2013 Lotte Lenya Competition

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music is seeking talent for its 2013 Lotte Lenya Competition for singer-actors. Carolyn Weber, program dir.

Semifinals will be held March 15 & 16, 2013, in NYC; competition finals will be held April 13, 2013, in Rochester, NY.

Seeking—Singer-Actors: male and female, ages 19-32 (born after Dec. 31, 1980 and before Jan. 1, 1994), all ethnicities and nationalities.

To apply, contestants must submit a preliminary audition on DVD, adhering to repertoire guidelines. Submission deadline is Feb. 1, 2013. Emphasis is placed on wide-ranging theater repertoire and the acting of songs and arias within a dramatic context. Repertoire must include: two American musical theater songs (one pre-1968 and one from 1968 or later), one opera/operetta selection, and one theatrical selection by Kurt Weill. Those selected as semi-finalists will be invited to audition live in NYC.

For guidelines and application, visit www.kwf.org/LLC.

Travel stipends available. No fees required. Prizes of $15,000, $10,000 & $7,500 will be awarded.
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