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 MTO invites applications for the twelfth German-Australian Opera Grant sponsored by the German-Australian Community and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.

Up to twelve Candidates
with stage experience will be selected for the

Semi-Finals
on Fri, 22 November 2013

Four Finalist will then be chosen to perform at the

Opera Finale
on Sat, 23 November 2013
Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

The German-Australian Opera Grant

The winner will be granted a twelve months employment contract (mid August 2014 until July 2015) with the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in Germany plus one month German tuition at the Goethe Institut in Berlin (July 2014) and one month work experience (June 2014) for an insight into procedures prior to the official start at the opera house.

An adequate amount of money will ensure that living costs are covered. The grant will be given to an outstanding emerging Australian opera singer in the early stage of his/her professional life with operatic stage experience capable of meeting the high quality standards of this major German opera house.

The value of this grant (including costs occurring in Australia) is approximately $65,000 including a return airfare to Wiesbaden and a $4000 cash prize.

2nd GRANT
$3000. 

3rd GRANT
$2000.

4th GRANT
$1000.

Applications close 30 August 2013.

Please study the Rules and Regulations. You will find a printer friendly PDF version of the Rules and Regulations and Application Form through the buttons on the left.

Entries and repertoire sent by fax or e-mail only will not be accepted. However we would appreciate your short expression of interest via e-mail before receiving your full application. This will enable an efficient processing of all applications. Please email to: info@mto-gaog.com

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