Who will be the next “Christine” or “Raoul”?

The Northshore Performing Arts Center Foundation (NPACF) announces a competition for young vocalists to perform in the foundation’s next season opener, “Franc D’Ambrosio’s Broadway,” Oct. 2.

The “Call for Christine or Raoul” contest is open to vocalists age 13 to 21. Two winners will be selected to sing duets from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” on stage with Franc D’Ambrosio.

According to information released by the NPACF, D’Ambrosio has performed the lead role in “Phantom” close to 3,000 times, possibly more than any other performer. Besides performing at the North Shore Performing Arts Center, D’Ambrosio will conduct a master class the day before the concert. All contest entrants will be invited to attend and six finalists will be chosen to receive vocal and acting instruction on stage in front of the class.

At the end of the class, finalists will perform before D’Ambrosio and a local panel of judges who will select one “Christine” and one “Raoul” to sing in concert with D’Ambrosio the following evening.

In addition to the master class and on-stage performance opportunity, the winning pair will each receive two season tickets to NPACF’s 2009-10 season of shows.

The contest deadline is Aug. 21 and entries are now being accepted. Detailed contest information and the official entry form are available on the NPACF Web site (www.npacf.org) or by calling the NPACF at (425) 408-7997.