2026 Sullivan Foundation Audition Application

Thank you for your interest in the Sullivan Foundation. Please complete the application form and submit the required materials to be considered for an audition.

You must request a recommendation from a music professional as a required part of your application. We cannot accept recommendations written by artist managers or Sullivan trustees, and strongly encourage you to ask someone who has engaged you as a performer in a professional setting; e.g. a general director, artistic director, music director, conductor, stage director, artistic administrator, or young artist program director.

It is your responsibility to ensure the application is complete, including attached files, videos, and recommendation. We recommend beginning your application as early as possible and notifying your recommender of the deadline well in advance. Recommendation requests may be sent through Submittable before your application is finalized. Your recommender will receive a link to a form via Submittable. 

Please read the video guidelines carefully and note that we require two arias in contrasting styles in two different languages with piano accompaniment recorded in 2026. We will not accept recordings with orchestral accompaniment.  

Applications will close on Monday, August 3, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. EDT, and all materials you provide must be received by this deadline. (Note: ending time/date at the top of the page may display in your local time zone.) Recommendations will be accepted until Thursday, August 6.

You may save an incomplete application as a draft and finish it later, but your application will not be reviewed until you hit the submit button. If you wish to make changes or additions to your application after you have submitted it, you may request that the application be opened for editing through Submittable. The revised application must be received before the deadline. Incomplete applications cannot be considered. 

If you have any difficulties submitting the form, save it as a draft, look for it under "My Submissions," and reopen and submit the form. It may also be helpful to try a different browser. You will see a confirmation screen and receive an email once you have successfully submitted the application. If you have questions about whether your application went through, please contact us as soon as possible.

If your application is accepted, you will be invited to a live audition in New York on October 15 or 16. You must be available on at least one of these days; there are no callbacks, finals, or virtual auditions. We plan to send audition invitations no later than September 14. Travel reimbursement assistance up to $600 is available for singers coming from outside the New York metro area.

We are here to help — if you have any questions, please contact us at info@sullivanfoundation.org or (646) 883-2742.