4th International Vocal Competition Marcello Giordani

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1 4th International Vocal Competition Marcello Giordani European Edition September 6 10, 2014 Teatro Greco of TAORMINA - RULES AND REGULATIONS - The Marcello Giordani Foundation, in collaboration with the Fondazione Festival Euro Mediterraneo presents its 4th International Vocal Competition Marcello Giordani to be held in the Teatro Greco of Taormina, Italy. The purpose of the Marcello Giordani Foundation is to provide young singers with the means and the opportunity to achieve their musical aspirations. To this end, the MGF has planned two competitions, one in the United States and one in Europe. This year, the US competition was held in Vero Beach, Florida in March 2014, and the European edition will take place on September 6 to 10, 2014 in Taormina. - GENERAL CONDITIONS - Art. 1 The Competition is open to singers of all nationalities between the ages of 18 and 38. Selection and admission to the Competition is based on a Committee s evaluation of the application form submitted by the applicant, which includes audio and video materials (mp3 file or You Tube links). A maximum of 130 contestants will be admitted. There is no registration fee. Art. 2 The application protocol requires the submission of 5 opera arias to be performed in the original language, three of which must be in Italian.

2 Art. 2/b At least 2 of the submitted arias must be selected from the list published in Art. 14 of this document. Once submitted, the program may not be modified for any reason. Art. 3 All phases of the Competition (eliminatory, semifinal and final) will be held in Taormina. The Final Selection will take place on September 10 in the famous Teatro Greco of Taormina. The finalists will be accompanied by the Orchestra Sinfonica Belliniana. - REGISTRATION SUBMITION AND PRESELECTION - Art. 4 The online registration form must be completed directly on the Marcello Giordani Foundation website and submitted no later thanwh Wednesday, August 20, The completed registration form must include the following attachments: - copy of ID card or passport - curriculum (maximum one page) - two photos - audio or video of two opera arias in the original language (or you tube links) Art. 5 Following the evaluation by the Competition Commission of the registration form and the required attachments, those candidates considered eligible, to a maximum of 130, will be notified by of their admission to the competition. Art. 6 The Competition consists of three rounds: - COMPETITION PHASES - PRELIMINARY ROUND September 6, 7, 8, :30am Performance of a piece chosen by the contestant among those submitted. The Jury may request the performance of a second piece. The Jury may interrupt the performance of a piece at any time and for any reason it deems appropriate. SEMIFINAL September 9, :30am Performance of a piece chosen by the Jury among those submitted by the contestant. The Jury may request the performance of a second piece. The Jury may interrupt the performance at any time and for any reason it deems appropriate. REHEARSAL WITH ORCHESTRA September 9, 2014 (time to be announced)

3 FINALS IN CONCERT September 10, :00pm Performance of one or two pieces indisputably chosen by the Jury among those submitted by the contestant (art. 2/b & art. 14) - THE PRIZES - Art. 7 The following prizes will be awarded in accordance with the final and indisputable decision of the Jury: First Prize - 5,000 euro in memory of Michele Guagliardo, father of tenor Marcello Giordani) Second Prize - 3,000 euro offered by the Vero Beach Opera and the Deborah Voigt Foundation Third Prize - 2,000 euro offered by the Marcello Giordani Foundation (MGF) Some of the Finalists will be selected to perform in the next opera season of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo. Additional prizes (concerts, engagements etc.) will be announced on the website of the Marcello Giordani Foundation. - THE JURY - Art. 8 The Jury, presided over by tenor Marcello Giordani, may include personalities of the international opera world (artistic directors, conductors, international agents). Members of the Jury who have family ties or working relationships with any of the contestants, cannot participate in the voting and must declare it before the start of the competition. A list of the members of the Jury will be published on the Competition page of the MGF website. A list of the members of the Jury can be found using the link on the Competition page of the MGF website. Art. 9 The vote will be by secret ballot as per internal regulations. The Jury s judgment is final and indisputable. The Jury may decide not to award some of the prizes if it determines that there are no deserving contestants. Art. 10 Members of the Jury who have been in a teacher-student relationship with a contestant within the last two years must declare this before the beginning of the Competition and must refrain from voting with regard to that contestant. This will be specifically mentioned in the minutes of the Competion.

4 - GENERAL REGULATIONS Art. 11 All contestants must bring legible scores of the submitted pieces for piano and voice. The order in which the contestants will perform will be established by the draw of a letter of the alphabet before the preliminaries. The contestants who are not present at the preliminary round will be eliminated unless their absence is approved in advance by the Competition s Secretary. The names of the contestants admitted to the semifinals will be posted at the end of the three preliminary rounds. The preliminaries, semi-finals and finals in concert will be open to the public and the media. Piano accompanists will be provided at no charge to the contestant; however, if desired, contestants may provide an accompanist of their own choosing at their own expense. Art. 12 Any recording and/or video and/or audio broadcast of the various phases of the Competition, including the Final Concert, does not give the contestants any right to compensation. The contestants will be required to sign a release that waives any rights to recorded material that is published for promotional purposes. Art. 13 The organization reserves the right to make any modifications to the Rules and Regulations that are deemed necessary. The signature of the applicants on the registration form indicates acceptance of the provisions set forth in the Rules and Regulatione of the Competion, as well as authorization to use the contestant s personal data for communication ad selection purposes. - REQUIRED ARIAS Art. 14 Soprano 1) W.A. Mozart, Così fan tutte, "Temerari! sortite fuori di questo loco! Come scoglio" 2) W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro, "E Susanna non vien Dove sono i bei momenti" 3) W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni, "Don Ottavio, son morta!... Or sai chi l'onore" 4) W.A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte, "Der Hölle Rache" 5) G. Rossini, Semiramide, "Bel raggio lusinghier Dolce pensiero" 6) V. Bellini, I Puritani, "Ah, rendetemi la speme Qui la voce sua soave Vien diletto" 7) V. Bellini, La sonnambula, "Ah, se una volta sola Ah, non credea mirarti Ah, non giunge" 8) G. Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor, "Regnava nel silenzio Quando rapito in estasi" 9) G. Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore, "Prendi per me sei libero Il mio rigor dimentica" 10) G. Donizetti, Don Pasquale, "Quel guardo il cavaliere So anch'io la virtù magica" 11) G. Verdi, Il trovatore, "Tacea la notte placida Di tale amor" 12) G. Verdi, Un ballo in maschera, "Morrò ma prima in grazia" 13) G. Verdi, La forza del destino, "Pace, pace mio Dio" 14) G. Verdi, Ernani, "Surta è la notte Ernani!... Ernani involami Tutto sprezzo" 15) G. Verdi, Rigoletto, "Gualtier Maldé Caro nome" 16) G. Verdi, La traviata, "E' strano, è strano Ah, forse è lui Sempre libera" 17) G. Verdi, Macbeth, "Nel dì della vittora Vieni! t'affretta! Or tutti sorgete"

5 18) G. Verdi, La traviata, "Attento, attendo Addio del passato" 19) G. Verdi, Aida, "Ritorna vincitor" 20) G. Bizet, Carmen "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" 21) G. Puccini, Madama Butterfly, "Un bel dì vedremo" 22) G. Puccini, La Bohème, "Si, mi chiamano Mimì" 23) G. Puccini, La Bohème, "Quando me'n vo" 24) G. Puccini, Tosca, "Vissi d'arte" 25) F. Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur, "Ecco respiro appena Io son l'umile ancella" 26) P. Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana, "Voi lo sapete o mamma" Mezzosoprano 1) W.A. Mozart, La clemenza di Tito, "Parto, ma tu, ben mio" 2) W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro, "Voi che sapete" 3) G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, "Una voce poco fa" (in mi maggiore) 4) G. Rossini, L'italiana in Algeri, "Cruda sorte Già so per pratica" 5) G. Rossini, Tancredi, "Oh patria! Tu che accendi Di tanti palpiti" 6) G. Rossini, Semiramide, "Eccomi alfine in Babilonia Ah, quel giorno Oh! come da quel dì " 7) G. Rossini, La Cenerentola, "Ah Prence Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto Non più mesta" 8) G. Donizetti, La favorite, "Qui, lui, Fernand O mon Fernand Venez, cruels!" 9) G. Verdi, Il trovatore, "Stride la vampa" 10) G. Verdi, Don Carlo, "Nel giardin del bello saracin ostello" 11) G. Verdi, Don Carlo, "O don fatale" 12) G. Bizet, Carmen, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" 13) G. Bizet, Carmen, "Près des remparts de Séville" 14) G. Bizet, Carmen, "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" 15) F. Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur, "Acerba voluttà" 16) ) P. Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana, "Voi lo sapete o mamma" Tenore 1) W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni, "Amici miei, dopo eccessi sì enormi Il mio tesoro intanto" 2) W.A. Mozart, Così fan tutte, "Un'aura amorosa" 3) G. Rossini, L'italiana in Algeri, "Languir per una bella Contenta quest'alma" 4) G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, "Ecco ridente in cielo Oh sorte, già veggo" 5) G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, "Cessa di più resistere Ah il più lieto" 6) G. Donizetti, Don Pasquale, "Povero Ernesto! Cercherò lontana terra E se fia che ad altro oggetto" 7) G. Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore, "Una furtiva lagrima" 8) G. Verdi, Il trovatore, "Amor, sublime amore Ah! sì, ben mio Di quella pira" 9) G. Verdi, La forza del destino, "La vita è inferno all'infelice O tu che in seno agli angeli" 10) G. Verdi, Macbeth, "O figli, o figli miei! Ah, la paterna mano" 11) G. Verdi, Rigoletto, "Ella mi fu rapita Parmi veder le lagrime Possente amor mi chiama" 12) G. Verdi, Aida, "Se quel guerrier io fossi Celeste Aida" 13) G. Verdi, La traviata, "Lunge da lei De' miei bollenti spiriti O mio rimorso!" 14) G. Bizet, Les pêcheurs de perles, "Je crois entendre encore" 15) G. Bizet, Carmen, "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" 16) J. Massenet, Werther, "Traduire!... Pourquoi me réveiller?" 17) G. Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, "Avete torto!... Firenze è come un albero fiorito" 18) G. Puccini, La Bohème, "Che gelida manina" 19) G. Puccini, Tosca, "E lucean le stelle" 20) R. Leoncavallo, Pagliacci, "Recitar! mentre preso da delirio Vesti la giubba" 21) P. Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana, "Mamma, quel vino è generoso"

6 Baritono 1) W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro, "Tutto è disposto Aprite un po' quegli occhi" 2) W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni, "Deh vieni alla finestra" 3) W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni, "Eh consolatevi Madamina, il catalogo è questo" 4) W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro, "Hai già vinta la causa! Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro" 5) G. Rossini, La Cenerentola, "Come un'ape ne' giorni d'aprile Ma al finir della nostra commedia" 6) G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, "Largo al factotum" 7) G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, "A un dottor della mia sorte" 8) G. Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore, "Udite, udite, o rustici" 9) G. Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor, "Cruda, funesta smania La pietade in suo favore" 10) G. Verdi, Il trovatore, "Tutto è deserto Il balen del suo sorriso Per me, ora fatale" 11) G. Verdi, Un ballo in maschera, "Eri tu che macchiavi" 12) G. Verdi, Rigoletto, "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" 13) G. Verdi, La traviata, "Mio figlio!... Di Provenza il mar, il suol No, non udrai rimproveri" 14) C. Gounod, Faust, "O sainte médaille Avant de quitter ces lieux" 15) G. Bizet, Carmen, "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre " 16) G. Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, "Ah! che zucconi!" 17) G. Puccini, Edgar, "Questo amor, vergogna mia" 18) R. Leoncavallo, Pagliacci, "Si può?" Basso 1) W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni, "Eh consolatevi Madamina, il catalogo è questo" 2) W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro, "Tutto è disposto. Aprite un po' quegli occhi" 3) G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, "La calunnia è un venticello" (in re maggiore o in do maggiore) 4) G. Rossini, Il viaggio a Reims, "Bravo il signor Ganimede!... Medaglie incomparabili" 5) G. Verdi, Simon Boccanegra, "A te l'estremo addio Il lacerato spirito" 6) G. Verdi, Don Carlo, "Ella giammai m'amò" 7) G. Verdi, Nabucco, "Vieni, o Levita!... Tu sul labbro dei veggenti" 8) G. Verdi, Ernani, "Che mai vegg'io!... Infelice! e tuo credevi Infin che un brando vindice" 9) G. Verdi, Macbeth, "Studia il passo, o figlio mio Come dal ciel precipita" 10) G. Bizet, Carmen, "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre " 11) G. Puccini, La Bohème, "Vecchia zimarra" Art. 15 L'iscrizione al Concorso implica l'accettazione del presente bando. Per ogni controversia si farà riferimento al testo in lingua italiana. For additional informations write to competition@marcellogiordani-foundation.org