AuditionAir has announced its selected class of opera singers for the 2026-27 program year. The selected baritones are Joel Balzun, a composer and Eastman School of Music graduate with prizes from the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; Brandon Bell, an Opera Philadelphia Emerging Artist for 2025-26; Jason Edelstein, a 2026 Gerdine Young Artist with The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Jake {…}

AuditionAir, a Michigan-based nonprofit dedicated to funding airfare for emerging performing artists, has opened applications for the 2026-2027 season. Emerging artists may apply online at auditionair.org beginning May 15, with applications closing June 30, 2026. Founded by Jeremy Zeltzer and Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Goerke, the organization was created to help talented performers missing career-defining auditions simply because they could {…}

Michigan-based nonprofit AuditionAir will host a fundraising event on April 23, 2026 at Art Leaders Gallery in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The event will feature live performances by Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Goerke, Ingrid Kuribayashi, and Jake Surzyn. Founded by Jeremy Zeltzer, AuditionAir is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to funding airfare for emerging performers who have secured auditions but lack the {…}

Christine Goerke and Jeremy Zeltzer have launched the project, AuditionAir. This initiative’s aim is to provide emerging performing artists with equitable access to professional auditions by funding air travel across the contiguous United States. For the inaugural season, the organization partnered with the Florida Grand Opera Studio Artist Program. For the 2026-27 season, grantees will be selected from a wider {…}