For this year’s 7th Annual Edition of Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition + Professional Casting Auditions, we will be having two competition tracks, just like in previous years! Everyone submits materials online for the Qualifying Round, and if advanced to the Semi-Finals, you can choose to compete in that round Virtually, Live in New York, or in both platforms.

We have had wonderful success stories each year, and last year we awarded our most significant to date, $35,000 worth in prizes and special awards! As a direct result of the last two years of competition we can confirm that numerous major international Professional Contracts and Role Debuts were offered including from Bayerisches Staatsoper, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stadttheater Bern, Opera Nacional de Chile, Danish Royal Opera, Opera Philadelphia, New York City Opera, numerous winners signed with IMG Artists, and Premiere Artists, as well, there were acceptances to high level Young Artist studios including Opernhaus Zurich, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera Merola and Adler Program, and a few awardees who then went on to be winners of Operalia, the MET Opera Competition and more!

This year we will have the same level of inimitable jury of International Casting Directors, Young Artists Program Directors, Agents, and Industry Influencers, to offer you an amazing opportunity not only to compete for cash prizes and special awards, but to be heard by the persons that can truly help to progress your career forward, and who are actively casting specific roles for future seasons around the world, as well as offering spots in major young artists programs, and adding artists to their management rosters.

This is the only New York based competition that is truly International in scale, provides a World-Class casting component, and has no age limit and no citizenship restrictions! Your career can absolutely be launched from our competition, and we can’t wait to hear you!