Career Blueprints for Singers engages early-career singers in a multi-day intensive workshop on artist entrepreneurship and the practical elements of launching a career in opera.

Participants receive new headshots, audio and video recordings, and guidance from industry leaders, and learn about financial management, artist representation, and website design.

Career Blueprints for Singers is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Programming at the National Opera Center is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Program Details

Refine your personal brand, build a compelling audition package, and jumpstart your career in this four-day workshop at our National Opera Center in New York City. Offered by application at a subsidized fee, the program includes:

• New headshots
• High-definition video recordings
• A Feedback Audition session
• Instruction about financial management and website design
• Discussions about artist representation, emotional wellness, self-production, and other topics

Application Cycle

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via YAP Tracker using the link below. There is no application fee. Approximately 18 singers will be chosen to participate. OPERA America members who are chosen to participate will pay $75. Non-members who are chosen to participate will pay $150, which includes a 12-month membership (valued at $75). 

Apply Now on YAP Tracker

See the YAP Tracker link above for additional information about eligibility and the application process.

For questions about applications or eligibility, contact us at Artistic@operaamerica.org or 646.699.5240.