Chorus singer auditions - Contests and auditions - Artists

PROGRAM

Candidates must be able to present :

1) Three choral excepts
See details below

2) Four opera arias

One French opera aria
One Italian opera aria
One opera aria in German
One opera aria in a language of the candidate's choice

NB : Of the arias proposed by the candidate, 3 must be chosen from the list attached to this announcement. Candidates are required to sing the opera arias without a score. Candidates may be interrupted during their aria, so they are free to choose the passage they wish to perform.

3) Rossini's Grande Vocalise

4) A sight reading

NB : According to the jury's needs, candidates may be interrupted during their performance in each round of the competition.

Programme of the audition

First round

An aria of the candidate's choice
Rossini's Grande Vocalise (forte and piano with organ point on the highest note), to be transposed to the ascending and descending chromatic scale.

Second round

An aria from the candidate's selection, chosen by the jury
A chorus excerpt to be sung by heart (see details below)
and two choral excerpts to be sung with score
A sight reading

NB : this compulsory sight-reading test is not eliminatory.

Third round

Two or three opera arias from the candidate's selection (at the jury's discretion)
Three choral excerpts (see details below)
NB : candidates may sing the choral excerpts with score.
Rossini's Grande Vocalise (forte and piano), to be transposed to the ascending and descending chromatic scale.

Scores for the choral excerpts are available on the Muvac.com website after registering for the competition.

Candidates may be required to attend an interview with the jury at each round.

Choral excerpts

Compulsory choral excerpt to be sung from memory (second round and final)
H. BERLIOZ : La Damnation de Faust, "Le chant de la fête de Pâques": from marker E to the end
Tempo: ♩ 69

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Compulsory choral excerpts (second round and final) with score

G. VERDI : Requiem, "Libera me, Domine": from marker E / number 100 to the end
Tempo: 𝅗𝅥 = 116

R. WAGNER : Parsifal, " Knaben"
Tempo: ♩ 69