International AsLiCo Competition for Young Opera Singers

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

• Apply to one section only by 25 November 2026, 18:00 CET. All nationalities, age at least 18. Section A requires birth on or after 1 January 1995; B, on or after 1 January 1999. Submit online or by registered mail, for which the postmark counts.
• Provide valid ID and detailed artistic CV as PDFs, selected repertoire, and receipt for the non-refundable €70 fee. The online form marks previous competition certificates as optional. The published materials do not list recommendation letters.

Rounds & time limits

Section A · opera roles · complete role plus four arias

• Choose up to two roles, including roles from different operas. Prepare each complete role and the required passages in Schedule A. Also submit four arias, at least two from the lists by voice type in Schedule B. These four must come from operas other than the competition opera or operas for which you apply.
• Lucia di Lammermoor: Lucia (soprano), Edgardo (tenor), Enrico (baritone), Raimondo (bass). Idomeneo: Ilia and Elettra (soprano), Idamante (mezzo), Idomeneo and Arbace (tenor). Il barbiere di Siviglia: Rosina (mezzo), Almaviva (tenor), Figaro (baritone), Basilio (bass), Bartolo (buffo bass).

Section B · emerging voices · five arias

• Prepare five arias, with at least two from the applicable voice-type list in Schedule B. Use the linked official forms or PDF for the exact voice-type list and required cabalettas.

Preselection · live auditions in December 2026

• Choose a location: Rome 5 December; Como 7, 15 or 21 December; Salzburg 8 December; Valencia 16 December; Naples 17 December. Places are limited; another date may be assigned. Certain AsLiCo and AsLiCo Asia finalists and awardees enter a later round directly under Article 1.

Elimination, semifinal and final · 3–6 January 2027 · Como

• Elimination 3–4 January, semifinal 5 January, final 6 January at 15:30. The jury chooses one or more arias from the submitted programme, including role repertoire where applicable. Finalists have an interview after the semifinal. Sing from memory and in the original language. AsLiCo supplies the pianist. Send any changes in writing before the audition.

Repertoire

• Winners of both sections must take part in the academy and preparation programme. Section A roles include a January–June 2027 Barber of Seville tour and Lucia and Idomeneo productions from October 2027 to February 2028.

Source: Application and voice-type lists · Official call and schedules A and B (PDF)