Tuition and Payment Information

Cost of BIOA: 3600 euro


The deadline for submitting an online application and audition materials: February 28th, 2025

The successful applicants will receive a letter of acceptance immediately after a decision is reached, and an email with details regarding travel and logistics no later than April 1, 2025.

In order to secure a guaranteed spot in the program, applicants will be required to wire a non-refundable deposit of 600 euro to our bank account within three weeks (21 days) of receiving a letter of acceptance.

By June 9th, 2025 all the participants will be required to remit the remaining portion of the tuition.

Includes:

  • Academic tuition
  • A double, shared with another singer, air-conditioned room in Bologna at the Ospitalità San Tommaso d’Aquino, located in the heart of the Centro Storico di Bologna. Single rooms available upon request for extra 450 euro.
  • Continental breakfast

Excludes:

  • Roundtrip airfare to Bologna, Italy
  • Lunch and dinner meals, snacks & beverages
  • Streetcar/bus tickets and travel within Italy
  • Incidental expenses like laundry

Bank Account Information BIOA:

Beneficent: Musicarte ETS-APS
Address: Via Vascelli 4, Bologna, Italy 40124
Financial institution (Bank): Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna SpA
Address: Via Riva di Reno, 56/D, 40122 Bologna BO, Italy
IBAN: IT36H0627002400CC0080214606
BIC/SWIFT CODE: CRRAIT2RXXX
Please enter “BIOA 2024” as a note for the wire-transfer.

Singers who need Schengen Visa will be provided with a special invitation letter from the Musicartè ETS-APS for the Italian consulate.