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Pianists who are interested in developing their skills as répétiteurs/coaches are invited to apply for our 2024 Solti-Peretti Répétiteur Course, which takes place at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy. Course Director & Chief Faculty Member: Jonathan Papp. Faculty: Rodrigo De Vera (Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona); Anthony Legge (Royal Opera House & English National Opera); Richard Bonynge (The Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera, etc); Mark Markham (Pianist/Vocal Coach);   James Vaughan (Teatro alla Scala). All participants in this course will receive a full scholarship covering tuition and accommodation expenses during the course. More information: https://www.georgsoltiaccademia.org/repetiteur-course

Time is running out! Don't forget to apply! Opera Singers interested in honing their skills in the Italian opera repertoire with some of the world's leading opera singers, coaches, and conductors are invited to apply to the 2024 Bel Canto Course for Singers. Course Director & Principal Vocal Coach: Jonathan Papp. Guest Faculty: Barbara Frittoli, Carlo Rizzi, Richard Bonynge, Freddie De Tommaso, Aigul Akhmetshina. Permanent Faculty : Stefano Baldasseroni (Italian Diction), Jonathan Lakeland (Vocal Coach). All applicants selected to participate in this course will receive a full scholarship covering all tuition, accommodation, and meal expenses for the duration of the course. More information: https://www.georgsoltiaccademia.org/bel-canto-course-for-singers

Applications close next Monday for Mascarade Opera, an opera training and performance programme at the Mascarade Opera Foundation in Florence for exceptionally talented young singers and répétiteurs. Training provision is carefully structured around performance opportunities; through the programme's collaboration with Teatro La Fenice in Venice and other major operatic houses across Europe, artists enjoy the unique prospect of translating what they have learnt into professional practice on stage. Places on the programme are entirely funded with artists receiving tuition, maintenance and accommodation grants equivalent to entry-level salaried positions in the industry.

Check out Camerata Bardi International Academy's 2024 Season and apply now! This boutique program is designed for young singers who are looking for opportunities to step into their professional lives.  Camerata Bardi International Academy's initiatives create a space where young artists can get a fully integrated experience of what it means to be on a professional stage in a fast moving environment that can be intimidating to a young singer.  Deadline to apply: December 22, 2023. Apply now!

The Beethoven 9 Vocal Competition submission deadline is 11:59PM EST December 15, 2023. Don't miss your opportunity! No application fee, open to vocalists 18 years and older who are legal U.S. residents, with the opportunity for the winners to perform with the GSO in concert singing a featured solo part in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, receive a $2,000 honorarium, hotel accommodations, and up to $500 reimbursement for travel expenses for the performance. Full information at: https://www.georgiasymphony.org/beethoven-9-vocal-competition/

GRANDI VOCI OPERA SINGER'S COMPETITION 2024: 12-17.02.2024 in Salzburg/Austria. NO AGE LIMIT! Application deadline extended: 1.12.2023. For all information: http://www.operimbergfestival.com/grandi-voci/grandi-voci-2017/index.php Application form: http://www.operimbergfestival.com/grandi-voci/anmeldung/index.php

HSOF marks our 17th season with a 4-week program for singers wishing to focus on performance skills in a supportive and artist-centred environment.Join us in Halifax, Canada in the summer of 2024 and learn or polish stagecraft, language skills, acting and interpretation in the context of performing a role in The Consul or Giulio Cesare in Egitto. We'll support your work with Alexander Technique, coachings and extra concerts to help you get to the next stage in your journey and connect or reconnect you to the passion of performance. All auditions will be digital. Preliminary Deadline Nov 24, 2023, although role offers will be made on an ongoing basis into the new year. halifaxsummeroperafestival.com. Some partial scholarships are available. 

Utah Valley Operafest (formerly UVAA Summer Opera Festival) is dedicated to discovering operatic talent and transforming voices through deep role-study, ample time with orchestra, and extensive vocal training. Each artist selected will receive a full-tuition fellowship. Participants will take the stage in multiple touring performances of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, conducted by Nicolas Giusti and directed by Marc Verzatt. As artistic director, Deborah Voigt will be directing scenes at our annual gala and overseeing casting and vocal training. Training will include masterclasses with Jay Hunter Morris, coaching with Jean Anderson, and lessons with David Jones, Marina Costa-Jackson, and Isaac Hurtado. Live and online auditions available. 

Tomorrow // Early Application Deadline  November 17th, 2023 Berlin Opera Academy is the premier European opera training program, providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. Join us as a Festival Singer and perform a role with orchestra in BOA 2024 OPERNFEST. Receive: Private Coachings; Masterclasses; Agent Auditions with Individualized Feedback; German Language Classes. Over €150k in scholarships available. Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Le nozze di Figaro Mozart; Gianni Schicchi & Suor Angelica Puccini; Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck.

Deadline // November 17th: Two days left to apply. Berlin Opera Academy is the premier European opera training program, providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. Join us as a Festival Singer and perform a role with orchestra in BOA 2024 OPERNFEST. Receive: Private Coachings; Masterclasses; Agent Auditions with Individualized Feedback; German Language Classes. Over €150k in scholarships available. Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Le nozze di Figaro Mozart; Gianni Schicchi & Suor Angelica Puccini; Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck.