Scholarship/Special Awards

Major Vocal Scholarships

Major Cash awards are made to top performers in the vocal events:

  • 110B - LIEDER 18 years and over.   

2 contrasting Lieder are entered - one to be sung in the preliminary heats, both to be sung in the finals.

  • 110A - OPERATIC ARIA 21 years and over

2 arias are entered - the first to be sung in the preliminary heats, both to be sung in the finals.

 To qualify for the Scholarship entrants must also perform in at least 2 other vocal sections, NOT INCLUDING AMPLIFIED VOCAL SECTIONS. 

  • 110C - Rising Star Opera Award

"stepping stone" event to the Operatic and Lieder scholarships, this award requires 2 items of contrasting nature - 1 contemporary in style, 1 operatic OR lieder

Special Cash Prizes.

NOTE:  A previous winner of a Vocal Scholarship may not re-enter the SAME event until a time of 2 years will have elapsed. i.e. a winner in 2021 may re-enter the event in 2023, but not a winner in 2022.

Where heats need to be held, finalists will be selected on the highest marks awarded over ALL heats, not necessarily the placegetters in each heat.