchestrated productions. Auditions will be held across Canada Oct 29 - Nov 21, 2016.

Applications are due one week from today! The Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2017 mainstage repertoire will be the U.S. Stage premiere of Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” (arr. Ottorino Respighi) directed by Keturah Stickann, Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” directed by David Schweizer, and Philip Glass & Allen Ginsberg’s “Hydrogen Jukebox” directed by Cara Consilvio. In addition to singing and/or covering roles in the three mainstage productions, alongside established Guest Artists, Chautauqua Opera Young Artists are featured in over 30 unique events each season, including concerts with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, recitals, music theater revues, outreach events, and more! For more information, please visit the company's website: ciweb.org/opera-young-artists-program

COMPLETE VOCAL ARTISTRY is an intensive program focusing on vocal technique and dramatic & musical interpretation. Classical singers at all levels of development ages 18 & above are welcome. By upholding the centuries-old bel canto vocal tradition, we give our participants a passport to the present realities of the operatic world, and to a solid future of healthy, expressive singing. Our master instructors possess the expertise and the human touch to bring out the personal best in our participants; we aim to give them tools, empower them, help them, and support them in their quest to discover their optimal vocal selves, and to conquer the difficult summits of technique, style, and vocal wisdom. http://belleartiny.com/cantodelasamericas.html

The deadline for Opera Saratoga's 2017 Young Artist Program for singers, coaches (pianists), conductors, and directors is 4 days away! Applications close on Monday September 12th. Auditions take place in Houston, Cincinnati, and New York City the first week of November. The 2017 Festival will include 3 new productions: FALSTAFF (Verdi), ZÉMIRE ET AZOR (Grétry), and THE CRADLE WILL ROCK (Blitzstein). Principal, supporting and cover assignments are available. Artists will also receive professional development opportunities, and will be featured on a variety of concerts including SWAN SONGS (scenes from composers' final operas) and BROADWAY IN THE 1930s (including music by Gershwin, Rogers & Weill). We look forward to receiving your materials!

Applications are now open for Tri-Cities Opera's 2017-18 Principal and Resident Artist Auditions, 2017-18 (Singers) and 2016-17 (Pianists) MM programs. In keeping with the history of Tri-Cities Opera, our mission is the production of professional quality opera. Using the talents of young artists, we seek to benefit, enrich, and educate our community. Tri-Cities Opera has been the cultural centerpiece of the Southern Tier of New York for sixty-seven years. Founded in 1949, this regional opera company enjoys an exceptional reputation in the opera world for its Resident Artist Training Program, beautiful sets and costumes, and outstanding opera productions. Audition details and applications are available through YAP Tracker. See the website for details.

Submit your Gerdine Young Artist audition application by Thursday, September 1st! NO FEE TO APPLY! The GYA program seeks to offer emerging young singers invaluable professional experience. In addition to choral responsibilities in the season, GYAs also sing supporting roles and/or cover leading and featured roles in mainstage productions. Gerdine Young Artists further enjoy extensive coaching, appear in solo settings in various educational outreach presentations, and participate in master classes with renowned artists. OTSL presents a concert of scenes, Center Stage, featuring participants of the program accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony under the direction of our Music Director, Stephen Lord.

Sarasota Opera (Florida) is currently accepting applications for its winter 2017 Apprentice Artists Program (January 10-March 26). After completing its 28 year-long Verdi Cycle last season, the company turns its attention to works never previously performed on its stage. For winter 2017, these operas are Poulenc’s DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES and Rossini’s THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS. The season is rounded out by Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY and Montemezzi’s THE LOVE OF THREE KINGS. In addition to performance opportunities, Apprentice Artists participate in coachings and masterclasses. Auditions are held in Sarasota, Chicago, and New York. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2016.

An exciting opportunity for singers to work on audition, competition and performance repertoire with world renowned artists and coaches, soprano Verónica Villarroel, tenor Francisco Chahin Casanova, Maestra Lucy Arner and Stage director Simón Saad, who have more than 100 years of accumulated expertise among them. Each one of them has been at work-- in companies ranging from the Metropolitan Opera, to the greatest theaters of the Americas, Asia and Europe--for well over a quarter century, not only as a voice teacher or a coach, but as a professional doing what our students want to do. To learn more about Canto de las Américas™ and our coaches, please visit http://belleartiny.com/cantodelasamericas.html

Application deadline is next week (July 12)! OPERA America’s Career Blueprints for Singers provides you with the tools and confidence you need to take this audition season by storm! Guided every step of the way by a team of experts, you’ll receive new headshots (including makeup and hair styling), a 1-hour high-quality audio recording and a 30-minute HD digital video recording of audition material, plus valuable feedback from opera professionals, website design consultations, resume/bio advice, and practical tips from industry leaders on marketing and focusing your brand. Thanks to generous underwriting support, this 3-day program is available to OPERA America members for just $195 ($270 for non-members). Dates: Sept. 6–8 or 8–10, 2016, in NYC. Space is limited: Apply today!

Application deadline extended to July 1st to give singers a chance to finish their videos. Don't miss this summer's Academy and Festival, featuring MET stars the legendary George Shirley and Gail Dubinbaum Massaro and a team of amazing conductor-coaches including MET Conductor, Daniel Beckwith and Phoenix Opera Maestro John Massaro. Stage direction and dramatic interpretation with Marc Verzatt, Classical Singer Magazine's Stage Director of the Year. 12 intense days focusing on each singer as an individual. For Lieder, come work French with top coach, Mutsumi Moteki from U of Colorado and German repertoire Philipp Vogler (München Hochschule) and Kanako Nakagawa (Berlin Hans Eisler). Discover Your Potential in Sweden!