Audition in YOKOSUKA
Auditions in YOKOSUKA, Japan have been held every two years at Yokosuka Arts Theatre since 1997 and have been organized by Yokosuka Arts Foundation, in cooperation with the Bertelsmann Stiftung. During the past 11 pre-selections that took place in Yokosuka, 35 singers from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Japan have been selected to join the final round in German y. Yokosuka Arts Foundation has been providing continuous supports for many of these talented contestants by giving them opportunities to appear in concerts and operas at the Yokosuka Arts Theatre. Auditions in September 2019 will be held over a period of two days, aiming to discover young opera talents throughout Asia and to support them on their way to national or international careers. In addition, having this opera competition as well as many fantastic opera productions, the foundation contributes to promote opera widely in and around Yokosuka.
Outline of the audition in Yokosuka 2019
- Sponsors
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- Bertelsmann Stiftung
- Yokosuka Arts Foundation
- Co-sponsor
- Yokosuka City
- Supporting Institutions
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- Kanagawa Prefecture
- Yokosuka Municipal Board of Education
- Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Tokyo
- Goethe-Institut Tokyo
- Schedule & Venue
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- Yokosuka Arts Theatre
- 3-27, Hon-cho Yokosuka-shi Kanagawa 238-0041 Japan
- 1 (Sun) - 2 (Mon) Sep, 2019
- Jury
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- Evamaria Wieser
- (Artistic director of Salzburg festival, European Casting Consultant Lyric Opera Chicago)
- Who is eligible to apply
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- Singers of any nationality
- Woman up to 28 years of age, born on or after October 27,1990
- Men up to 30 years of age, born on or after October 27, 1988
- Favorably but not compulsory, singers who are or have been enrolled in a conservatory
- And / or singers who have already rehearsed or performed roles with an opera company
- System of selection
- Contestants will sing with piano accompaniment. Auditions in Yokosuka are open to the public.
Each singer will be e-mailed the result of his/her performance about several days after the audition in Yokosuka. - Practical Information
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- Yokosuka Arts Foundation provides hotel accommodation only for visitors from abroad participating in the audition in Yokosuka.
- Please be aware of additional rules and regulations especially for audition in YOKOSUKA
- Participation Fee
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Free of charge
- Apply online
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15 (Tue) January- 15(Fri) March, 2019
Further information
NEUE STIMMEN 2019 Audition in YOKOSUKA,Japan Yokosuka Arts Foundation
3-27, Hon-cho, Yokosuka-shi Kanagawa 238-0041 Japan
Tel: +81-46-828-1603 Fax: +81-46-828-1623
neuestimmen2019@yokosuka-arts.or.jp
https://www.yokosuka-arts.or.jp/education/opera-e/