PLMF (Pille Lill Music Fund) invites opera singers to an AUDITION on the 30th of March from 7pm
at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Chamber Hall C405 (Rävala St. 16, Tallinn) for agentur klein and Festival della Valle d’Itria
– All singers with work experience in a professional opera theatre are welcome.
– Application in your own words and CV(with links to recordings recommended) to be sent by e-mail to plmf@plmf.ee (e-mail title AUDITION) no later than the 25th of March 2012. A preliminary choice will be made and invitations to the audition sent out no later then the 27th of March. You may come with your own pianist, if it’s not possible, then PLMF will guarantee you one but we are not able to provide any extra rehearsals (also please mark it in your application form if you need a pianist from PLMF).
– Participation fee (for everyone chosen except students of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) of 15€ must be paid before the 30th of March 2012 to the Pille Lill Music Fund account (no. 332069700006) in Danske Bank, IBAN EE803300332069700006, Explanation: AUDITION.
– You will be asked to prepare 2 arias (with different character) in total not more than 7 minutes. One of them will be asked to be performed.
agentur klein
is an artist agency working internationally for opera singers and conductors founded.
Antonina Klein – for ten years she worked in the organisation and planning departments of various German speaking theatres, for example as Head of Artistic Planning at the Nationaltheater in Mannheim and most recently, as Artistic Administrator at the Komische Oper Berlin.Then she worked at the distinguished concert promoter Società del Quartetto in Milan and after that at the artists’ agency Allied Artists in London. Before opening her own agency in September 2005, she also worked for the European office of Pinnacle Arts New York
Antonia Klein also holds seminars for young singers at music colleges. One of theses seminars took place in June 2010 at the Mozarteum Salzburg. In August 2010, she was on the judging panel of the Competizione dell’Opera in Bremen and Dresden.
Festival della Valle d’Itria
Alberto Triola – Artistic director of the Festival della Valle d’Itria. Mr. Triola worked for 14 seasons at the Teatro alla Scala as the assistant of the Artistic director (from 1995 to 2000 as the assistant of Maestro Riccardo Muti), at the Teatro Carlo Felice (as Casting secretary, later as Artistic director) and for 6 years at the Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona (as the Artistic and Music director) and he was the Artistic director of the Scuola dell’Opera Italiana (Teatro Comunale) from 2008-2011.
Gennaro Carrieri – General Director of the Fondazione Paolo Grassi. The foundation organizes and supports the Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca.
Info: Pille Lill, tel +372 511 4077
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The Pille Lill Music Fund in cooperation with
the Scuola dell’Opera Italiana, the Festival della Valle d’Itria and
the Accademia del Belcanto invites to an
Audition
On the 22nd of September from 10.00 to 17.00
at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Chamber Hall (Rävala St. 16, Tallinn)
1. For singers who are currently studying or gained their degree as opera singers (born after 1979 for women, 1976 for men).
2. As a result of the audition, 4-5 people will have the opportunity to study without fee et the Accademia del belcanto during the season 2011/2012 (4-8 weeks) with famous tutors like Tiziana Fabbricini, Daniela Dessì, Alberto Zedda, Fabio Luisi. Most of the the students of the Accademia del Belcanto will be given a role/recital contract to perform at the Festival della Valle d’Itria in summer 2012 which covers the travel and accommodation expenses during the period of the Accademia del Belcanto.
3.You will be asked to prepare 2 belcanto arias (with different character) in total, not more than 7 minutes. One of them will be asked to be performed.
4. Participation fee 20€ paid to the account below before the 20th of September 2011
Danske Bank, Account nr: 332069700006, IBAN EE803300332069700006, Explanation: AUDITION.
5. Application in your own words to be sent by e-mail to plmf@plmf.ee (e-mail title AUDITION) for no later than the 19th of September 2011. You may come with your own pianist, if it’s not possible, then PLMF will guarantee you one but we are not able to provide any extra rehearsals (also please mark it in your application form if you need a the pianist from PLMF).
6. You will be informed about your audition time by e-mail (same that you used to send your application) when all the mentioned conditions are fulfilled (audition fee, application).
The Panel:
Alberto Triola – Artistic director of the Festival della Valle d’Itria. Mr. Triola has was the Artistic director of the Scuola dell’Opera Italiana (Teatro Comunale) from 2008-2011, worked for 14 seasons at the Teatro alla Scala as the assistant of the Artistic director (From 1995 to 2000 as the assistant of Maestro Riccardo Muti), at the Teatro Carlo Felice (as Casting secretary, later as Artistic director) and for 6 years at the Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona (as the Artistic and Music director).
Gennaro Carrieri – General Director of the Fondazione Paolo Grassi. The foundation organizes and supports the Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca and is closely connected to the Accademia del Belcanto, whose students will be singing at the 7th Tallinn’s Chamber Music Festival (22 of September 2011).
Simone Di Crescenzo – Assistant to the Artistic Director (Festival della Valle d’Itria and Accademia del Belcanto).
Info: Pille Lill, tel +372 511 4077