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.

Degree level

Training Course (24 months starting 1 October 2023 to September 2025) 

Deadlines

Application deadline is 19 May 2023.

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.

What the scholarship offers

  • Course is free of charge;
  • monthly allowance of 900 Euros;

Application process

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).

Contact

Please contact the Music Department of the Teatro alla Scala Academy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Documents and links

La Scala Opera Academy Course Announcement

Note

Please note that this opportunity is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above.