Alexander & Buono International Vocal Competition

Vocal

We are pleased to announce that all four of

The Alexander & Buono Competitions have reinstated the

Winners’ Recital at Carnegie Hall as a First Prize.

Deadline and Winners’ Recital dates will be announced as soon as they are available.

Please check back soon for further details. Thank you.

The Alexander & Buono International Vocal Competition was begun in 2008 in order to provide both opera singers with a platform for both launching and sustaining their careers, while providing more visibility and awareness of the work of more established artists.

REPERTOIRE / COMPETITION RULES

Repertoire for the Competition may be chosen from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and/or Contemporary eras. 


APPLICATION DEADLINE

  • Please check back soon for further deadline details.

  • Applications received after this date will be charged an additional fifty dollars but only if received before Wednesday, November 22, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time.

AGE DIVISION/CATEGORIES

The Competition is open to students from age fifteen to adults, and divided into three categories, with no upper age limit.

  • High School: 15-18 years 

  • College/Adults: College students pursuing degrees in Music and/or those who have already launched professional careers.

  • Amateur Adults: Adults 19 years and older without professional degrees in Music

ENTRANCE FEE

  • $150

ONLY VIDEO FILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. 

  • We recommend any of the accepted YouTube video formats, such as MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV or FLV and that you upload the video file to a permanent file sharing service such as Google Drive, DropBox or YouTube.

  • Temporary file sharing (such as WeTransfer) is not recommended because the file will be deleted after a certain period of time.

  • You will be asked to upload your video and share the URL with us.

  •  For those of you who are submitting multiple tracks, please use YouTube to create a "playlist" and then submit a single URL/link to that playlist in your application. (See Create and Manage a Playlist on YouTube)

TIME LIMIT

  • There is no time limit for the recording, however we recommend 25 minutes or less as a means of demonstrating the full scope of your talents and abilities.

PAYMENT

  • Major credit cards are accepted. Payment is required at the time of application submission.

  • The full application and required information are available when you click on "APPLY NOW". 

  • Once started, the application cannot be saved for future edits.  

NOTIFICATION

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Vocal Competition Entry
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