Les Azuriales Ozone Young Artists Programme

Our Young Singers’ Competition was started in 2003 to fulfil one of the Festival’s core objectives: namely, to assist and promote young singers at the start of their careers. This year marks a significant development of the competition into the extensive Les Azuriales Ozone Young Artists Programme. This development is thanks to the generosity of Linda Fenwick, the CEO of Ozone, whose enthusiasm and personal involvement in the Programme is key to its success.

Young singers should send in an application form as soon as possible after 1st October to apply to take part in the Programme in the following August. Auditions usually take place between December and March.

8-10 singers are chosen from the applicants and invited to the South of France to participate in the Programme.

Along with rehearsals for the competition concert, a distinguished artist gives two days of private masterclasses for the singers on the Programme. This culminates in a public masterclass.

The singers then perform in the Competition Concert, during which the contestants are evaluated by a jury of distinguished judges. At the end of the evening, the judges’ decisions is announced and prizes are awarded.

The prize winners are eligible to apply for the Linda Fenwick Mentoring Scheme during the 12 months following the Festival.

In addition there may be a winners' concert in London in early January following the Festival.

For more information on the criteria, prizes and background as well as an Application Form see Competitors' Information.

Other Singing Opportunities

Most of our productions are provided by Diva Opera and only one production each season is produced by the Festival itself. We very rarely employ singers who are not already known to us. We therefore are unlikely to respond to CVs etc sent to us unless you meet the criteria of our Young Artists Programme.