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In Verviers’ great singing competition tradition, SummerFest Europe will hold its second international singing competition final at the Conservatoire de Verviers, Belgium, in December 2014. The prizes include air-fares, accommodation and participation fees in a programme that offers individual voice instruction and coaching with leading professionals, group and masterclasses, and the opportunity to perform in SummerFest productions. The deadline to apply is November 7 and applications are being accepted now through YAP Tracker.
The deadline for Opera Saratoga’s Young Artist Program, which includes opportunities for singers, pianists/coaches, conductors and directors, is this Friday, October 17th. Three operas will make up the company’s 2015 Summer Festival: La Cenerentola (Rossini), Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), and the world premiere of The Long Walk (Beck). Principal, supporting and cover role assignments are available, as well as concert assignments for all artists, in addition to extensive professional development opportunities throughout the season. Program dates: June 1 - July 26, 2015. Auditions in NYC Nov.30th-Dec.2nd; Cincinnati Dec. 4th; Houston Dec. 6th.
Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Application Deadline - October 17! This is the final week to apply for Pittsburgh Opera’s 2015-2016 Season Resident Artist Program! Hailed as one of the country's leading training programs for young singers, Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program provides professional development during a two-year session. The Resident Artist program has fostered the careers of singers that now perform on the world stage. 2015-16 Audition Info. can be found at http://www.pittsburghopera.org/pages/2015-16-auditions. Apply now!
DEADLINE TOMORROW OCTOBER 13! This is Opera MODO's first season in Detroit! Founded in Princeton NJ in 2011, Opera MODO brings opera to the people through intriguing and modern productions of classical to contemporary operas. Opera MODO is a company committed to providing outstanding professional performance opportunities without cost to participants. Apply now and don't miss out on this great opportunity!
Deadline extended to Monday, October 13! Want a chance to win $5,000, plus a contract for a lead role in the 2015 Opera Theater SummerFest (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh) season? Apply now for the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition.
For 67 years the Music Academy of the West has trained the next generation of great classical musicians by providing opportunities for advanced study and intensive performance in a uniquely beautiful and supportive environment. Each Music Academy Fellow is awarded a full scholarship, including free tuition, single-room accommodations, and all meals. Recognized as one of the world’s preeminent summer music programs for exceptional pre-professional classical musicians, the Academy offers an experience that is at once intimate and intense, highly personalized, and deeply collaborative. Apply now through October 15!
The 2015 Sugar Creek Opera Illinois is an intensive program with mainstage opportunities and career development. The season will be a weekend festival of one mainstage opera with managed singers and apprentice artists; repertoire for 2015 will be The Magic Flute. Auditions will be held in Chicago and New York and the deadline to apply is October 27. Audition slots are filling up fast, so apply now!
The 2015 Crested Butte Music Festival applications are up for singer and pianists! Situated in the pristine Rocky Mountains, the program offers comprehensive training and performance opportunities for apprentice-level singers and pianists during a 6-week residency with the Crested Butte Music Festival, which presents world-class presentations of opera, symphony, chamber, jazz, and bluegrass each summer. Auditions will be held in Cincinnati in November and New York in December; the deadline to apply is November 3.
Union Avenue Opera's 2015 application is now open on YAP Tracker! Auditions will be held in Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis. Repertoire for the 2015 summer season includes Don Giovanni, Rigoletto and Götterdämmerung. Check YAP Tracker for audition dates and deadlines.
The International Meistersinger Akademie (IMA) offers emerging artists an exceptional environment of excellence in the study of opera, oratorio and Lied/Mélodie. This is a FULL SCHOLARSHIP summer program in Neumarkt i.d.OPf Germany with an incredible faculty line up, including Brigitte Fassbaender, Stephen King, Felicity Lott, Malcolm Martineau, Craig Terry, Matthew Horner, Edith Wiens among others. Don't miss this incredible training and career-changing opportunity. Auditions to be held in London, New York, Chicago and Neumarkt i.d.OPf. and the deadline to apply is December 1.