| From: Shaynee Rainbolt <shaynee@r...> Shaynee Rainbolt <shaynee@r...> Date: Thu Aug 2, 2001 4:13 am Subject: New Competition with an 8/15 Deadline for applications
| I thought you might be interested in the following info on a new competition with cash awards for career development.
> There is a new competition happening in Sausalito California this year. > > It is part of a new 9 day opera festival that will benefit arts > education causes, and it's called > OPERA BY THE BAY. There will be everything from a production of Carmen > in a 2000 > seat amphitheater in Sausalito, to a Gala concert with Marilyn Horne. > > The competition has two classes. They Young Artist Division first and > second place winners will be invited to go to New York and audition > before the Richard Tucker Foundation for the Sara Tucker grants. There > are also several cash career grants available in both categories. > > See below for details, and go to WWW.OPERABYTHEBAY.ORG to get more > information and print an application. > > DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS AUGUST 15, 2001. > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ __________________________________________________ > > Competition Criteria > > > > ~ OPERA VOCAL COMPETITION~ > > The purpose of this competition is to discover and nurture emerging and > developing operatic talent. The preliminary submission for the > competition will be via > audio tapes. From the tapes submitted, semi-finalists will be selected > by a panel of judges solely on the basis of the quality of singing and > invited to come to > Sausalito, California to compete in person in the semi-final > competition. The semi-finalists in Sausalito will be judged on vocal > quality, stage presence and overall > presentation. The competition is open to all applicants who meet the > criteria, without prejudice of nationality, gender or ethnic background. > > There are two levels to the competition: Young Artist Division from 20 > to 27 years of age and Artist Division from 28 to 40 years of age as of > the tape submission > date August 15, 2001. > > ~ TAPE SUBMISSION DEADLINE - AUGUST > 15, 2001 ~ > > Submission requirements are as follows. Contestants must submit (1) a > completed application; (2) legal proof of age with a certified copy of > birth certificate or > passport: (3) required entry fee, and (4) an audio cassette tape of two > arias which have been recorded after August 15, 2000. Entry fee may be > made via Check, > MasterCard or Visa. The entry fee is non-refundable. We will only return > entry materials when a self addressed stamped envelope in included. > > ~ SEMI-FINALIST NOTIFICATION - > September 10, 2001 ~ > > All applicants will be notified no later than September 10th of > semi-final status. Contestants will have one week to notify committee of > acceptance and must make > travel arrangements to arrive in Sausalito no later than October 10, > 2001. > > ~ TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING > ~ > > Semi-finalists will pay for their transportation to and from Sausalito. > Housing in Sausalito will the sole responsibility of the contestant. > However, Opera By The > Bay will make every effort to provide housing for semi-finalists from > outside the Bay Area with host families in Sausalito. Some meals may be > provided by the > host families and the Opera By the Bay committee. > > > > ~ YOUNG ARTIST CATEGORY ~ > > Applicants must be between the ages of 20 and 27 and should be making > the transition from student to professional singer. A candidate should > be enrolled in an > academic opera program or be associated with a young artist or > apprentice program. > > ENTRY FEE - $30.00 > (non-refundable) > > ~ ENTRY SUBMISSION ~ > > Audio tape with two contrasting arias sung in original language in two > different languages other than English. The tape is to be no longer than > 10 minutes in length > > ~ PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS > ~ > > If chosen as a semi-finalist, the contestant will then come to Sausalito > prepared to present four arias in performance before a panel of judges. > The first aria will be > the singer's choice and one or more additional arias will be chosen by > the panel of judges. The judges reserve the right to reject any musical > selection which they > deem to be unsuitable. An accompanist and rehearsal time will be > provided. If chosen as a finalist, each singer will be asked to sing at > least two arias, the first to be > chosen by the singer and the second by the judges. > > ~ AWARDS ~ > > The first place winner will receive $1500.00, the second place winner > will receive $1000.00 and the third place winner will receive $500.00. > The first and second > place winners will be invited to go to New York and audition before the > Richard Tucker Foundation for the Sara Tucker grants. > > The committee reserves the right to also award no more than two (2) > encouragement awards if they deem appropriate. Awards will be presented > on Sunday, > October 14. Winners must be present to receive awards. > > > > ~ ARTIST CATEGORY ~ > > Applicants must be between the ages of 28 and 40. At a minimum, > applicants should have had some professional opera experience with a > regional professional > company. > > ENTRY FEE - $35.00 > (non-refundable) > > ~ ENTRY SUBMISSION ~ > > Audio tape with two contrasting arias to be sung in original languages > in two languages other than English. > > ~ PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS > ~ > > If chosen as a semi-finalist, the contestant will come to Sausalito > prepared to present five arias in at least three languages in > performance before a panel of judges. > Singers will chose one aria and the panel of judges will choose at least > one other from the submitted list. > > The judges reserve the right to refuse any selection which they deem to > be unsuitable. An accompanist and rehearsal time will be provided. > > ~ AWARDS ~ > > Cash Career Development awards will be given. The first place winner > will receive $5000.00; the second place winner will receive $2500.00 and > third place winner > will receive $1000.00. Awards will be presented on Sunday, October 14. > Winners must be present to receive awards. > > ~ COMPETITION SETTING > ~ > > Sausalito is a lovely bay-side village just across the Golden Gate > Bridge and 10 minutes from San Francisco. All rehearsals and > competitions will take place on an > outdoor stage with sound shell located in Marinship Park by Richardson > Bay unless weather prohibits. October is one of the best months to be in > Sausalito, but > contestants should be aware of weather variables in the fall of the > year. Rehearsals for the competition will be on Thursday, October 11; > semi-final performance and > competition will take place on Friday, October 12 and final competition > will take place on Saturday, October 13. Accompanists will be provided > in Sausalito for > rehearsals and competitions. > > ~ CONDITIONS ~ > > Contestants take full responsibility for all materials supplied to Opera > By The Bay committee. If any information is found to be fraudulent, the > contestant will be > disqualified. All chosen semi-finalists must supply the Opera By The Bay > Committee with an 8”x10” glossy head shot photo and a current resume for the > committee to use in publicity and media. The Opera By The Bay Committee > retains copyright on all photographs, audio tapes and videotapes > produced during the > competition. > > The Committee reserves the rights to broadcast, distribute and reproduce > all competition performances without compensation to the contestants. > The Opera By The > Bay Committee reserves the right to cancel the semi-final and final > competition if unforeseen circumstances prevent the successful > completion of the event. If that > should occur, those chosen as semi-finalists would be notified and sent > a certificate noting their selection as semi-finalists. > > The panel of jurors will represent the various aspects of opera > performance. The ballot of the jury is confidential and its decision is > final. All prizes are indivisible. > The jury is not bound to award all prizes. Special awards may be > considered but not mandated. > > Applicants understand that they are fully responsible for their travel > expenses to and from Sausalito and for their expenses in Sausalito other > than those expressly > offered by host families or by the Opera By The Bay committee. > > The Opera By The Bay Committee is not responsible for transportation to > and from New York for the Richard Tucker Foundation auditions nor for > anything related > to the Richard Tucker Foundation operation in New York. Only contestants > who meet the Richard Tucker Foundation criteria will be eligible to > audition for the Sara > Tucker grants.a
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