iSING! International Young Artists Festival

iSING! Application Form 2020

This application closed on Wednesday March 25, 2020.

This year marks the 10th season of the iSING! International Young Artists Festival. Held at state-of-the-art Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre, the iSING! Festival continues to attract the finest young artists. The 2020 year of this full-scholarship program will offer: • Intensive 4-week training in both Western and Chinese opera repertoire, Mandarin lessons and immersion in an “East Meets West” cultural exchange • Faculty includes coaches from the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro Carlo Felice, Komische Oper Berlin • Performances of opera scenes from Western and Chinese classics with Suzhou Symphony Orchestra

The momentum is building for the iSING! Opera Center, dedicated to producing Chinese contemporary operas, commissioning new works, and providing iSING! artists an opportunity to perform and participate in original creations.

After nine triumphant seasons, the iSING! Festival has garnered critical acclaim: • Nurturing over 285 singers from 38 countries • Peforming in major venues internationally • Creating opportunities for iSING! artists to star in world premieres of three modern Chinese operas on tour in top venues in China, Austria, Germany, Italy and the US • Ushering alumni onto the stages of some of the world’s preeminent opera houses

Audition Cities:

New York, USA

Houston, USA

Santiago, Chile

Bologna, Italy

Berlin, Germany

Moscow, Russia

APPLICATION ONLY THROUGH YAP TRACKER.

Please contact iSING! Festival at info@isingfestival.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Please select your voice type.*

E-mail address*

Date of Birth*

MM/DD/YYYY format

Nationality*

Address line 1*

Address line 2

City*

State/Province*

Country*

Zip/Post Code*

Cell Number*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Your reference

Please list the name and contact information (phone / email) of your reference:*

Audition repertoire

Audition repertoire*

Candidates must prepare:
Three arias in contrasting language and style
Two art songs, one in your native language, one in a foreign language Number of selections required: 5.

Selection 1

Selection 2

Selection 3

Selection 4

Selection 5

Languages

Years of study, level:*

Audition cities

Locations*

Please note: the audition dates have changed significantly. Please review the listing for accurate, up to date information.

New York

Houston

Santiago, Chile

Bologna, Italy

Berlin, Germany

Moscow, Russia

Audio

MP3 Audio Files (Two contrasting arias. Please label file with your name.)*

Number of selections required: 2.

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Headshot

Please include a headshot*

Company note: Current headshot – the photo must be no less than 640x480 pixels and the file size no less than 1MB. YAP Tracker note: you are limited to 2 MB for a headshot size.

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Resume

Please include a resume*

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Personal Statement

One-page statement to express your expectations as a participant in a training program and your personal goals for study and development in a country like China and in such a different culture from your own.*

Number of documents required: 1.

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How did you hear about iSING!

How did you hear about iSING! (Magazine advertisement (specify which magazine); YAP Tracker; E-flyer; other (specify)*