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Type of application
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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
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Voicetype
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Tenor
Counter Tenor
Baritone
Bass - baritone
Bass
Mezzo-soprano
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
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Address
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Email
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Telephone number
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Education
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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)
JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF, max. 6MB
Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.
Full length photo (not your portrait picture)
(Required)
JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF, max. 6MB
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
Youtube URL/ weblink
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
Youtube URL/ weblink
Youtube URL/ weblink
Where did you learn about the International Opera Academy?
(Required)
IOA Website
Other website
Facebook
Posters/ Flyers
Friend/ former IOA student
Teacher
Other
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