Application form

Type of application(Required)

I'd like to apply as a singer

I'd like to apply as a pianist

Live or Video audition?(Required)

Live audition in Ghent 12 May 2023

Video Audition

Age check(Required)

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

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Voicetype(Required)

Portrait picture(Required)

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

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

Date of birth(Required)

Nationality(Required)

Address(Required)

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Zipcode(Required)

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Email(Required)

Telephone number(Required)

Education(Required)

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(Required)

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

Experience(Required)

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

Motivation(Required)

Please motivate why you apply to the IOA.

Resume/CV(Required)

PDF only, max. 6MB

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

Passport / ID(Required)

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

Full length photo (not your portrait picture)(Required)

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

Live Audition Repertoire: Singer

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

I will bring my own pianist(Required)

No (= the IOA pianist will play for you)

Yes

Aria 1(Required)

Title, opera & composer

Aria 2(Required)

Title, opera & composer

Aria 3(Required)

Title, opera & composer

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

Title & author

Live Audition Repertoire: Pianist

1. Play and sing from 'Don Giovanni' (W.A Mozart): atto secondo, scène XV until the end (as mentioned in 'der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe': BA 4550a); partly conducted.

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

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

Video Audition Repertoire: Singer

Instructions video:

The recording(s) should contain a shot in which we can see you in full-length. While singing and performing, you can zoom into a shot that shows you from your waist up.
Make sure that the recording has a good audio quality.
Upload the video(s) on Youtube (choose for the option 'hidden') and copy/past the Youtube-link(s) into the provided field(s) here below.

The video must contain:

Start the recording with your motivation (in English) of why you want to become an IOA student (the same as the written motivation, but spoken, memorized and with expression).
Record music of 3 arias – of which at least one in Italian with secco recit, one in German and one in French. Arias are performed without scores. 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.
You may send in one YouTube link containing a compilation of all three arias + your English text or four separate videos/links. Optional: You may add extra material you want to share (e.g. recording with orchestra).

Youtube URL/ weblink(Required)

Youtube URL/ weblink

Video Audition Repertoire: Pianist

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(s) on Youtube (choose for the option 'hidden') and copy/past the Youtube-link(s) into the provided field(s) here below.

The video must contain:

Start the recording with your motivation (in English) of why you want to become an IOA student (the same as the written motivation, but spoken, memorized and with expression).
Play and sing from 'Don Giovanni' (W.A Mozart): atto secondo, scène XV until the end (as mentioned in 'der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe': BA 4550a).
A fragment of your choice from an opera written after 1800 (ensemble, NOT in Italian, 5-10 mins 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.
You may send in one YouTube link containing the two fragments + your English text or three separate videos/links. Optional: You may add extra material you want to share.

Youtube URL/ weblink(Required)

Youtube URL/ weblink

Where did you learn about the International Opera Academy?(Required)

Please specify

Live Audition Repertoire: Singer

Live Audition Repertoire: Pianist

Video Audition Repertoire: Singer

Instructions video:

The video must contain:

Video Audition Repertoire: Pianist

Instructions video:

The video must contain:

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