"Competition Timeline April 1: Submission Period opens June 30: Submission Period closes November 15: Winners AnnouncedCompetition DivisionsThe Opera Production Competition is divided into multiple divisions so that competitors are fairly judged against similarly cast and budgeted productions. The committee will determine division assignments after all applications have been submitted. Entries will first be divided into undergraduate and graduate levels. In the case of casts of mixed age/training, the committee will determine into which level the production will be placed. Each of these levels will then be further divided into divisions based on production size and budget.
Undergraduate Level – for productions whose principal cast members are predominantly undergraduate in age or training level.Up to 4 divisionsGraduate Level – for productions whose principal cast members are predominantly graduate or adult singers in age or training level.Up to 4 divisionsPlease note that the NOA Opera Production Competition is for student-centered operas produced at academic institutions. While we do see an occasional faculty member or professional in a cast list, if a production has a faculty member or professional singer in a leading or featured role, that production may be placed in the graduate category even if the rest of the cast is predominantly undergraduate. Two or more faculty/professional singers in leading roles may lead to disqualification, depending on the opera and the roles. Final determination of which division a production is placed in is at the sole discretion of the NOA Opera Production Competition Committee.
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