About the Competition

Luděk Golat (†26.5.2024), a grand opera baritone, director, manager, and educator, touched the hearts of all who knew him. He founded the Let's Sing project and competition, which from now on will bear the name "The Luděk Golat Singing Competition” in his honour.

The Luděk Golat Singing Competition is a prestigious international event that offers young opera singers the unique opportunity to launch their careers onto the world's most significant opera stages.

An International Jury will select (in step 1) twenty finalists, who will be rewarded with a three-day intensive workshop in the Czech Republic with top opera experts, a professional portfolio (photos, video aria, video interview), and free access to the Let's Sing Application with many benefits, showing our commitment to nurturing their talent; (in step 2) three winners, each of whom will win 1.000 EUR in prize money.

Who can participate

The Luděk Golat Singing Competition is open to singers of all voice types between 18 and 38 years old.

Only participants with talent profiles on the Let's Sing Application could apply.

Registration is free; the organisers do not cover accommodation, travel, or meals.

How to apply

Only those participants who send us all the following materials will be accepted into the first round of the Competition:

- Video recordings of 2 opera arias of the participant's choice. Opera arias must be from 2 different operas. Arias are required to be in their original language.

- Actual participant's headshot photograph.

- A short professional biography in the English language.

Applications must be submitted electronically and only through the official Let's Sing! Application at the website www.letssing.eu. Submissions open from 30 July 2024.

Competition procedure

The international jury will listen to every recording submitted and choose 20 finalists for the second competition round. The selected participants will be announced on the Let's Sing! official website and social media before 20 October 2024.

The second and final round of the Competition will take place during the Gala Concert on 30 November 2024 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The jury will choose the three winners, who will receive 1.000 EUR in prize money.