Scholarship Competition

The Opera Guild for Atlanta announces its Seventh Annual Scholarship Competition

  • Competition Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:00-6:00 pm
  • Audition Location: Morningside Presbyterian Church, 1411 North Morningside Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
  • Application Deadline: Received by March 22, 2024
  • $35 Application Fee: Due with application

Eligibility:

  • No Age Limit
  • Applicants must be enrolled as a voice major in a music undergraduate or graduate degree program.

Prize Details: A $1000 Scholarship award in 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 March 23, 2024. Preliminary round will be your application submission and the Final round will be in person on April 21, 2024.
  • 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 1, 2024
  • All participants in the final round on April 21, 2024 will receive feedback from the judges.

Application Materials:

  1. Completed Application Form
  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, 2023.):
    • Undergraduate Division Level Students will submit three (3) Opera Arias; OR two (2) Opera Arias and one (1) art song
    • Graduate Division Level Students will submit four (4) Opera Arias; OR three (3) Opera Arias and one (1) Art Song
  6. Recordings must be presented in high-quality, shot 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

Competition Repertoire List Requirements for the Finals April 21, 2024:

  • 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

Download PDF application form here. Fill it out and return the form, resume, headshot and repertoire list by email to ScholarComp@operaguildatl.org

Application Fee $35

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.

OR Pay by Check/Money order post-marked by March 22, 2024 and send to:

The Opera Guild for Atlanta, Inc. c/o Mrs. Marti Hagan, Treasurer, 436 Allendale Drive SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30317

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