The programme 2022/2023 is designed to support 7 singers and 2 répétiteurs, all of whom will be employed on a full-time basis as salaried employees of Dutch National Opera for up to a two year period. The young Artists will be immersed into the professional life of the company and mentored by international coaches and directors through every aspect of their career development in an individually tailor-made programme.
Singers Audition for Dutch National Opera Studio 2022/2023 will be held in Amsterdam at the Dutch National Opera in mid-December 2021. The age limit is 32 years for both women and men.
Deadline: Applications for Singers Audition must be submitted by 31/10/2021. Applications sent after this deadline will not be processed. Invitations to the audition will be sent by beginning of December 2021.
| Sections | Voice |
| Deadline | 31 Oct 2021 |
| Finals | Dec 2021 |
| Where | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Age groups | Up to 32 years old |
Applications for the Programme are accepted from all countries and all nationalities.
There is age limit for applicants: 32 years old maximum for both men and women.
The panel will consider the stage the artists have reached in their careers and where they will be in terms of career development potential after two years on the Programme.
Singers need to present 3 opera arias of different styles, of which one Mozart aria is mandatory, while the others can be in different styles and languages.
Applicants should bring music of all their offered repertory for themselves and for the pianist.
Once the repertoire has been decided and sent to the Dutch National Opera, it can’t be changed.
There is no obligation to have permission to work in the NL in advance in order to apply for the Programme. If non-EEA applicants are offered a place on the Programme, the Dutch National Opera will apply for a “residence permit” which it will allow non-EEA studio members to live and work in NL.
