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Home<\/a> \u203a The Richard Divall Program<\/span><\/p>\n

The Richard Divall<\/em> Program<\/h1>\n
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Developing opera singers to a professional, performance-ready standard since 2016<\/p>\n

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Applications for 2026\u20132027 have closed<\/p>\n

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Applications Open<\/p>\n

Stage one<\/p>\n

23 March 2026<\/p>\n

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Applications Close<\/p>\n

Stage one<\/p>\n

4 May 2026<\/p>\n

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Outcomes Advised<\/p>\n

Stage one<\/p>\n

13 May 2026<\/p>\n

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Program Commences<\/p>\n

Live auditions late May<\/p>\n

July \/ August 2026<\/p>\n

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About the program<\/p>\n

Nearly a decade of extraordinary<\/em> results<\/h2>\n

The Richard Divall Program focuses on developing opera singers to a professional, performance-ready standard. Singers are selected for either the Emerging Artists or Developing Artists tier of the program, with the opportunity to reapply for a second year of support. This is a one-year, mid-year intake program \u2014 intensive and running throughout the whole year.<\/p>\n

As we approach our tenth year, the results speak for themselves. Of the 52 singers supported to date, 39 are in regular remunerated employment as opera singers in Australia and abroad \u2014 an outstanding achievement for a program not quite a decade old.<\/p>\n\n\n
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52<\/div>\n
singers supported to date<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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39<\/div>\n
in regular paid work as opera singers<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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~10<\/div>\n
years of operations<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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What the program provides<\/p>\n