TALENT DEVELOPMENT
AUDITION FOR SINGERS
September 21st and 22nd
Workshop contemporary repertoire & production of Kopernikus
De Nederlandse Opera in collaboration with VOCAALLAB continues with the second workshop on
contemporary repertoire followed by a production of Claude Vivier’s Kopernikus, directed by Marcel
Sijm and conducted by Romain Bischoff.
Audition: September 21st and 22nd 2013
Workshop: November 20th - 30th 2013
Kopernikus: March 3rd - April 20th 2014 (incl. four performances)
Location: Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam
Age limit: Women 32y, Men 35y
You have to be available for all periods mentioned.
After the audition fourteen singers will be selected. A group of seven will work on contemporary
repertoire in general and the other group will focus their work on Kopernikus as preparation period
for the production in spring 2014.
For the audition you are asked to prepare:
- a Renaissance or baroque air;
- a song in the French language;
- a contemporary piece from the Viennese period (Webern, Berg, Schönberg);
- a solo, ensemble piece and poem from Kopernikus; (please see the attached document what
to prepare).
In case you would like to apply for the audition please send your letter of motivation, CV and
recording to [email protected] before September 1st 2013.
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
PREPARATION FOR AUDITION
September 21st and 22nd
All candidates prepare: Poem declamation: p. 1 from Kopernikus There are seven roles in Kopernikus. Please see below per voice type what to prepare as well.
Coloratura soprano role p. 24/25 | p. 30/31 | p. 82 fig 54 till end of p. 84 | p. 162 till end of 169 ( to sing during the audition as solo + in ensemble) Soprano role: p. 30/31 | p. 129 fig 23 till end of p. 132 | p. 162 till end of 169 ( to sing during the audition as solo + in ensemble) Mezzo soprano role: p. 16 sec system till end p. | p. 30/31 | p. 162 till end of 169 ( to sing during the audition as solo + in ensemble) Alto role: figure 10 till 11 | p. 30/31 | fig 34 till 36 | p. 162 till end of 169 (to sing during the audition as solo + in ensemble) Tenor or Bariton-martin role: p. 6 ( fig 6) till fig 9 p. 10 | p. 85 till end of p. 89 baritone part | p. 125 till end of p. 128 | p. 162 till end of 169 ( to sing during the audition as solo + in ensemble) Baritone role: p. 6 ( fig 6) till fig 9 p. 10 | p. 85 till end of p. 89 bariton part | p. 125 till end of p. 128 | p. 162 till end of 169 baritone part ( to sing during the audition as solo + in ensemble) Bass role: p. 68 fig 46 till end p. 72 | p. 162 till end of 169 ( to sing during the audition as solo + in ensemble)
Please send an email to [email protected] when you have a question.