Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition

The Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition is open to all singers aged 20-35 (as of the Finals on April 13, 2025), who are permanent residents of the United States, and are not currently, previously, or anticipated to be under professional management. Previous First Prize winners of the Vocal Competition are ineligible to compete.

Preliminary Virtual Round: The Preliminary round will be a ‘blind’ review, in which Applicants will be identified only by application number and voice type. This round is by submission of 3 arias (MP3/4 audio files only), with piano accompaniment only. Arias should represent a variety of languages and styles, and must include at least one selection in English. Arias should be sung in their original key and their original language. Each aria must be unedited, without recording enhancements, and recorded in one "take.” Please note: selections from oratorio are not permitted.

Semi-Final Virtual Round: Applicants will submit 3 arias (these can be the same repertoire as the preliminary round or different repertoire), again with piano accompaniment only, but this time in video format [MP4/MOV video files only]. Each aria must be unedited, without recording enhancements, and recorded in one "take.” Dress for the Semi-Final round is audition attire.

Final In-Person Round: The Final round will be held in-person on Sunday, April 13, 2025 in Annapolis, Maryland. Applicants will submit a list of 5 arias for this round. Singers may select their first aria and the judges will select the second aria. Repertoire for this round need not be the same as for the Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds. Arias should represent a variety of languages and styles, and should include at least one selection in English. Arias should be sung in their original key and their original language. The official pianist for the Competition will play. The Finals round will be a public event and Finalists must be available to appear in-person for the Finals. Dress for the Final round is formal attire. At the conclusion of the Competition, Finalists will attend a brief donor reception and will have the opportunity to receive feedback from the panel of judges.

Applications are being processed through YapTracker.com. Appl deadline: Dec 16.