Announcement
The Self-Government of the Komárno Town1 and the Municipal Cultural Centre in Komárno2
under the auspices of the Mayor of the Komárno Town
and in cooperation with the Budapest Operetta Musical Theatre and members of the European Music Theatre Union3
announce
9th Year of the International Operetta Singing Competition of Franz Lehár
in categories prima donna solo, bon vivant solo and the duet soubrette – buffo
Main auspices: The Mayor of the Komárno Town
Main sponsor of the competition: The Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Department of Minority and Regional Cultures
Organiser and auspices of the competition: The Self-Government of the Komárno Town
Organiser: The Municipal Cultural Centre in Komárno
Co-production partner of the competition: The Budapest Operetta Musical Theatre, member theatres of the European Music Theatre Union and the Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera
Aim of the competition: international popularization of operetta genre and discovery of new talents
Genre of competition performances: classic operetta
Categories:
Solo:
1. prima donna (dramatic and lyric soprano)
2. bon vivant (heroic and lyric tenor)
Duet:
3. soubrette - buffo
Place of competition:
1st round (casting) – Budapest, Prague, Bratislava, Bucharest, Saint Petersburg, Cluj-Napoca
2nd - 3rd round (semi-final) – The Municipal Cultural Centre in Komárno
Date of final: 7th - 8th – 9th May 2010
Conditions for participation: detailed professional CV, a photo of a whole figure, perfectly filled application form. Graduation from a conservatory or a university of the arts is not condition.
Age limit:
Women – 18-30 years
Men – 18-35 years
Date of submission of application forms: 20th February 2010
Registration procedure: interested persons may download the application form from the web site www.operetta-competition-lehar.sk. A participant fee is 70 EUR, it is due via transfer in two instalments. Each participant is obliged to pay the first instalment of 20 EUR at respective organisers according to his place of residence; the second instalment of 50 EUR will be paid by those, who will proceed to the second round. The fee is used to cover the expenses related to accommodation with breakfast during the 2nd – 4th rounds, till a competitor is in the competition.
Please send the application form, notice of the participant fee payment, professional CV and the photo to the address:
Mestské kultúrne stredisko
Hradná 1
945 01 Komárno, SR
or
via e-mail to the address: csengelmonika@operetta-competition-lehar.sk; info@operetta-competiton-lehar.sk; mskskomarno@stonline,sk; vmkmoni@stonline.sk.
Progress of the competition:
1st round (casting in the place closest to a place of residence):
Evaluation of application forms, casting during March via special written notification. Presentation: an arbitrarily chosen aria or duet from Franza Lehár´s work and an arbitrarily chosen song from an operetta of a different author.
2nd round (the semi-final in the Komárno town, in total for 28-36 participants of the competition):
a., an arbitrarily chosen aria or duet from Franza Lehár´s work, piano accompaniment
b., an arbitrarily chosen aria or duet with piano accompaniment from a classic operetta
(e.g. J. Strauss, I. Kálmán, J. Offenbach, K. Millöcker, L. Fall, F. von Suppé, J. Huszka, A. Szirmai, or from a work of a competitor’s national author)
3rd round (the final in Komárno, for 4-5 prima donnas, 4-5 bon vivants and 3-4 pairs):
a., obligatory interpretation of the song from Lehár´s work (with orchestra):
PRIMA DONNA:
Paganini/Paganini: Walz/ Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden
or
Giuditta/Giuditta: On my lips every kiss is like wine / Meine Lippen küssen so heiss
or
The Land of Smiles/ Das Land des Lächelns: Lisa’s Entrance/ Lisa Entrée
or
Gypsy Love/ Zigeunerliebe: I hear the sound of Cymbals/ Hör ich Zimbal klänge
BON VIVANT:
The Land of Smiles / Das Land des Lächelns: You are my heart’s delight / Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
or
Friderica / Friederike: Oh Maiden, My Maiden / Ó Mädchen, mein Mädchen
or
Gypsy Love / Zigeunerliebe: I am a Gypsy Child / Ich bin ein Zigeuner
or
The Land of Smiles / Das Land des Lächelns: The Apple Blossom Song / Von Apfelblühen einen Kranz
Duet PRIMA DONNA-BON VIVANT:
The Merry Widow / Die lustige Witwe: Lips Stay Silent / Lippen schweigen
or
The Land of Smiles / Das Land des Lächelns: Who has Planted Love in our Hearts / Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz gesenkt
or
The Land of Smiles /Das Land des Lächelns: Tea Duet / Bei enem Tee á deux
or
Gypsy Love / Zigeunerliebe: Duet of Ilona and Józsi / Endlich Józsi bist du hier
SUOBRETTE - BUFFÓ:
The Count of Luxembourg / Der Graf von Luxemburg: Bohéme-Duet / Bohéme-duett
or
The Tsarevich/ Der Zarewitsch: Once again I will Come to You / Heute Abend komm ich zu dir
or
The Land of Smiles / Das Land des Lächelns: My love, Your Love / Meine liebe, deine liebe
b., Arbitrarily chosen aria or duet from a classic operetta, orchestra accompaniment
(e.g. J. Strauss, I. Kálmán, J. Offenbach, K. Millöcker, L. Fall, F. von Suppé, J. Huszka, A. Szirmai, or from a work of a competitor’s national author)
All the works are to be sung in an original singing voice, without use of a microphone, in an original language or in an interpreter’s native language.
Duets (soubrette - dancing – comical) has to perform choreography in any case.
It is possible to order the music to obligatory competition songs in the Municipal Cultural Centre in Komárno. The list of optional works is necessary to be included in advance in the application form.
Prizes:
Participants of the final will take part in the gala program, in which following prizes will be awarded in each category:
1st prize: 1000 EUR and one performance in the Budapest Operetta Musical Theatre as well as in the Music Hall Theatre in Saint Petersburg (in stage of negotiations)
2nd prize: 750 EUR and the performance in the Budapest Operetta Musical Theatre (in the stage of negotiations)
Special awards: 500 EUR and presents
Panel:
Application forms and results of the single rounds will be evaluated by the international panel. The place of the competition’s 1st round will be determined by the panel according to a competitor’s place of residence, one member of the panel together with his professional co-workers, he will choose himself, will decide who will proceed.
The whole international panel will listen to the competitors proceeding to the 2nd - 3rd round and it will decide on the final placing and distribution of the prizes. Members of the panel: Yuri Schwarzkopf, the director of the State Theatre of Musical Comedy, Peter Guth, a conductor, Kerényi Miklós Gábor – KERO®, the director of the Budapest Operetta Musical Theatre, Selmeczi György, a head of the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest, Dep. of Music; Adam Novak, the intendant of the Karlín Musical Theatre in Prague; Dagmar Livorová, a professor of the Bratislava Conservatory, Opera and Concert Singing Dep.; Dr. Jaroslav Blaho a music critic.
International contacts and information:
Komárno:
00421/ 35 7713 547 Mónika Csengel
info@operetta-competiton-lehar.sk
Budapest:
András Szentpéteri
Budapesti Operettszínház
0036/30/24 64 509
marketing@operett.hu
Saint Petersburg:
State Theatre of Musical Comedy
Inga Sibogatova
sibogatova@muzcomedy.spb.ru
Bukarest:
Dorina Velicu
Teatrul National de Opereta "Ion Dacian"
dorina.velicu@opereta.ro
Prague:
Alena Fouskova
Hudební divadlo Karlín
alena.fouskova@hdk.cz
Bratislava:
Dagmar Livorová
The Bratislava Conservatory
dlivorova@gmail.com
www.operetta-competition-lehar.sk
info@operetta-competition-lehar.sk
1 Samospráva mesta Komárno
2 Mestské kultúrne stredisko v Komárne
3 Európska hudobno-divadelná únia
