EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY

PROGRAMME: Georges Bizet: CARMEN – fully staged opera performance

Opera Conducting Masterclass 2022


European Music Academy Teplice in co-operation with the JK Tyl Theatre 

Programme:

GEORGES BIZET: CARMEN – fully staged opera performance  

Basic info  

  • from February 9 to February 17 (arrival February 8, departure February 18)
  • maximum 6 participants
  • preliminary rehearsals with soloists and piano accompaniment
  • total of 120 min. podium time for each conductor with the full orchestra, soloists and chorus
  • complete opera performance shared by all participating conductors
  • professionally produced video recording of the final performance
  • tuition fee: 1990 EUR, inclusive of accommodation (single room in a four-star hotel, breakfast included)
  • application deadline: November 30th, 2021

Schedule

February 2022 (arrival February 08)
     09. 10:00 – 13:00 and 18:00 – 20:00 rehearsals with soloists + piano 
     10.
10:00 – 13:00 rehearsal with orchestra
     11.
10:00 – 13:00 rehearsal with orchestra + soloists  
     12.
10:00 – 13:00 rehearsal with orchestra + soloists  
     13.
10:00 – 14:00 rehearsals with soloists + piano         
     14. day off
     15.
10:00 – 13:00 rehearsal with orchestra + soloists + chorus
     16.
10:00 – 13:00 rehearsal with orchestra + soloists + chorus
     17. 19:00 PERFORMANCE

Requirements

Participants are required to prepare the full opera.  Successful applicants will concentrate on specific acts, assigned in consultation with Norbert Baxa. Conductors are invited to indicate their order of preference in the relevant section of the application form.

Application 

Candidates should email or mail their completed application form with an attached video recording (minimum length 5 minutes) of themselves conducting a concert or opera. Rehearsal or performance videos are acceptable. 

Email: info@musicacademy.cz 

Mailing address: 

EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY in Teplice
Dvořákova 12
400 01 Ústí nad Labem
Czech Republic

Tuition fee: 1990 EUR

inclusive of accommodation (single room in a four-star hotel, breakfast included)

  • application deadline: November 30th, 2021   
    Travel costs and health insurance are NOT included in the tuition fee. 

    All payments should be transferred to the following bank account:
    Česká spořitelna    
    Mírové náměstí 2, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem
    IBAN: CZ03 0800 0000 0019 7050 7253
    BIC (SWIFT): GIBACZPX

    Evropská Hudební Akademie Teplice – EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY in Teplice z.s.
    Dvořákova 1543/12     
    400 01 Ústí nad Labem     
    IC: 270 53 903

Deadlines

  • application forms and recordings must be received no later than November 30th, 2021
  • candidates will be informed of admittance no later than December 5th, 2021
  • deadline for payment of 50 percent of tuition is December 15th, 2021
  • deadline for payment of full tuition is January 15th, 2022 

Application form

Click below to fill the on-line application form:

ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM

Accommodation 

A private room (breakfast included) in the Hotel Central is included in the tuition fee. The hotel is located on the main square of the city of Plzen, within a short walking distance of the theatre. 

Address: Nám. Republiky 33, 301 00 Plzeň 
Website: hotelcentral.cz/en/about-hotel/

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