Competition and audition info:

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General Auditions Information

Los Angeles Children's Chorus holds auditions, June 12, 13, 14, seeking boys and girls ages 8 to 12 who LOVE TO SING.  Children audition in groups of five and no preparation is necessary. To make an audition appointment, call (626) 793-4231 or visit www.lachildrenschorus.org

San Francisco Opera National Auditions: Age 20 to 34.  Click here for info on the Merola Program, the Adler Fellowship Program and the Western Opera Theater.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago holds auditions throughout the year for solo artists, chorus and orchestra musicians.  Details here.

The Metropolitan Opera audition info for Chorus, Ballet, National Council Auditions.

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus: audition and competition info here.

The Lyric Opera of Los Angeles holds periodic auditions for their upcoming productions in Pasadena.  Call (323) 262-0569 or Click here.

Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara is accepting applications for its prestigious summer program.  Selected applicants receive full scholarship for tuition, room and board.  Info here.

Opera Pacific in Costa Mesa, Calif. is accepting applications for its Young Artist Program.  Details here.

Young Patronesses of the Opera/Florida Grand Opera Voice Competition - open for singers between the ages of 18 and 30.  For information, call (305) 853-1643 or click here.

Competition Listings

06/06~06/11/05
Operalia 2005
takes place in Madrid, Spain
Contact: 230, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008, Paris France Fax: +33 (0)1 53 76 00 92
E-mail: operalia.paris@wanadoo.fr
Website: www.operalia.com

02/11/05
Eugene Opera's Belle Voci National Vocal Competition
takes place at Beall Hall on the campus of University of Oregon, Eugene.  Applications deadline is Nov 1, 2004.  Finals concert is Feb 13, 2004 with Eugene Opera principals and chorus.
Info: (541) 485-3985, www.eugeneopera.com

01/03/05
Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus International Vocal Competition is open to professional and pre-professional singers who have completed or are engaged in completing a course of study in preparation for a career on the operatic stage. To be eligible, singers must be between the ages of 19 and 35 as of the finals (March 19 & 20, 2005) and cannot have sung a principal role with an OPERA America Budget Level I company or its international equivalent.
Applications will be available in September 2004 and all completed applications must be postmarked by January 3, 2005. The nonrefundable application fee is $50 (U.S.). All application materials and recordings become the property of Opera Columbus.
Info: www.operacolumbus.org

09/18/04
The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra, now in its 32nd year, will hold auditions for Prelude Strings and PYSO on September 18th, 19st, 25th and 26th for the 2004-05 season. Membership is open to students in Grades 6-9, who are involved in their school music programs and studying with private teachers. Based upon auditions, musicians will be placed in Prelude Strings or the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra. To receive an application form, or for more information, please call Jean Severson at The Pasadena Symphony (626) 793-7173, ext. 23 or e-mail your name and address to: jseverson@pasadenasymphony.org

05/09/04
Jaume Aragall International Singing Competition will be held in Sabadell (near Barcelona), Spain.  Age limit is 35. Applicants will prepare 7 arias in at least 2 languages.
Info: http://www.concursaragall.com

04/22/04
Palm Beach Opera's 35th Annual Vocal Competition is scheduled April 22 and 23 at the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse.  The winners perform on stage in a special concert on Sunday, April 25, 2004 at the Kravis Center.  Possible European contracts for winning participants.  Past winners received contracts with Arena di Verona and Opera Lucerne in Switzerland.  For more info, visit www.pbopera.org

11/01/03
San Francisco Opera Chorus will hold auditions for regular & extra chorus, Nov 24-25 and Dec 4-6.  By appointment only.  To apply, call (415) 565-3205 or e-mail ahughes@sfopera.com Application deadline is Nov 1, 2003

11/21/03
Palm Springs Opera Guild announces its 20th Annual Vocal Competition.  Preliminary rounds will take place on Nov 29, 30, with finals to be held on Dec 7, at the Palm Springs Desert Museum’s Annenberg Theater.  Application deadline is Friday, Nov 21.  Visit www.palmspringsoperaguild.org for more info.

10/04/03 ~ 10/06/03
San Francisco Lyric Opera will hold auditions at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco for their 2004 season: Don Giovanni (Apr 2,4, 9 & 10), Rigoletto (Sept 24, 25, Oct 1 & 3) and La Cenerentola (Dec 3,4, 10 & 12). All productions in original languages; fully staged with a small orchestra and supertitles. Evening and weekend rehearsals in San Francisco. So singers must be able to stay within Bay area (for 6 weeks prior to production) to attend rehearsals as they are scheduled. All artists paid for performances. Please contact Barnaby Palmer at (415) 885-6437 to schedule an audition or email: sflyricopera@hotmail.com Please see website for additional company information. www.sflyricopera.org

08/15/03
Opera Colorado 2004 Outreach Ensemble Program will hold auditions in NYC and Denver in September, 2003.  Six singers and one coach accompanist will be contracted for a five-month residency, January through May, and will receive a $1600 monthly stipend ($2000 for pianist).  Artists are responsible for their own transportation and housing while in Denver.  Click here for more info.

02/05/03
Aquarius Opera Workshop will be holding auditions for its 2003 Spring term on Wednesday, Feb 5, 2003 in NYC. The workshop is headed by artistic director Richard Crittenden and music director Kenneth Newbern. For more information, call (201) 836-9122.

10/04/02
The Los Angeles Philharmonic will hold auditions on Friday, October 4, 2002 for PICCOLO.  Open to any candidates who meet the highest professional standards.  Click here for information.

07/05/01
Pacific Opera will hold auditions for their Performance Prize in New York, Winter 2002. Awards will be made based on the winning singer's needs consistent with Pacific Opera's Mission Statement to produce world class singers. For information, contact Pacific Opera, ph: 732/222-6731; fax: 732/222-7009.

11/29/01
Astral Career Grants sponsored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts are awarding modest quarterly grants in the fields of music (voice, piano and composition) and dance (ballet and choreography) who need timely financial assistance to take advantage of specific career opportunities. For info contact NFAA/Astral, 800 Brickell Ave, Ste 500, Miami FL 33131, 305/377-1140, http://www.nfaa.org. Deadlines Mar 1, Jun 1, Sept 1 and Dec 1. 

1/14/02
Bellini International Voice Competition will be held Jun 23-Jul 7. Award (approx) $25,000 to sponsor winners progress through recitals, debuts in Europe, USA and Japan, and CD recording. Fee $120 (refundable if the applicant is not admitted to participate).  Travel and lodging is the contestant's responsibility, but the IBLA Foundation will assist by offering discount rates for local transportation, hotels and restaurants.  For application/info contact Mr. Gregory Nuber, Exec Dir or Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti, Pres, IBLA Foundation, 226 E 2nd St., Suite 5D, NY, NY 10009, tel: 212/387-0111, fax: 212/214-0701 or visit www.ibla.org.  No age limit.  Deadline for applications is Apr 15.

11/29/01
Classical Productions 2002 Vocal Competition with two divisions Professional (no age limit - $30 fee) and Junior (age limit 32 $20 fee) Division, each with public finals concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.  Preliminary auditions New York March 9, April 27 and May 18.  Accompanist provided.  Apply online www.classprod.com 

03/05/02
Eleventh annual Friedrich Schorr Memorial Performance Prize in Voice International Competition, sponsored by Hat City Music Theater, Danbury, Connecticut. Honoring the memory of Friedrich Schorr, the great Wagnerian baritone.  $10,000 in performance prizes and stipends will be awarded as a result of the competition which is used to cast staged productions with orchestra of Hansel & Gretel, Cosi Fan Tutte, Bon Appetit and La Pizza Con Funghi as well as other performances during Hat City Music Theater's '02-'03 season. There are no age or geographic limits for applicants.  The semi-final and final rounds will be Apr 20-21, '02 on the campus of Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.  Postmark Deadline for Applications: Mar 25.  Email for application: SchorrComp@aol.com or call Hat City Music Theater at 203/746-2694. 

05/03/01
The Fund of U.S. Artists provides support for U.S. artists invited to participate in major international performing arts festivals and recurring visual arts exhibitions. Grants range from $1,000 to $15,000 and do not exceed $25,000. For info/appl contact, The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions, Arts International, 251 Park Ave, South, 5th floor, New York NY 10010, tel: 212/674-9744, fax: 212/674-9092, e-mail: thefund@artsinternational.org, website: www.artsinternational.org. Appls must be received (not postmarked) on or before Jan 16, May 2, Sep 5. 

3/22/02
3rd Marie E. Crump Vocal Arts Competition open to residents of Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, includes college/university students.  Held June 21 and June 23 '02. Prelim audition by tape/CD postmarked on or before May 1 '02; Semi-finals June 21 '02; Finals June 23 '02.  Appl fee $20. For info/appl, contact A. Burt, Maryland Opera Society, 6916 Hanover Pkwy #101, Greenbelt, MD 20770- (301) 441-1841

11/29/01
2002 New Millennium Vocal Competition sponsored by New York Vocal Artists. $5500 cash prize, $4000 in performing scholarships. Fee $40. Fax: 212/989-3301, e-mail: info@nyva.org, or send resume to NYVA, Brian Douglas, Dir, 85 Eighth Ave #5M, New York NY10011. Application can be found at www.nyva.org (Click on the orange square and scroll to bottom of letter.) 

11/29/01
Capitol Opera Sacramento is accepting applications for its 9th annual Teresa Tweed Scholarship Competition, to be held on Sat, Apr 27, '02, at 12:30pm, at COS, 6219 Ross Ave., Carmichael, CA. Total of $1,000 in cash awards to be divided among the receipients. One song/aria in English, and one song/aria in a foreign language.  Fee $25. Contact Kathleen Torchia-Sizemore at 916/863-7683
website: www.capopera.com 
Deadline Apr 1. 

2/14/02
The Sullivan Foundation Auditions will be held Nov 4,5,6 in New York City. The annual auditions offer awards in the amount of $7,500 each. Applicants must be in the early stages of professional careers and have completed their apprentice training; they should have had one engagement with a known opera company or symphony orchestra and be contracted to perform with at least one company or orchestra after the auditions. For info/appl send a postcard with name, address and tel# to: SF, Box 189, Kent CT 06757 or write to: info@sullivanfoundation.org. Appl requests must be received by Jul 15, appl deadline is Sep 15.

Age Limit: 18

1/14/02
Three individual $25,000 awards are available to 17- and 18-year-old exceptional musicians who apply to the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts' (NFAA) annual Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) program. The Music For Youth Foundation (MYF), in partnership with NFAA, offers these cash awards each year to outstanding musicians who attend NFAA's all-expenses-paid ARTS Week in Miami, FL. Application deadline: June 1. The application will be available online at www.ARTSawards.org in March 2002 or by calling 1-800-970-ARTS.  See current MYF / NFAA link: http://artsawards.org/artprograms/ny_schol.htm. For more information, contact Michele Molina; 305.377.1140, ext. 39; Michele@nfaa.org. 

Age Limit: 22

3/5/02
The Townsend Opera Players will be holding its 15th annual competition for the Kristina Townsend Memorial Award on Apr 27 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Little Opera Hall at 611 H Street, Modesto. Appl deadline is Apr 22. There is a non-refundable $10 appl fee. Open to any singer who is interested in opera, is between the ages of 15 and 22 and resides in the San Joaquin Valley or the Mother Lode area. There will be three cash awards in the amounts of $400 (20-22 years) $300 (18 & 19 years), and $200 (15-17 years). For further information and application call 209 523-6426. 

Age Limit: 30 

4/2/02
Voce is pleased to announce the 2002 Young Soloists' Competition and Concert Showcase. Concert Showcase winners will perform the solos from the complete Handel's Messiah with Voce and a professional orchestra. Performances will be Dec 14 and Dec 15. Soloists will each receive a cash award of $500.00. The competition is open to current full-time graduate and undergraduate students of music at any college, university, or conservatory located in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia as well as residents of these areas who are currently studying elsewhere. Applicants must be under 30 years of age as of May 20. Application deadline has been extended: completed applications must be postmarked by May 1. The top candidates will be invited to participate in the 2002 Young Soloists’ Competition to be held on May 20 at St. Anne¹s Episcopal Church in Reston. Additional applications and further information may be obtained by contacting Voce at PO Box 8544, Reston, VA 20195-2444 or calling 703/277-7772. Forms may also be downloaded from Voce's website at www.voce.org. 

Age Limit: 34 

1/14/02
Heinz Rehfuss Singing Actor Awards, sponsored by Orlando Opera Company, finals will be held at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL on Jun 2. Prelims held May 17-18 in Los Angeles, CA; May 24-25 in NYC, May 29-30 in Orlando, FL. Cash prizes: two 1st of $4000 each, 2nd $2000, 3rd $1000. 2 letters of recommendation, $30 app fee, 6 arias, one in Eng. Ages 18-34. For appl/info contact OOC, 1111 No Orange Ave, Orlando FL 32804 (407) 426-1717, fax (407) 426-1705, or go to http://www.orlandoopera.org/heinz/heinz.html. Deadline May 10. 

Age Limit: 35

1/14/02
Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Awards will be held in New York City between May 13-16 '02. 1st prize: $10,000, 2nd $5,000, 3rd $2,500, add'l awards may be considered. Age limit 35, permanent resident of US and pursuing a vocal career in music. For info/appl contact Jensen Foundation PO Box 3802 Austin TX 78764, e-mail: info@jensenfoundation.org or download an appl from www.jensenfoundation.org. Apps must be received before Apr 18.

3/22/02
The 18th International Competition Valsesia-Musica 2002 will be held Sep 1-5.  Open to candidates of all nationalities born after Jan 1, '67. 1st prize Euro 5,000 + 1 concert, 2nd prize  Euro 2,500+ 1 concert, 3rd prize Euro 1,500. For info/appl write to Associazione Culturale Valsesia Musica, Corso Roma 35 - 13019 Varallo (VC) Italy
e-mail: valsesiamusica@laproxima.it
website: www.valsesiamusica.com
Deadline is Aug 16.

1/14/02
The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Voice Competition will be held Apr 29-May 4 in NYC. Age limit 21-35. 3 top prizes $5,000; 2nd $3,000; 3rd $2,000. 10 study grants $1,000. All winners will appear in concert at Alice Tully Hal in Oct, date TBA. Send ph/res (including Soc Sec #), copy of birth cert/passport, 2 current letters or recommendation (original) and list of 4 arias (in different languages), to LAPF, 8 E. 69th St, NY NY 10021, tel: 212-472-3556. 

3/22/02
Opera Birmingham's 25th Annual Vocal Competition will be held May 17-19.  Open to singers between the ages of 21-35 who have lived/studied in the Southeastern US.  Cash awards $500-$5000.  Fee $55 plus optional $25 accompanist fee. Limited to 60 contestants to register.  For appl/info contact the OB office at 205-322-6737 or write to: Opera Birmingham Vocal Competition 2002, 1807 Third Ave N, Birmingham AL 35203. 

3/22/02
The 33rd Vincenzo Bellini International Competition will be held Jun 22-28. Open to singers born on or after Jun 10, '67, of any nationality. Cash prizes plus recitals. Fee Euro 77.47. Competition address is Viale Trieste 308, 93100 Caltanissetta, Italy.
e-mail: tcs@infoservizi.it
website: www.concorsobellini.com 
Application deadline Jun 10, '02. 

Age Limit: 36

2/14/02
MacAllister Awards for Opera Singers, sponsored by Indiana Opera Theatre, will be Aug 23-25. Prof and College divisions. Age limit is 25 for the college division, and 36 for the prof. division. Must be a US citizen. Download an application from www.macallisterawards.com and mail it to Opera, 7515 E. 30th St., Indianapolis, IN 46219, along with two 8x10 glossy photos, registration fee ($25 prof., $0 college), a resume and SASE. Applications must be received 10 days before regional audition date.  See website for list of scheduled regional auditions.

Age Limit: 38

3/22/02
La Ciudad of Trujillo VI International Competition for Lyric Singing will be held in the city of Trujillo, Peru from Jul 8-16, '02. The competition is open to singers of all nationalities, between the ages of 18-38. The prizes, equivalent in US Dollars are: 1st price $3,000, second prize $2,000 and third $1,000. All participants will be provided accommodations at no cost (room only). The application deadline is Jun 7, '02. For appl/info contact: Maria Rujel Aleman, The Ciudad de Trujillo IV International Voice Competition, Fernando Montesinos 220, Urb. El Sol, Trujillo, Peru. Tel/fax 011 51 44 250-738
e-mail: maruja@wayna.rcp.net.pe 

Age Limit: 50

2/14/02
The 24th International Singing Competition of Paris will take place from May 25-26.  Cash prizes plus concert. Age limit for women is 45 and for men is 50.  For more info contact: U.F.A.M., 8, rue du Dome, 75116 Paris, France, tel: 33 1 47 04 76 38, fax: 33 1 47 27 35 03
e-mail: ufam@wanadoo.fr
website:  www.infoservice.fr/ufam
Registration deadline Apr 26.

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