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A European Competition for a New Opera

 A European Competition for a New Opera
Summary:Opera Opportunity
Deadline: 15 October 2015
Date Posted: 20 May 2015
Details: The Circuito Lirico Lombardo – an important network of Italian traditional theatres of Lumbardy (Fondazione Teatro Grande di Brescia, Teatro Sociale di Como AsLiCo, Fondazione Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona, Fondazione Teatro Fraschini di Pavia, Fondazione Donizetti di Bergamo) – has recently created a new brand: OperaLombardia, based on the idea of combining the great operatic tradition with new musical projects, in order to reach a new and wide range of different audiences.

For the years 2015-17, OperaLombardia promotes a Competition for the creation of a total work of art, i.e. the commission of a new opera and directing project. An opera able to speak about the present, without forgetting the past, to tell a special and representative story. The singers for the production will be selected through the 68° AsLiCo Competition for Young Singers in Europe. The new opera will be published by Casa Ricordi and staged in the 2017/18 season of OperaLombardia. The Competition is addressed to an artistic team, including composer, librettist, director, set and costume designer of European nationalities and under the age of 35.

SCHEDULE

15 October 2015 – Deadline for application and delivery of the project (including stage concept, dramaturgy, detailed plot and at least 5 minutes vocal score of the opera with detailed storyboard, sets and costumes of the scene)
30 November 2015 – Selection of 3 finalist projects
30 January 2016 – Delivery of a complete scene in full score (at least 10 minutes music)
15 February 2016 – Proclamation of the winner
30 September 2016 – Delivery of the complete vocal lines or vocal score
January 2017 – 68° AsLiCo Competition for Young Singers / casting
30 April 2017 – Delivery final technical drawings of sets and costumes
30 June 2017 – Delivery Full Score
Autumn 2017 – Production and Debut
Web Site:http://www.operalombardia.it