Application form

Type of application*

I'd like to apply as a singer

I'd like to apply as a pianist

What kind of Resident are you?*

Age limitation*

I will be 32 years or younger on 01/10/2023.*

Where would you like to audition?*

Surname*

First Name*

Voice type*

Portrait picture*

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 6 MB.

JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF, max. 6MB

Date of birth*

Nationality*

Current Address (street name + nr)*

City*

Zipcode*

Country*

Email*

Mobile Phone*

Mention country code

Education*

Please give an overview of your education in chronological order: schools, dates, subjects, degrees, masterclasses etc. Please state your highest degree/diploma in music and/or other subjects.

Teachers*

Please give an overview of your (voice) teachers in chronological order: schools, names, dates.

Experience*

Please give an overview of your stage experience: role, opera, director, conductor, company, theatre, date, etc.

Motivation*

Please motivate why you apply to the IOA.

Resume (CV)*

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 6 MB.

PDF only, max. 6MB

Passport*

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 6 MB.

JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF, max. 6MB

Full-lenght photo (different than your portrait picture)*

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JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF, max. 6MB

Upload a legal proof that shows you are a Non-European Resident*

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.

Utility bill, telephone bill etc.
JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF, max. 6MB

Audition Repertoire

Prepare and bring music of 3 arias = one in Italian with (secco) recit, one in German and one in French. Arias are performed without scores.

I will bring my own pianist*

Yes

No (= the IOA pianist will play for you)

Italian aria with recit*

Title, opera & composer

German aria*

Title, opera & composer

French aria*

Title, opera & composer

Bring a poem or text in English that you know by heart (source: libretto, theatre play, poem or prose)*

Title & author

Audition Repertoire

Play and sing second finale (no.24) from Don Giovanni (MOZART) From ‘Già la mensa è preparata’ until and including the scena ultima; partly conducted.

Play and sing a fragment of your choice from an opera written after 1800 (ensemble, NOT in Italian, 5-10 min. long)

Opera & composer

Bring a poem or text in English that you know by heart (source: libretto, theatre play, poem or prose)

Title & author

Audition Repertoire

Instructions video:

The video should start with a shot on which we can see you in full-length. While singing and performing, you could zoom into a shot from your middle.
Make sure that the recording has a good audio quality.
Upload the video on YouTube (choose for the option 'hidden') and copy/paste the YouTube-link into the provided field below.

The video must contain:

A short-spoken motivation of why you want to become an IOA student: the same as the written motivation, but spoken, memorized and with expression.
Three arias of your choice: one in Italian with (secco) recit, one in German and one in French. Note: mention the composer and title of each aria.
Bring a text in English that you know by heart (source: libretto, theatre play, poem or prose). Note: mention the author and the title.
Where did you learn about the IOA? + Explain.

YouTube-link*

Audition Repertoire

Instructions video:

The video can be a general shot. Zoom in when you present your text.
Make sure that the recording has a good audio quality.
Upload the video on YouTube (choose for the option 'hidden') and copy/paste the YouTube-link into the provided field below.

The video must contain:

A short spoken motivation of why you want to become an IOA student: the same as the written motivation, but spoken, memorized and with expression.
The finale of Don Giovanni (complete from "Già la mensa preparata", including scena ultima) played and sung.
A fragment of your choice from an opera written after 1800 (ensemble, NOT in Italian, 5-10 min. long), played and sung. Note: Mention the composer and title of the opera fragment.
Bring a text in English that you know by heart (source: libretto, theatre, play, poem or prose). Note: Mention the author and the title.
Where did you learn about the IOA? + Explain.

YouTube-link*

Where did you learn about the IOA?*

Please specify*

Have you auditioned for the IOA before? If so, in what year?*

Consent*

I agree that my data will be processed as part of my application.

Audition Repertoire

Audition Repertoire

Audition Repertoire

Instructions video:

The video must contain:

Audition Repertoire

Instructions video:

The video must contain:

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