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COMPETITIONS- (Also check the bulletin board across from the Opera Studio)

Annapolis Opera is pleased to invite applicants to participate in the 2010-2011 Season Auditions and the 22^nd Annual Vocal Competition.

Auditions for the 2010-11 Season will be held on January 8 & 9 at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and January 22 and 23 at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis. Applications will be accepted until November 20, 2009. For complete information and to apply visit www.annapolisopera.org.

Annapolis Opera 's 22^nd Annual Vocal Competition semi-finals will be held April 30 and May 1^st 2010. the Finals Concert will take place on May 16, 2010. There will be a preliminary round via CD review in Mid-January, 2010. For further information please see our visit our web site at http://www.annapolisopera.org/

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

There is a scholarship available to American singers called the “Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship” and it is connected with the Fondation des Etats-Unis through the Cite Universitaire (in the 14th arrondissement). The scholarship for 8500 Euros for a school year (housing is included at the Cite Universitaire and free classes in French if desired). This enables the singer to live at the Cite Universitaire, take lessons in Paris, and pursue audition/performance opportunities in Europe.

 

The only requirement is that each person needs to perform about 2 recitals for the year, repertoire to be chosen by the singer. For more information, please visit www.feusa.org. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2010.

 

 

 

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Académie européenne de musique 2010

 

Vocal Academy

In 2010, the Academie européenne de musique is inviting emerging professional singers for two residential courses in Aix-en-Provence in June and July. The singers will take part in an intensive program of classes, rehearsals and masterclasses, some of which are public. They will also have the opportunity to perform in front of the public as part of the Academy’s program of recitals given in Aix-en-Provence and the surrounding area.

 

Mozart Academy

Dates: June 9 to June 24, 2010

Tutors among others:

·Susanna Eken: Professor at Royal Conservatory of Copenhagen

·Emmanuelle Cordoliani, stage director, teacher at the Conservatoire National de Paris

2 pianists / vocal coaches

 

Residency Program: Concert and opera arias by Mozart (Scenes, arias, ensembles, concert arias)

Participants: 12 singers under 30 years old as from 01/01/2010

2 pianists/ vocal coaches accompanists under 32 years old as from 01/01/2010

 

Lied and Contemporary repertoire:

Dates: July 4 to July 18, 2010

Tutors among others:

- Helmut Deutsch, Lied specialist

- Roland Hayrabedian, conductor

Participants: 12 singers under 30 years old as from 01/01/2010

2 pianists/ vocal coaches accompanists under 32 years old as from 01/01/2010

Former singers of our academy are invited to apply for this residency Lied and contemporary repertoire

 

Chamber Music residency

Each summer, the Académie européenne de musique welcomes professional chamber music ensembles for a residency. These ensembles come to Aix-en-Provence with the aim of perfecting their skills and studying new pieces with internationally renowned musicians. In Aix-en-Provence, the selected ensembles benefit from a high public profile and ideal working conditions. They are plunged into the heart of the Festival in order to develop the professional and musical contacts vital to their careers.

Dates: July 8 to July 21, 2010

Tutors: chamber music teachers and one composer (Jonathan Harvey)

Participants: 4 professional ensembles

 

Atelier Opéra en Création – Opera in Creation Workshop

 

• First session: from June 26 to July 3, 2010

The Academy has set up a unique workshop for creators involved in opera (composers, writers, directors, choreographers, set designers, stage designers and video directors …) in order to focus on contemporary opera and to give all the different artists involved the opportunity to work together. The participants will take part in a program of debates, meetings and conferences lead by renowned artists, composers, directors, stage designers, librettists, set designers and opera singers.

• Second session: from July 5 to July 18, 2010

The second session is a practical workshop on opera creation for two teams (composer/ stage director …)

 

Opera Production 2010: Un Retour

For 2010, the Aix-en-Provence Festival and the Ensemble Musicatreize have commissioned an opera to the composer Oscar Strasnoy, Un Retour.

World creation in July 2010 / Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

 

Terms of application

 

Financial terms for the Academy

- Application fee ( for singers only ) : 30 €

- Courses are supported by the Academy

- Accommodation is organized and paid for by the Academy

- Meals : the artists receive a daily allowance from the Academy

- The artists organize and pay for their travel expenses

(The Academy will refund the travel expenses exceptionally only on duly justified grounds)

Singers

Application deadline: 20/11/2009

Contact: academie2010@festival-aix.com

Applicants from all nationalities under 30 years old as from January 1st, 2010

Selection by application form, then by audition

Applications in two steps:
1. Please fill in the application form online on our web site www.festival-aix.com

2. Upload from the website or send by email to academie2010@festival-aix.com
- an updated biography
- a photo

Auditions in two steps

After a pre-selection in the towns listed below, a few artists will be invited to audition again on February 23rd (date to be confirmed) in Paris before the final results are announced in March 2010.

 

1. First Auditions

New York: November 20, 2009

Helsinki: November 30, 2009

London: December 3, 2009

London: December 4, 2009

Lyon: December 10, 2009

Geneva: December 11, 2009

Moscow: January 12, 2010

Amsterdam: January 20, 2010

Vienna: January 27, 2010

Copenhagen: February 1, 2010

Berlin: February 2, 2010

Paris: February 3, 2010

Paris: February 4, 2010

NB: the travel and accommodation fees for the auditions have to be paid for by the applicants for the first session.

 

2. Final Auditions:

Paris: Final auditions on February, 23rd 2010 (date to be confirmed)

 

Program:

The candidates will have to present:

 

Mozart academy

1) a Mozart aria
2) a Lied

 

Lied and Contemporary repertoire

1) a German Lied

2) Contemporary piece from 1950 on

 

The singers who are applying for both residencies must prepare:

1) a Mozart aria

2) a German Lied

3) Contemporary piece from 1950 on

 

Pianists (vocal coaches/ accompanists)

Applicants from all nationalities under 32 years old as from January 1st, 2010

Please fill in the application form on www.festival-aix.com

Application deadline: December 15th (first period of selection), March 30th 2010 (selection depending on remaining availabilities)

For your application to be valid, please upload to the website or send by email to academie2010@festival-aix.com
- biography

- photo

- letter of recommendation

 

Chamber Music Ensembles

Please fill in the application form on www.festival-aix.com

Application deadline: December 15th (first period of selection), March 30th 2010 (selection depending on remaining availabilities)

 

For your application to be valid, please upload to the website or send by email to aademie2010@festival-aix.com
-biography

-photo

-repertoire

There will be a second deadline for application: March 30, 2010

 

Creators – Atelier Opéra en Création

Please fill in the application form on www.festival-aix.com

Application deadline: December 15th (first period of selection), March 30th 2010 (selection depending on remaining availabilities)

For your application to be valid, please upload to the website or send by email to academie2010@festival-aix.com
-biography

-photo

-documents on future/ present /past projects

- Recordings for composers