Il Gran Teatro del Mondo

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Il Gran Teatro del Mondo*

*from the prologue of the Amphiparnaso by Orazio Vecchi 1597

Workshop for young singers

The workshop Il Gran Teatro del Mondo is conceived as a response to the growing need for specific professionalism for the Baroque repertoire, which has taken on a greater incidence in the calendars of European and Italian theaters.

Il Gran Teatro del Mondo will offer a training course at the end of which each participant will be valued in their own musical / historical / stylistic knowledge and experience that will help them in the development of their professional career.

The 12 selected candidates will be invited eventually to participate in the next productions of Auser Musici

PARTICIPANTS 4 sopranos (M/F)

2 contraltos

2 countertenors

2 tenors

2 bass/baritons

COURSES Sonia Prina – Theatrical repertoire

Rossana Bertini – Madrigal repertoire

Deda Colonna – Gestures and historical tecniques of acting

SEMINARS Paolo Monacchi – The Baroque repertoire in European theaters: modus operandi and strategies

Antonella D'Ovidio – “A veritable princely show": history and geography of seventeenth-century opera in music

WORKSHOP 6th/13th August 2022

Morning - Seminars and Madrigal repertoire

Afternoon - Theatrical repertoire

Final concerts of all the participants (madrigal and theatrical repertoire)

PLACES Volterra (PI)

COURSES AND SEMINARS Teatrino della Compagnia della Fortezza

LODGING Volterra International Residential College

REQUIREMENTS candidates must be not older than 30 years at 08/06/2022 (35 years for baritones / basses)

REGISTRATION send to info@ausermusici.org:

curriculum vitae (pdf/doc/odt)

video of a seventeenth-century opera aria (link or file max 9M)

video of a eighteenth-century opera aria (link or file max 9M)

copy of the bank transfer of € 25 (secretarial fees) to be paid into the account IT75J0856214002000010457711 in the name of Auser Musici with purpose of the transfer NAME / SURNAME / GRAN TEATRO DEL MONDO

phone number, mail address, home address

date and place of birth

DEADLINE The deadline for sending registration is 29/05/2022

The names of the selected candidates will be commmunicated before 30/06/2022.

LISTENERS a maximum number of 10 listeners per day will be accepted for both courses and seminars

LODGING All selected candidates will be hosted free of charge at the Volterra International Residential College where they will also be able to use the kitchens and study rooms.

COST S Participants € 250 (50% to be paid after confirmation of selection and 50% by 31th July 2022)

Listeners Daily - € 40

8 days - € 250

INFORMATIONS Sandra Burchi sandra.burchi@ausermusici.org