Opera and Musical Theatre awards for 2023/4 open for applications
Students studying at postgraduate level in the coming academic year can apply now for financial support.
The Sybil Tutton Opera Awards and Ian Fleming Musical Theatre Awards are now open for applications, offering financial support to students facing financial barriers to their studies.
Students studying opera or musical theatre at postgraduate level in the academic year 2023/24 can apply to receive between £1,000 and £5,000 towards course fees and associated living costs and expenses.
Being a recipient of a Sybil Tutton Opera Award through Help Musicians is an incredible honour. The award will support my partaking in the National Opera Studio’s Global Talent programme for 2022/23, which is the United Kingdom’s premiere opera training programme. The professional development and industry connections offered through this course are unparalleled for any young singer, and the award has provided me with essential financial assistance to take part.
The Sybil Tutton Opera Awards are open to students who are studying opera at Postgraduate level at one of the following:
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- National Opera Studio
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
- Royal College of Music
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- Welsh International Academy of Voice
Applications close at 9am on Wednesday 10 May.
The Ian Fleming Musical Theatre Awards are open to students studying musical theatre at Postgraduate level, or going into their final year of undergraduate study at one of the following:
- ArtsEd
- Guildford School of Acting
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Leeds Conservatoire
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London School of Musical Theatre
- Mountview Academy
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Royal College of Music
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- Urdang Academy
Applications close at 9am on Wednesday 10 May.