Call For Entries

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

Twelve Candidates (6 male & 6 female voices)
with stage experience will be selected for the:

Semi-Finals on 14th November 2008
in central Melbourne

Four Finalist (2 male & 2 female voices) will then be chosen to perform at the

Finals Concert on
15 November 2008,
BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

1st PRIZE

The winner will be granted a twelve months employment contract (mid August 2009 until July 2010) with the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in Germany plus 2 months German tuition at the Goethe Institut (July / August 2009) and one month work experience (June 2009) for an insight into procedures prior to the official start.

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 their 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 $60,000 including a return airfare to Wiesbaden .

2nd PRIZE

The second prize winner will receive $3000. 

3rd PRIZE

The third prize winner will receive $2000.

4th PRIZE

The fourth prize winner will receive $1000.

Applications close 15th August 2008.

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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