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Butler Opera International Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International opera competition of the Butler Opera Center at UT Austin for singers aged 18-36. Twenty-four semi-finalists are chosen from video applications, and up to ten finalists sing in a public final in Austin; an Industry Day offers auditions for young artist programmes.
- Organiser
- Butler Opera Center, Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin
- Instruments
- Voice
- Category
- Opera & general voice
- Age limits
- 18-36
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Via YAP Tracker by 1 July with resume, headshot and two videos; singers arrange their own US visas
Rounds & time limits
- Selection: application with two contrasting videos
- Semi-final: two arias (24 singers)
- Final: two arias (up to 10 singers)
Repertoire
Two arias per round, one of the singer's choice.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Colin Michael Brush (2026)
- Dominic Domingo
- Paul Hopper
- David Lomelí
- Lee Anne Myslewski
- Tamar Sanikidze (competition director)
Prizes
- Grand Prize: USD 10,000
- 2nd: USD 8,000
- 3rd: USD 6,000
- 4th: USD 4,000
- 5th (DeSimone Prize): USD 2,000
- 6th (Arno Bohm Prize): USD 1,500
- Other finalists: USD 1,000
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source