Admissions
Applications to the Summer 2012 program are no longer being accepted.Auditions for Summer 2013 program will take place in the Autumn of 2012. Please check back for audition cities and dates.
Auditions for the Summer 2012 program took place in the following cities:
- Vancouver: Oct. 22, 2011
- Victoria: Oct. 23, 2011
- Winnipeg: Nov. 5, 2011
- Calgary: Nov. 6, 2011
- Montreal: Nov. 8, 2011 *
- Toronto: Nov. 17-18, 2011 *
- London: Nov. 19, 2011 *
- St. John's, NL: Dec. 2, 2011 (rescheduled due to weather)
- Halifax: Dec. 3, 2011 (rescheduled due to weather)
Application Forms
COSI application forms are available online via YapTracker.
Click here to access the application form.
PLEASE NOTE: Subscription to the YapTracker service is NOT required to view the above application form, however non-subscribers will be required to sign-up for a free guest account. The registration page contains full options and information for both full and guest memberships.
Application Guidelines
Audition Repertoire
Singers:
Three Italian operatic arias, one of which must be by Mozart or his contemporaries and one aria with recitative. One Italian art song may be substituted for an aria. Singers are required to provide their own accompanist.
Pianists:
One movement of a piano sonata by Beethoven, Haydn, or Mozart, or a solo work which is representative of middle- or late- Romantic style, and two opera arias, in a collaborative performance with a singer provided by you.
Required Materials
- Resume
- Digital headshot
- Short bio (250 words or less)
All programs, faculty, dates, fees, and offers of financial assistance are subject to change.