Application form

Type of application(Required)

I'd like to apply as a singer

I'd like to apply as a pianist

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Age limitation(Required)

I will be 32 years or younger on 01/10/2023.(Required)

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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)

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Passport(Required)

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Upload a legal proof that shows you are a Non-European Resident(Required)

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Utility bill, telephone bill etc.
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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(Required)

Yes

No (= the IOA pianist will play for you)

Italian aria with recit(Required)

Title, opera & composer

German aria(Required)

Title, opera & composer

French aria(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

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(Required)

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(Required)

Where did you learn about the IOA?(Required)

Please specify(Required)

Consent(Required)

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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