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TWO WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY FOR OPERA COLORADO'S YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM! At Opera Colorado, we believe the key to mastering your craft is through performance, not constant rehearsal. Each member of the Opera Colorado Young Artist Program has the incredible opportunity to sing all over the state of Colorado in touring productions, sing supporting roles and cover leading roles with one of the premier opera companies in the U.S., as well as receive individual coaching with world-class directors, conductors and singers to further their growth. Housing in beautiful Denver, CO is provided and competitive pay gives each Young Artist the opportunity to enjoy Colorado to the fullest. Apply today, this chance only comes around once a year!

Tri-Cities Opera offers aspiring opera singers a unique blend of instruction and practical experience through its Resident Artist Training Program, providing the wide variety of skills required of a professional opera singer. Most Resident Artists have completed both a Bachelor and/or Master of Music Degree. Tri-Cities Opera prefers to cast the majority of its operatic roles with members of the Resident Artist Training Program. Performances take place in our rented 1,500-seat performance venue, The Forum Theatre and in our recently renovated Savoca Hibbitt Hall at the Tri-Cities Opera Center, which can be utilized as a proscenium, thrust, or black-box theatre. Principal and Resident Artist Auditions deadline is Monday October 23, 2017; Master of Music deadline November 15, 2017.

Utah Opera Resident Artist Program - Application Deadline Friday, October 27, 2017! Utah Opera's Resident Artist Program for singers and pianists provides an integral step between graduate studies and a career. Participants spend nine months on a paid residency with Utah Opera developing professional skills through mainstage performances with Utah Opera and Utah Symphony, coachings, workshops, yoga, and masterclass sessions. Resident Artists also travel throughout the state to perform in-school presentations and teach students about the art of opera. Join us to take advantage of our outstanding performance and training opportunities in one of the most spectacular settings in North America! Join us to take advantage of our outstanding performance and training opportunities in one of the most spectacular settings in North America!

APPLY NOW! full-scholarship program in Santa Barbara, CA. The Music Academy of the West is now accepting applications for its 2018 Voice, Vocal Piano, and Collaborative Piano Summer Programs. Deadline: October 23. The Music Academy offers a unique summer training experience as both a school and festival in a spectacular coastal setting. Academy fellows receive free tuition, meals, single-room accommodations, weekly private lessons and masterclasses, and abundant performance opportunities. 2018's opera production is Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" conducted by James Conlon and directed by James Darrah. Faculty includes Deborah Voigt, Marilyn Horne, Martin Katz, and other world-class artists. Apply now musicacademy.org/admissions.

Hailed as one of the country's leading training programs for young singers! Under the direction of long-time Artistic Director Louis Burkot, Opera North's Resident Artist Program provides singers with highly-personalized coaching and mentoring. Resident Artists will be considered for all roles in The Tales of Hoffmann and secondary roles in The Barber of Seville, and will perform in opera scene programs and performance classes. Application deadlines are upcoming! November 6th is the deadline for November auditions in Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington, NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Denton. November 27 is the deadline for December auditions in NYC, Atlanta and Boston.

Instead of learning how to fit the mold, spend a summer discovering what makes you a unique artist! Join us in beautiful San Diego to find inspiration, grow, learn, network, and make great music. Opera NEO was created for the next generation of opera singers, to prepare and inspire them to perform at the highest level. We provide individual attention and a welcoming community for safe exploration. All participants sing a role in one of our 3 fully-staged, single-cast opera productions with orchestra. Additional performance opportunities are offered in a Cabaret, concerts, and other community events. Be a part of this intensive opera workshop for the 21st century artist! Deadlines for NYC and Washington: Oct. 16! Other cities: www.operaneo.com.

Last Chance to apply for the Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Program 2018-2019 Season Auditions! Application Deadline is this Friday, October 13!! Hailed as one of the country's leading training programs for young singers! While providing guidance from the opera industry’s leaders and innovators, the program guides singers through the development of their vocal skills, improvement of their stage presence and expansion of their repertoire. Resident Artist opportunities may include principal and/or comprimario roles in mainstage and Resident Artist productions, Art Song recitals, individual coaching, master classes and more! Resident Artists receive a weekly stipend, assistance with relocation expenses and voice lessons, and AGMA rates for mainstage roles. Application: http://www.yaptracker.com/applications/pittsburgh-opera-2017. Additional Information: http://www.pittsburghopera.org/resident-artists/auditions.

Oct. 6 deadline approaching! Teatro Nuovo, the new and expanded home of the Bel Canto at Caramoor program, is offering Resident Artists major mainstage roles along with a uniquely intensive training program. Ten roles are available in Tancredi and Medea in Corinto, alongside guest soloists Jennifer Rowley, Georgia Jarman, Tamara Mumford, and Santiago Ballerini. In addition, a full second cast of Tancredi will sing a performance (with orchestra) showcasing nine alternate pieces Rossini wrote after the premiere. Also: cover assignments, concerts, recitals, management auditions; stipend, housing, meals; total-immersion Bel Canto training with top specialists. 6/25-8/5; full information at TeatroNuovo.org. Apprentice applications due Dec 1.

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications will now be accepted through Tuesday, October 3rd. Compete for cash prizes and solo roles in one of the nation's finest voice competitions. Past winners have gone on to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and more! Winners are awarded a cash prize. In addition, winners are offered an optional contract to sing an appropriate solo role and half recital during Pittsburgh Festival Opera's summer season. Pittsburgh Festival Opera is especially interested in those possessing voices suitable for Wagner. 2018 Season: La bohème | Puccini; One Touch of Venus | Weill; Rhinegold | Wagner; Arabella | R. Strauss.

OPERASTUDIO MASTERCLASSES 17/18 – UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ DE HENARES – MADRID - SPAIN ANTHONY MADIGAN - Acting for opera singers 23 to 26 October 2017 GIANLUIGI GELMETTI-Multidisciplinary encounter–masterclasses 20 to 24 November 2017 AQUILES MACHADO – Eros and Tanatos, from the poetry to the serenade, an approach to the Mediterranean and Latin American song 29 January to 2 February 2018. PAUL ÈMILE FOURNY- Stage Performance Workshop about French Operas 5 to 9 March. MARIELLA DEVIA - Technique and vocal performance 4 to 8 April. .ANA LUISA CHOVA–Vocal technique 25 to 28 June. IGNACIO COBETA– Vocal Pathophysiology 25, 26 and 27 June. XAVIER SABATA - II Baroque Opera Workshop 16 to 25 July . LOURDES PÉREZ – SIERRA, Operastudio Director, Career Coaching. (January & July)