ICAV 2027 Auditions - CONDUCTORS, PIANISTS and STAGE DIRECTORS

The Canadian Vocal Arts Institute (ICAV) is an intensive 5 week summer programme in Montreal, offering high caliber training and exceptional performance opportunities to outstanding emerging professional opera singers, pianists, conductors and stage directors from around the world.

The 2027 edition held in Montreal, from June 25th to August 1st, will offer 1200$ grant to all singers, Conductors, Pianists, and Stage directors accepted.

Performance Experience :
Fully staged Opera Performance with Chamber Orchestra and piano of Poulenc's Les mamelles de Tirésias & Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges
Semi-staged Opera Performance(s) with Symphony Orchestra with 2h of famous Italian Opera Scenes (Bel canto and beyond), partly staged and conducted by our fellows.
Solo Aria Performance(s) in a broadcast Audition Event
Other Performance Opportunities with piano and with small ensemble

Professional Development :
Private lessons and coachings with outstanding world-class faculty
Public masterclasses
Professional audio and video recordings of performances
Professional audio and video demo recording of one chosen opera aria
Professional headshots
Workshops on performance anxiety, speech therapy, career management, social media and community outreach.

A first round of evaluation will take place via the documentation submitted online. The results of this evaluation will be communicated no later than Saturday, November 14, and an invitation to the second round will then be sent.

A second round of auditions will take place both in person in Montreal OR via Zoom for international candidates on Friday, November 20. Fewer than 60 candidates will be selected for this second round.

The selection of candidates for ICAV 2027 will be communicated before December 15, 2026.

We look forward to discover your talent!