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Applications

Following the cancellation of the singing competition in 2020 as a result of coronavirus, a completely new edition of the competition will be held in 2022. Singers can apply on this web page from November 2021 onwards.

Deadline for submissions: 28^th February 2022

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. The organisation committee will view applications and draw up a shortlist of candidates for the heats in Nuremberg.

No international pre-selections in 2022

Due to the ongoing virus situation worldwide there will be no international pre-selections in 2022. The jury will select candidates for the preliminary stages in Nuremberg. Please note the new application criteria set out in “Competition rules > III. Applications” below.

Final rounds in Nuremberg

The final three rounds of the competition (preliminary round, semi-final, final) will take place in July 2022 in Nuremberg. Winners will perform at the Meistersinger Open-Air concert on Nuremberg’s Hauptmarkt square on the 28^th July 2022.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The "Meistersinger von Nürnberg" singing competition, launched by the Nuremberg State Theatre, will take place every two years as of 2016, in the city of the Meistersinger. It addresses singers that already have some professional experience or are enrolled students at a Conservatoire.

The Nuremberg State Theatre is the largest in Bavaria, and one of the largest multi-purpose venues in Germany, with 650 permanent employees in the fields of opera, theatre, ballet and concerts, and stages more than 700 productions a year. Nuremberg itself has a rich musical and operatic history, which can be traced right back to the Middle Ages. Get more info.

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