L’Académie du Festival d’Aix owes its reputation to its singing residency. Each summer, a program of vocal improvement is offered to singers, pianists singing coachs. It covers the great opera repertoire, as well as Lieder, Baroque, French melodies and contemporary music.
This residency aims to offer concrete professional development tools while giving opportunity to singers to consolidate their vocal technique in various repertoires, and pianists singing coach to strengthen their skills in accompanying and advising singers. Revelling in the incredible sense of emulation that reigns at the heart of the Festival, all singers are encouraged to perform in front of different audiences while benefiting from meditation expertise.
The English baritone Darrell Babidge, professor and director of the voice department at the Julliard School of Music in New York, will lead this historic residency for the 75th anniversary edition of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. The German conductor, Thomas Hengelbrock will be the patron of this 2023 Vocal Residency and will lead the singers of the Residency during Parades. This concert-event, which closes each year the program of Aix en Juin and officially launches the July Festival, will invite the Balthazar-Neumann Ensemble to pay tribute to Mozart and his contemporaries for this anniversary edition.
No audition swaps.
Multiple audition notifications have been reported. The first report was on Apr 16, 2022.
Age Limit
30
Must be under the age of 30 on January 1, 2023.
Materials Required
RECRUITMENT OF SINGERS
Pre-selection* on file:
- Biography / CV and photo
- Sound or video recordings including at least 1 Mozart aria
RECRUITMENT OF PIANISTS
Pre-selection* on file:
- Biography / CV and photo
- Sound or video recordings including :
- the accompaniment of an opera aria by Mozart
- a piece for solo piano
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Deadline
New York: Received By Thu Jul 21, 2022
Paris: Received By Sun Oct 02, 2022
Audition Locations and Dates
New York, NY USA: Wed 28th Sep 2022 - Thu 29th Sep 2022Paris France: Mon 14th Nov 2022specific dates TBD
Audition Requirements
RECRUITMENT OF SINGERS
Final selection by audition (New York and Paris)
Audition program :
1 Mozart opera aria
1 Lied or 1 melody
RECRUITMENT OF PIANISTS
Final selection by audition (New York and Paris)
Audition program:
1 aria to be accompanied by sight-reading with a singer
1 ensemble from a Mozart opera chosen by the candidate, in which the candidate plays the piano part and sings the different voices
Travel expenses (hotel, transportation) for artists auditioning in Paris will be reimbursed up to 100€, upon presentation of receipts.
Travel expenses will not be reimbursed for artists auditioning in the United States.
Pianist Provided
Yes
Aix-en-Provence France
Contact Information
Académie Festival Aix-en-Provence
academie@festival-aix.com