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Mid-America Arts Alliance officially opens its 2010-11 Performing Arts Grants Cycle

by Megan Browne Helm

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

Mid-America Arts Alliance has opened its grant cycle for both its Community Engagement with Touring Artists (CETA) and its Regional Touring Program (RTP). The deadline for CETA grant applications is Feb. 1, 2010. Presenters may apply for multiple artists' appearances under the CETA program.

Metropolitan Opera regional auditions

by Don Dagenais

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

Longtime vocal music fans in Kansas City know that one of the most enjoyable days to be spent midwinter is at the Metropolitan Opera District Auditions which are held here each year. Usually over 30 singers, and sometimes as many as 40, perform a selection of opera arias in front of expert judges to determine a series of winners, three of whom advance to the regional auditions.

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