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A partnership of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, the Dutch National Opera Academy is an elite two-year’s master’s programme offering a wide-ranging curriculum encompassing all aspects in the training of an aspiring opera artist. The bespoke programme is tailored to enable young artists to enhance chances of success in a competitive field as they transition from full-time education to the workplace. DNOA graduates can be found in many of the world’s leading opera houses. Online introduction to the DNOA programme: 08. January 2022 @ 16:00 (CET). To register for this Q&A please email: cheukyankris.ng@ahk.nl. For more information see www.opera-academy.nl. Application closing date: 17. January 2022

Seagle Festival is excited to present its 2022 107th season of operas and musicals, alongside its world-class summer vocal training program. Applications are accepted with in-person audition request or virtual auditions - all are fully considered. Deadlines for in-person auditions are quickly approaching, and final deadline with a virtual audition is January 23, 2022. Application fee is just $5. If live-audition is requested and granted, audition fee is just $20. Apply today! More Information: seaglefestival.org/applicants

Don’t miss out! Apply to participate in the 11th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition (6-11 June 2022) - the biggest singing competition in Poland, organized by Polish National Opera in Warsaw.  Perform in front of the international jury consisting of outstanding artists, directors of leading opera houses (including Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, Canadian Opera Company, Staatsoper Stuttgart, or Opernhaus Zürich) and agents. For many the Competition becomes a launch pad to an international career. Application deadline: 15/02/2022 More information: www.moniuszkocompetition.pl

The 55th International Vocal Competition Opera | Oratorio is held 23 June – 2 July 2022 in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Singers wishing to apply must take part in Preliminary Selections via YouTube or audition live in Amsterdam, Monte-Carlo, Łódź (Poland) or 's-Hertogenbosch. The jury panel consists of Deborah Polaski (soprano), Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano), Javier Menéndez (Teatro de la Maestranza Seville) and Damià Carbonell Nicolau (Dutch National Opera). More names to be announced. The total prize money amounts to € 38,000. Special prizes for performance of repertoire by Richard Wagner and for young talent under the age of 25. The Finale is held on 2nd July with the South Netherlands Philharmonic conducted by Hartmut Haenchen. Prize money: more than € 15,000 plus engagements. Masterclasses, jury feedback, travel refund possible for finalists, accommodation at host families. All rounds open to the public. Candidates for this year’s competition can apply for several live First Round auditions or submit their application via YouTube. WWW.IVC.NU

Over $5,000 in grants will be awarded in the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston's Vocal Career Grant Competition. Ten finalists will compete live in Houston on January 29, 2022. Judges will be: Eiki Isomura (Artistic Director of Opera in the Heights) Jeffrey Larson (Founder/President of L2 Artists Management) Anne-Carolyn Bird (Execitive Director of UrbanArias) Deadline to submit has been extended to December 22, 2021. 

Young Artists of America Classical: Voice presents a La Bohème Intensive with Annapolis Opera! This intensive provides the rare opportunity to prepare, coach, and study cover a solo role in Puccini’s La Bohème and then put it on its feet in rehearsal with the Annapolis Opera & Annapolis Symphony on stage and on set at Maryland Hall. BOHÈME Intensive: January 5-29, 2022. Train with leading practitioners as you prepare and coach a role from this iconic work. http://yaaclassical.org/

Applications close on December 12, 2021! June 27 to July 17, 2022 – Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany 2022 Faculty includes Jonathan Papp, Barbara Frittoli, Richard Bonynge, Leo Nucci, and more. Every year the GSA Bel Canto summer school in Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany, offers up to twelve young singers a fully-funded, three-week immersion in Italian opera singing, with a focus on language, style and technique in the 19th and early 20th century Italian repertoire. The full immersion in “bel canto” music and the Italian way of life that the Georg Solti Accademia provides gives its students a unique experience, with a lasting impact on their future careers. 

The Tomita Young Artist training program is intended for singers and pianists who demonstrate outstanding potential and who are seeking professional level training and performance experience. Young Artists have the opportunity to perform and coach alongside FLO's professional artists and creative team and will be in residence during the summer season (July 10 - August 14) All applicants will be considered for additional performance opportunities as part of FLO's programming and educational outreach during the school year. Participants are paid a weekly stipend and are provided housing. Learn more about this opportunity, including performances opportunities and audition requirements, at our YAP Tracker posting!

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. Perform a role with Orchestra in BOA 2022 OPERNFEST Audition for agents and receive individualized feedback Intensive instruction with faculty active at the MET and major houses across Germany and the world Learn how to get hired through personal mentorship & career workshops  German Language Classes Accommodation in Berlin Over €150k in scholarships available Die Zauberflöte Mozart • Die Fledermaus Strauss • Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi Puccini • Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck. Application Information at www.berlinoperaacademy.com

Improve your singing and audition skills with an intensive 10-day workshop in Italy! Don't miss:  12 lessons with an incomparable faculty (Patrizia Ciofi, Chris Merritt, Federico Sacchi, Stefano Vizioli); 3 Individual sessions of physiotherapy for performing artists (Carles Exposito); 13 hours of frontal group lessons (non-verbal and para-verbal communication on stage,  singing physiology, marketing for solo opera singers); 2 Concerts in theaters, public masterclasses and audition simulation on a real stage. Previous editions were rated with 5 stars by all participants!