Scholarship Competition

The Opera Guild for Atlanta announces its Ninth Annual Scholarship Competition

Competition Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026, 3:00-6:00 pm

Audition Location: Morningside Presbyterian Church, 1411 North Morningside Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

Application Deadline: Received by April 10, 2026, midnight

Application Fee: $35 (due with application)

Eligibility

Age Limit: None

Additional Requirement: Applicants must be enrolled as a voice major in a music undergraduate or graduate degree program

Prize Details: A $1,000 Scholarship award for each of the two divisions

  • One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to the Undergraduate Division Winner
  • The Tommy Trotter Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded to the Graduate Division Winner
  • One $500 Scholarship will be awarded from the Elizabeth N. Colson Encouragement Fund
  • Applications are processed in 2 rounds starting April 10, 2026.  The Preliminary round will be your application submission, and the Final round will be in person on April 26, 2026
  • Winners of the first round will receive feedback from Round One judges.
  • Applicants selected to compete in the live Scholarship Competition will be notified via email on April 15, 2026.
  • All participants in the final round on April 26, 2026 will receive feedback from the judges.

Application Materials

  1. Download and complete the application form located HERE
  2. Resume in PDF format
  3. Headshot in PDF or image format
  4. Competition Repertoire List in Word or PDF format
  5. Video Submissions (Please note all selections are submitted via a YouTube link to your recordings. Make a playlist of your videos and include the link to your playlist. Videos must be recorded after September 1, 2025):
    • Undergraduate Division Level Students will submit 2 contrasting selections (2 arias or 1 aria and 1 art song)
    • Graduate Division Level Students will submit 3 contrasting selections (3 arias or 2 arias and 1 art song)
  6. Recordings must be high-quality, filmed in landscape mode
    • Please make sure you are well lit with a clear focus
    • For those using a prerecorded accompaniment track be sure your sound level is comparable to your singing

Repertoire Requirements for the Finals on April 26, 2026

  • Undergraduate Competition Repertoire to include three (3) Opera Arias; OR two (2) Opera Arias and one (1) Art Song
  • Graduate Competition Repertoire to include four (4) Opera Arias OR three (3) Opera Arias and one (1) Art Song
  • Students who have won in the graduate or undergraduate category are not eligible to compete in the same category

Apply

Application: Download PDF application form here. Complete and return the form, resume, headshot, and repertoire list by email to OGAscholarcomp@gmail.com.

Application Fee $35

Application Fee: Complete your $35 application fee in one of the following ways:

  1. Pay by Zelle transfer (if your banking app supports this) by sending your payment to this recipient account: atlantaoperaguild@gmail.com Please note the purpose of the payment (Scholarship Competition) and your name. This method has no fees for you or for the OGA and is our preferred method. You may be asked to verify the payment by text or email before it is submitted.
  2. OR Pay by Check/Money order post-marked by April 10, 2026 and send to:
    The Opera Guild for Atlanta, Inc.
    c/o Mrs. Marti Hagan, Treasurer
    436 Allendale Drive SE
    Atlanta, Georgia 30317
  3. OR Pay by PayPal
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Brendan Callahan Fitzgerald, Scholarship Competition Chairperson
Email: bjcftenor@gmail.com
Phone: 678-793-5824

Indra Thomas, Contestant and Application Materials Coordinator
Email: thomiat@gmail.com