Opera Asia Pacific

11/09/2026

🎭 27 DAYS TO GO — APPLICATIONS CLOSE 7 OCTOBER 2026!

Applications are now open for the Opera Asia Pacific Fall Casting Audition 2026, bringing several opera companies and casting opportunities together in Shenzhen.

🇸🇬 Singapore Lyric Opera Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO)
Les Contes d’Hoffmann — Jacques Offenbach

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Grand Opera Hong Kong Grand Opera
La Cenerentola — Gioachino Rossini
Rusalka — Antonín Dvořák

🇦🇺 State Opera South Australia State Opera South Australia
La Bohème — Giacomo Puccini
Falstaff — Giuseppe Verdi
Turandot — Giacomo Puccini

🌏 Opera Asia Pacific Academy
Le nozze di Figaro — W. A. Mozart

🎼 Patrick Togher Artists’ Management Patrick Togher Artists’ Mgt.
Agency General Audition

We also welcome applications for New Music Works General Audition.

📅 Live Audition: 31 October 2026
📍 CUHK–Shenzhen School of Music
⏳ Application Deadline: 7 October 2026

Do you require a visa to travel to Shenzhen?
Please let us know when submitting your application. We can expedite the assessment of your application and, where possible, provide an early result before 7 October, giving successful applicants additional time to arrange their visa and travel.

Apply under https://operaasiapacific.com/news/casting/and send the following to [email protected]:
* CV
* Headshot

🔗 Full information and registration:
https://operaasiapacific.com/news/casting/

10/09/2026

🎭 27 DAYS TO GO — APPLICATIONS CLOSE 7 OCTOBER 2026!

Applications are now open for the Opera Asia Pacific Fall Casting Audition 2026, bringing several opera companies and casting opportunities together in Shenzhen.

🇸🇬 Singapore Lyric Opera Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO)
The Tales of Hoffmann — Jacques Offenbach

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Grand Opera Hong Kong Grand Opera
La Cenerentola — Gioachino Rossini
Rusalka — Antonín Dvořák

🇦🇺 State Opera South Australia State Opera South Australia
La Bohème — Giacomo Puccini
Falstaff — Giuseppe Verdi
Turandot — Giacomo Puccini

🌏 Opera Asia Pacific Academy
Le nozze di Figaro — W. A. Mozart

🎼 Patrick Togher Artists’ Management Patrick Togher Artists’ Mgt.
Agency General Audition

We also welcome applications for New Music Works General Audition.

📅 Live Audition: 31 October 2026
📍 CUHK–Shenzhen School of Music
⏳ Application Deadline: 7 October 2026

Do you require a visa to travel to Shenzhen?
Please let us know when submitting your application. We can expedite the assessment of your application and, where possible, provide an early result before 7 October, giving successful applicants additional time to arrange their visa and travel.

Apply under https://operaasiapacific.com/news/casting/and send the following to [email protected]:
* CV
* Headshot

🔗 Full information and registration:
https://operaasiapacific.com/news/casting/



Sign up here: https://operaasiapacific.com/news/casting/

03/09/2026

📣HOW TO APPLY🖊️ | 🎶OPERA APAC CASTING AUDITIONS FALL 2026🎶

🎶Instructions on applying for professional casting opportunities across the Asia-Pacific region and the 2027 Le nozze di Figaro Academy. 👩‍💻🧑‍💻👨‍💻

📅 Live Audition: 31 October 2026
📍 CUHK–Shenzhen
⏳ Apply by 7 October 2026

Register now: https://operaasiapacific.com/news/casting/



Hong Kong Grand Opera
State Opera South Australia
Joyce Wah Sheung Wong 黃華裳
Mark Taylor
Opera Asia Pacific
Heather Tan | 陈怡鸰 🇸🇬
Danny Chen
Clare Ghigo
Bingxi Wu
Nikolaos Doede
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪 𝘒𝘪𝘮

01/09/2026

📣CASTING AUDITIONS | SHENZHEN 2026📣

Calling opera students, emerging artists and professional singers! 🌏

Opera Asia Pacific invites singers, students, professionals, to take part in our Fall Casting Auditions, connecting talent with casting representatives and professional opportunities across our growing Asia Pacific network.

Singers may be considered for upcoming productions and projects including:

🎶 La Cenerentola
🎶 Rusalka
🎶 Falstaff
🎶 Rigoletto
🎶 La Bohème
🎶 Turandot
🎶 Le nozze di Figaro — Opera APAC Academy
🎶 Open Audition for modern works

🎥 First Round: Video Submission
⏰ Application Deadline: 7 October 2026
📅 Live Auditions: 31 October 2026
📍 Shenzhen, China

Whether you are currently studying, beginning your professional career or already performing professionally, we want to hear you! 🤗

✨ Applications are now open — SIGN UP NOW!

🔗 Full details & application:
operaasiapacific.com/news/casting/

With participating Opera Asia Pacific members including Hong Kong Grand Opera and State Opera South Australia. Mark Taylor Joyce Wah Sheung Wong 黃華裳 Heather Tan | 陈怡鸰 🇸🇬 Danny Chen Clare Ghigo Bingxi Wu Nikolaos Doede 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪 𝘒𝘪𝘮

27/08/2026

🌏✨ Join Opera Asia Pacific!

Be part of a growing regional network bringing together opera companies, institutions, artists and professionals from across the Asia Pacific.

As a member, you can enjoy:

• Official member recognition and greater visibility across our network
• Exclusive networking opportunities and cross-border introductions
• Preferential rates for summits, training and professional development
• Opportunities to share auditions, artist calls, collaborations and programmes
• Eligibility for member features and announcements
• Access to selected resources, briefings, sector updates and participation opportunities

Connect. Collaborate. Be seen. Build new opportunities across the region.

🚀 Become an Opera Asia Pacific member today and sign up now!

26/08/2026

UPCOMING EVENT | OPERA ASIA PACIFIC CONNECT — FALL SUMMIT 2026

Sign Up here! https://forms.gle/7LPvVCZuMacEPE9Q6

This October, Opera Asia Pacific will bring together opera professionals, institutions, educators and artists from across the region for our Fall Summit 2026 in Shenzhen, China.

The Summit will create space for exchange, dialogue and new connections across the Asia Pacific, with conversations around artist development, cross-border collaboration, technology, education and the future of opera in the region.

Alongside the main Summit, the programme will also include networking opportunities, casting activities and professional development sessions.

We look forward to welcoming colleagues from across the region to Shenzhen and continuing to build stronger connections within the Asia Pacific opera community.

29 October – 1 November 2026
Shenzhen, China

Registration is now open.
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Sign up here! https://forms.gle/7LPvVCZuMacEPE9Q6

23/08/2026

We are delighted to welcome Opera Australia to Opera Asia Pacific as a Principal and Founding Member. 🇦🇺🌏

As Australia’s national opera company and one of the country’s most important cultural institutions, Opera Australia brings a distinctive Australian voice to great stories told through music and song.

With a strong commitment to developing and nurturing new generations of Australian talent both on and off the stage, Opera Australia plays a vital role in shaping the future of the art form.

We are proud to have Opera Australia as part of the founding network of Opera Asia Pacific and look forward to building new opportunities for artistic exchange, collaboration and connection across the Asia Pacific region. ⭐️

14/08/2026

07/08/2026

We are proud and excited to announce the Opera Asia Pacific Fall Summit 2026 in Shenzhen, China! 🌏✨

Taking place from 29 October – 1 November 2026, this gathering continues the momentum of our inaugural Summit in Singapore and brings together partners from across the region for several days of dialogue, exchange and professional connection, shaping opera across the Asia-Pacific.

Around 30 delegates from opera companies, educational institutions and the wider performing arts sector are expected to take part, with the main Summit conversations taking place on 29 and 30 October.

Discussion areas will include:

• Youth pipeline development
• Co-productions and project exchange
• Networking and international collaboration within the Asia-Pacific and beyond
• New opportunities for artists, companies and educators across the Asia-Pacific

The wider programme will also include casting-related activities and professional exchange opportunities, creating space for both strategic conversation and practical engagement.

We are thrilled to continue building connections across Asia-Pacific and to bring people together in Shenzhen for this next chapter of collaboration and exchange.

Continuing the conversation. Bringing people together.

📍 Shenzhen, China
📅 29 October – 1 November 2026

Heather Tan | 陈怡鸰 🇸🇬
Danny Chen
Bingxi Wu
Clare Ghigo
Nikolaos Doede
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪 𝘒𝘪𝘮

✉️: [email protected]

19/07/2026

🌎 MEMBERSHIP WELCOME 🌎

We are delighted to welcome next New Zealand Opera as a Principal and Founding Member of Opera Asia Pacific.

New Zealand Opera are storytellers, advancing the national conversation by making great opera.

Since the company’s incorporation in 1995, New Zealand Opera has presented more than 500 stage, touring, festival and concert performances to a combined audience of more than 800,000.

By telling stories through the power of the human singing voice, New Zealand Opera exists to serve our communities, our artists, and our artform, ensuring a vibrant and sustainable presence for opera in New Zealand.

We are so pleased to welcome Artistic Director Brad Cohen and his entire staff to Opera Asia Pacific. We look forward to future collaborations and further cultivating art and culture across Asia-Pacific region and beyond.



PRINCIPAL & FOUNDING MEMBER

https://operaasiapacific.com