The Italian Government is offering up to ten scholarships to foreign students as part of initiatives to promote cultural exchange, internationalization, Italian culture, and higher education for the two-year Advanced training course in opera singing at the La Scala Opera Academy in Milan for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Deadline: 19 May 2023
Degree level
- Training Course (24 months starting 1 October 2023 to September 2025)
Who can Apply
- Applicants must be at least 18 that is born after 1 January 1993;
- academic diploma in singing from a music conservatory or officially recognized institute of music;
- Candidates are required to pay an application fee of 85 euros.
Benefits
- Course is free of charge;
- monthly allowance of 900 Euros;
Enquiries
Please contact the Music Department of the Teatro alla Scala Academy at [email protected] with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact [email protected].
How to Apply
View Advertisement for the Study in Italy: La Scala Opera Academy scholarship 2023
All interested candidates must register on the application platform. To do so, visit https://www.yaptracker.com/register-applicant and complete the online registration form (registration is free
The application must be submitted with the following attachments:
- scanned copy of identity document (national ID or passport);
- scanned copy of music and voice study certificates;
- two links to video recordings of the candidate performing two opera arias (at least one must be in Italian; pieces from operettas, zarzuelas, or oratorios are not accepted) by different composers;
- The videos must be of amateur quality and unedited; professionally produced videos will not be accepted;
- detailed CV, signed and dated;
- two recent digital photographs: one head and shoulders, the other full figure;
- scanned copy of document certifying placement in the top three positions in national or international solo voice competitions (optional);
- letters of reference from qualified music experts (optional).
Scholarship Documents and Links
La Scala Opera Academy Course Announcement