Resources for competitions
It’s your choice to become the No.1
YAPTRACKER
This is the best resource for finding out about competitions and young artists programs.
Well worth the US$55/year membership fee.
MUSICALAMERICA
https://www.musicalamerica.com/
This is a bible of information on institutions, programs, news, etc.
Not only for the United States (where it is published) but also worldwide.
Be sure to check the dateline, tough, some articles are a few years old and the information may be outdated for 2021.
The top competitions worldwide:
NEUE STIMMEN
https://neue-stimmen.de/en.html
Held every two years. The deadline for the 2021 competition is March 1, 2021!
The website also gives lots of practical information, as does their YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxyQdUGjPEsEsscPg29FxoSWS58XqPbG_
There is also a tutorial with tips on submitting the application.
OPERALA
https://www.operaliacompetition.org/
BBC SINGER OF THE WORLD
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/r2hzp6?lang=en
Check out Musical America & Yap Tracker for a comprehensive listing of competitions, guidelines, deadlines.
Winning is a nice bonus – getting to the quarter or semi-finals should be your goal as that is when the talent scouts, agents and artistic administrators attend.
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