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**IMMEDIATE VACANCIES** ONE Vacancy each for Angelina (La Cenerentola) - June 24-July 22, 2016 and Monostatos and Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) - Aug. 7-Sept. 1, 2016 Application Deadline: April 26, 2016 LYRIC OPERA STUDIO WEIMAR 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, stagecraft instruction, and daily German language and diction coaching. Students perform a role in a fully-staged opera, receive sessions in audition techniques and career management and can audition for German state and private agents. Scholarships available; apply online: www.lyricoperastudioweimar.com.

Study and Perform in Paradise! Le nozze di Figaro - L'enfant et les sortileges - A Little Night Music: Hawaii Performing Arts Festival has roles available for young, talented singers for its 2016 season. For details please contact Director of Admissions, Danielle Davis at ddavis@hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org. Visit us at: www.hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org

Boston University Opera Institute auditions for lyric tenors and baritones to take place on May 9, 2016. 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. Apply by May 4!

Puccini La Rondine with OperaCoast! Intensive weekend opera course for upcoming singers. Explore, stage and perform one opera in one weekend at a coastal resort in the South East of England. Puccini LA RONDINE (in English), 22-24 July, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. Solo auditions - 28 May, London We will accept video recordings for auditioning from overseas singers. Course fees (non-residential): £175, students - £125, payable by application. Stage director - Christopher Cowell; Music director - Gregory Rose; Piano - Nigel Foster. * Deadlines: solo application - 20 May; chorus only applications - 15 July. For more details and to apply visit OperaCoast website: www.operacoast.co.uk/summer-course/ Email: info@operacoast.co.uk

Following the great success from the previous years, OCAVA announces the OCAVA-in-Rome 2016 Summer Program for singers in Rome, Italy. The carefully chosen young vocal artists from the United States and abroad will come to Rome to work closely with an internationally renowned faculty on this intensive three-week program that combines daily voice lessons, master classes, lectures/workshops, group discussions, public concerts, and Italian language study. This three-week program is open to high school and college students/graduates, and accomplished amateurs who want to develop performance skills, expand repertoire, improve vocal technique, and actively participate in music making and performances in a highly professional atmosphere. The deadline to apply is April 15! Apply now.

51st edition of the International Vocal Competition in the Netherlands that involves opera and oratorio as well as Lied repertoire for singer/ pianist duos. High-profile jury including world-renowned singers Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Elly Ameling, Jennifer Larmore, Sergei Leiferkus, Robert Holl and various artistic directors. President of the jury is Dominique Meyer, director of the Vienna State Opera. Prize money: a total of € 45,000 plus engagements. Finals with symphony orchestra, masterclasses, media training, jury feedback, career development program, travel refund possible for (semi-)finalists, accommodation at host families. Casting directors and impresarios present at every round. All rounds open to the public. Preliminary Selections also via YouTube / DVD recording. Application deadline: 26 April 2016. WWW.IVC.NU

Bay View Music Festival, in delightful northern Michigan, has nearly finished casting La Cenerentola but still has three opportunities available. Production is in original language with orchestra. Dates are June 26-Aug. 7. Generous scholarships and work-study will put the cost around $1,000, which includes room, board, tuition, lessons, coachings, etc. Inquire by emailing cludwa@gmail.com or calling 231-225-8877 for information on application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE *TOMORROW*! APPLY ONLINE NOW! Experience singing a role in the German Opera System with Berlin Opera Academy - intensive rehearsals lead by world-renowned singers conductors & directors - A Grammy-Award winner, and all *currently* singing at houses from the MET to Opéra national de Paris, to Staatsoper Berlin to the Vienna Staatsoper - opera's biggest stages. Get German language immersion, sing for Agents & Local companies for feedback & employment opportunities. Work 1-on-1 with accomplished Faculty to fine-tune the skills you will need to succeed in Germany and internationally. Max 20 singers, Max double cast- BOA gives you the individualized training that few programs do. See our website for complete details and apply with your recording today! www.berlinoperaacademy.com

Apply for a training program where you get more. At Brooklyn Opera Institute (BOI) there will be a masterclass, coachings, lessons and... you will have a solo role in Mozart's wonderful Le Nozze Di Figaro. It will be fully staged production with orchestra, sets and costumes. This program is designed for the singers who are ready to start their careers. Musical rehearsals are with a coach from Italy. International Heldentenor John Horton Murray will teach. Each participant will receive a DVD of the opera and their arias. In this opera every part has an aria. This year we are performing in the charming Brooklyn Music School Theater. Tuition varies by role. Scholarships are available. Application is free. Send pre-audition videos and audios to BklynOperaInst@aol.com by April 11th. Final audition April 13th 2016. More information is available at: http://www.brooklynoperainstitute.org.

Varna International announces its 5th International Opera Academy in Bulgaria: June 10 to July 4, 2016. This is the opportunity you have been looking for! To perform in a fully-staged orchestral production of Madama Butterfly and Opera Scenes with professional orchestra at the Stara Zagora Opera House and the Plovdiv Ancient Theatre in the enchanting country of Bulgaria! Auditions are now underway for this Opera Academy combining prestigious performance opportunities with world-class training under the tutelage of internationally renowned faculty. Full details and applications forms at: http://www.varnaoperaacademy.com