PREMIERE OPERA FOUNDATION + NYIOP | 2019 INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION & PROFESSIONAL CASTING AUDITIONS
PREMIERE OPERA FOUNDATION + NYIOP | 2019 INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION & PROFESSIONAL CASTING AUDITIONS
A BOLD NEW OPPORTUNITY! ALL-IN-ONE EVENT!
“Two Industry-Changing Organizations Unite to Create an Amazing Opportunity to Win Prizes PLUS be Professionally Cast!”
For the first time ever, PREMIERE OPERA FOUNDATION and NYIOP will be combining their efforts and services to create an amazing hybrid of forces; bringing to you a truly exclusive and never before world-class and intensely focused opportunity of the highest International level.
One Audition Process - International Vocal Competition and NYIOP Audition - in New York City - guaranteed prizes worth more than $25,000 with a $10,000 First Prize, and endless casting opportunities for real professional contracts!
Plus, so many extras - Professional Quality Video Footage of all Live Round Auditions, Masterclasses, Career Development Seminar, Live Feedback, and more!
No Age Limit & No Citizenship Restrictions, steps away from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City!
December 2nd - 7th, 2019
Don't miss this, friends!
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FORMAT
1. QUALIFYING ROUND:
Please submit our online application that is hosted on Yap Tracker.
Final Final Deadline - November 25th - $75
Each application will be reviewed by our Qualifying Round Jury of industry professionals, and the decision of the panel will be final.
2. THREE LIVE FINAL ROUNDS:
--> First Live Round - up to 170 will be chosen to sing on stage in NYC for this rounds jury of international casting directors and consultants.
--> Semi-Finals/NYIOP Round - up to 90 will be chosen to sing for this rounds jury of international casting directors and consultants. These are actual NYIOP casting auditions!
--> Finals Round Concert - up to 20 will be chosen to sing for this rounds jury of international casting directors and consultants, with a chance to win up to $25,000 worth in prizes, as well as professional contracts and opportunities.
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QUALIFYING ROUND JURY
Ken Benson - Ken Benson Artists, The Juilliard School
Beatrice Benzi - Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Institute for Young Dramatic Voices
Daniel Biaggi - Portland Opera, Atkins Young Artist Program Mariinsky Theatre
Gerald Martin Moore - Glyndebourne Festival, Decca Records
Constantine Orbelian - Armenian National Opera Theatre and Studio, Delos Records
David Blackburn - NYIOP, Bolshoi Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation
Eric Margiore - Premiere Opera Foundation-Vocal Arts Institute-Artists Management
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FIRST LIVE ROUND JURY | December 2 & 3
Alexander Fernandez - Opera Nacional de Chile
Israel Gursky - Theater Bremen, Teatro Grattacielo
Scott Guzielek - Academy of Vocal Arts
Stefanos Koroneos - Teatro Grattacielo
Gerald Martin Moore - Glyndebourne Festival, Decca Records
Gayletha Nichols - Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program
Constantine Orbelian - Armenian National Opera Theatre and Studio, Delos Records
Andres Rodriguez Spoerer - Fundación Ibáñez-Atkinson
Lenore Rosenberg - Spoleto Festival USA
David Blackburn - NYIOP, Bolshoi Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation
Eric Margiore - Premiere Opera Foundation-Vocal Arts Institute-Artists Management
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SEMI-FINALS/NYIOP ROUND | December 5 & 6
Julien Benhamou - Opera National de Bordeaux
Ken Benson - Ken Benson Artists, The Juilliard School
Jean Denes - Theater Basel and Opernstudio
Alexander Fernandez - Opera Nacional de Chile
Israel Gursky - Theater Bremen, Teatro Grattacielo
Rosemary Joshua - Dutch National Opera and Opera Studio
Stefanos Koroneos - Teatro Grattacielo
Carmen Gloria Larenas - Opera Nacional de Chile
Gerald Martin Moore - Glyndebourne Festival, Decca Records
Constantine Orbelian - Armenian National Opera Theatre and Studio, Delos Records
Mitchell Piper - Trentino Music Festival, Piper Artists Management
Andres Rodriguez Spoerer - Fundación Ibáñez-Atkinson
Christian Jérôme Timme - Staatstheater Braunschweig
David Blackburn - NYIOP, Bolshoi Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation
Eric Margiore - Premiere Opera Foundation-Vocal Arts Institute-Artists Management
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FINALS ROUND CONCERT JURY | December 7
*The ENTIRE SEMI-FINALS/NYIOP ROUND JURY WILL BE ON THE FINALS ROUND CONCERT JURY* **PLUS**
Paul Hopper - Metropolitan Opera
David Lomeli - Bayerisches Staatsoper, Dallas Opera
Jack Mastroianni - IMG Artists, Georg Solti Accademia
Roberto Mauro - Canadian Opera Company
Pamela Walsh - New York Philharmonic
*AND*
Erin Morley - Special Guest Celebrity Soprano! - Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper!
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CLICK HERE for COMPLETE DETAILS about the process of the competition and more!
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CLICK HERE to APPLY NOW!
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We look forward to hearing you, and are truly honored by your interest and excited to be able to offer you this incredible opportunity!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us: info@premiereoperafoundation.org
Toi Toi Toi!
