Vocally gifted students across regional Australia have until Friday 28 June to submit their applications and auditions online for Opera Australia's Regional Vocal Scholarship.
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Students from year 11 and 12 who live 100km or further away from their nearest capital city centre are invited to apply for the vocal scholarship that could fast-track their opera or musical theatre career. The distance criteria does not apply to students who are from the Northern Territory or Tasmania.
Earlier this year, Opera Australia announced its rebranded Regional Vocal Scholarship, formally known as the Regional Student Scholarship, which enables eligible students to undertake a brand new application process entirely online facilitated through Vimeo and YouTube.
In order to apply, students will need to provide contact information, a letter of recommendation from a music or vocal teacher, and two links to audition videos singing an opera, classical or musical theatre piece via the Opera Australia online portal.
Opera Australia's Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini is determined to look beyond major cities in order to discover and mentor new young talent.
"We are looking for passionate and highly talented singers across a variety of genres. If there are regional students out there who want to pursue and launch their career in the performing arts industry, we want to hear from them!" says Terracini.
Once applications have been considered, four successful vocalists will receive the scholarship prize of a week-long visit to Sydney in January 2020. The program aims to build on each recipient's musical capability with access to exclusive workshops held by some of Australia's leading industry experts, tickets to world-class performances at the Sydney Opera House, and the chance to perform for CEO Rory Jeffes, Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini, and Opera Australia guests.
Opera Australia's Regional Vocal Scholarship is an accessible way for talented senior students to further develop their journey into the music industry that they may have never been exposed to otherwise. Travel, accommodation and meal allowances will be provided for each successful scholarship recipient.
For further information and to lodge applications visit the Opera Australia website: opera.org.au
