The following list presents opera studios entitled to recommend their candidates for the Competition. The recommended singers, not more than 26 in total, will automatically qualify for Round 1 of the Competition, provided that they submit their online application form by 5 February 2025 and pay the entry fee in accordance with the Competition's Rules and Regulations. The application does not need to include recordings.

• Accademia, Teatro alla Scala

• Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, Royal Opera House

• Internationale Opernstudio IOS (IOS), Opernhaus Zurich

• Basler Opernstudio OperAvenir

• Opernstudio der Oper Frankfurt

• Opernstudio der Bayerischen Staatsoper

• Internationale Opernstudio der Staatsoper Hamburg

• Opernstudio der Wiener Staatsoper

• Dutch National Opera Studio

• Académie de l’Opéra de Paris

• Young Artist Opera Program of Armenian National Opera

• Mascarade Opera Foundation, Florence