In Co-Operation With The

2013
German-Australian
Opera Grant

The eleventh MTO German-Australian Opera Grant sponsored by
the German-Australian Community and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

OPERA FINALE
1 December 2012

1 December 2012
at BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

1^st Prize

The winner will be granted a twelve months employment contract (mid August 2013 until July 2014) with the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in Germany plus one months German tuition at the Goethe Institut in Berlin (July 2013) and one month work experience (June 2013) for an insight into procedures prior to the official start at the opera house.

An adequate amount of money will ensure that living costs are covered. The grant will be given to an outstanding emerging Australian opera singer in the early stage of his/her professional life with operatic stage experience capable of meeting the high quality standards of this major German opera house.

The value of this grant (including costs occurring in Australia) is approximately $65,000 including a return airfare to Wiesbaden and a $4000 cash prize.