The
Gateway to an International Career
for Australian Opera Singers
Call For
Entries
MTO
invites applications for the seventh German-Australian
Opera Grant sponsored by the German-Australian
Community and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.
Twelve
Candidates (6 male & 6 female voices)
with stage experience will be selected for the:
Semi-Finals
on 13th November 2009
at Melba Hall, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Four Finalist
(2 male & 2 female voices) will then be chosen
to perform at the
Opera
Finale on
14 November 2009,
BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne
1st PRIZE
The winner
will be granted a twelve months employment contract
(mid August 2010 until July 2011) with
the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in Germany
plus two months German tuition at the Goethe Institut
in Berlin (July / August 2010) and one month work
experience (June 2010) for an insight into procedures
prior to the official start at the opera house.
An adequate
amount of money will ensure that living costs are
covered. The grant will be given to an outstanding
emerging Australian opera singer in the early stage
of his/her professional life with operatic stage
experience capable of meeting the high quality standards
of this major German opera house.
The value
of this grant (including costs occurring in Australia)
is approximately $64,000 including a return airfare
to Wiesbaden and a $4000 cash prize.
2nd
PRIZE
The second
prize winner will receive $3000.
3rd
PRIZE
The third
prize winner will receive $2000.
4th
PRIZE
The fourth
prize winner will receive $1000.
Applications close 31 August
2009.
Please
study the Rules
and Regulations. You will find a printer
friendly PDF version of the Rules
and Regulations and Application
Form through the buttons on the left.
Entries
and repertoire sent by fax or e-mail only will
not be accepted. However we would appreciate
your short expression of interest via e-mail
before receiving your full application. This
will enable an efficient processing of all applications.
Please email to: info@mto-gaog.com
Become a Sponsor or Benefactor:
More Than Opera
Ltd is looking for additional support.
Whilst the current grantee is already covered
through generous donations we are now attempting
to attract donations and sponsoring to
finance the grant from August 2009 and
further years.
Donations to "More Than Opera Ltd
- Gift Fund" are tax deductible.
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