International Opera Composition Course “Giacomo Puccini”
International Opera Composition Course “Giacomo Puccini” | |
Summary: | Composition Course |
Deadline: | 15 June 2017 |
Date Posted: | 10 May 2017 |
Details: |
Summer Seminar 2017 Lucca, July 14th to 29th 2017 The International Opera Composition Course ‘Giacomo Puccini’ is addressed to composers (both with or without an academic degree) willing to investigate thoroughly all compositional techniques in use in Opera writing today, focusing both on the Italian tradition and on the genre’s contemporary international developments. The course’s aim is to hand down the great opera tradition, having as a target the creation of new operas, bridging the past and the future in a new and enthralling vision. Course goals Participants will get to a deeper understanding of the various aspects of composing for Opera theatre. - At the end of the course, each participant must submit a complete project for a new chamber opera, writing a section of the full score for voice and piano (at least 20 minutes) - Two projects will be selected and must be finalized by September, 30th 2017 to be produced and performed as mise-en-scene for the ‘Puccini Days Festival 2017’, Lucca, November/December - Remaining projects will be concluded by composers in due time, to be performed at the ‘International Chamber Opera Festival – WEC in 2018’ - All scores produced will be published by Edizioni Sconfinarte Applicants selection Applicants must submit the following materials for selection: - CV and list of works - Project scheme of a chamber opera for max. 1 singing line and piano (reduction) - Full score and audio file of an orchestral or chamber composition* - Full score or voice/piano score and audio file of a vocal composition* All materials must be e-mailed to ioccpuccini@gmail.com Submission deadline: June, 15th 2017 Eligible composers will be contacted by: June, 20th 2017 Knowledge of both English and Italian language is required A minimum of 4 eligible composers is required for the course to start Classes - 15 days of classes - group and individual classes - lectures by Guest Artists Main subjects - Opera composition: Girolamo Deraco Lectures - Traditional operatic and contemporary singing: Maria Elena Romanazzi - Opera conduction: Gergely Kesselyák - The theatre as a music box: Aldo Tarabella Contents Opera composition: Girolamo Deraco Individual classes - Elements of instrumental composition - Elements of vocal composition - Elements of orchestration - Elements of playwriting for the opera Group classes - Composition of operatic elements - Musictheater (“opera” applied to instrumental writing, with or without voice) - Musictheater, Chamber Opera, Opera elements of analysis. Musical perception Lectures by Guest Artists - ‘Traditional operatic and contemporary singing’ Maria Elena Romanazzi (Soprano) - ‘Opera Conduction’ Gergely Kesselyák (Principal Conductor of the Opera of Budapest) - ‘The Theatre as a music box’ Aldo Tarabella (Opera Director, Composer, Artistic Director of the Teatro del Giglio of Lucca) Venues The course will take place in Banca Del Monte di Lucca Foundation palace and at Teatro del Giglio (both venues in the historical centre of Lucca). Dates July 2017, from 14th to 29th Costs participants € 850 auditors € 200 INFO For further information (travel & lodging, classes and program details...): Cristina Rosamilia: ioccpuccini@gmail.com - +39 349 52 34 531 Press office and communications: Nicoletta Tassan Solet: nicoletta.tassan@gmail.com - +39 348 64 18 066 |
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