The International Singing Competition “Giulio Neri” will take place in Torrita di Siena, Italy, from April 1st till 3rd, 2016. The competition is open to male and female singers of all nationalities and ages.

Registration deadline: March 10th, 2016

The Candidate must provide the following documents:

– Completed registration form
– Curriculum Vitae
– Payment receipt (subscription fee 70,00 euro)

The application form and the above mentioned documents must be sent no later than Thursday, March 10, 2016:
– by e-mail info@fondazionecantiere.it Subject: “9th CONCORSO DI CANTO GIULIO NERI”
– by certified mail to: 9th Concorso Internationale di Canto “Giulio Neri” c/o Fondazione Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte, Via Fiorenzuola Vecchia, 5 – 53045 MONTEPULCIANO SI – ITALY.

The fee of 70 euro must be paid via to the following account of “Fondazione Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte”:
– Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Montepulciano IBAN IT92R0867025601000000901427 (Swift Code: ICRA IT RR IM0). Description: 8th CONCORSO GIULIO NERI- ISCRIZIONE- first and last name.
– Payment through PayPal with email adress  info@fondazionecantiere.it

If the payment hasn’t been made on time the candidate will not be accepted.

Accompanist pianists will be made available to the contestants; however, contestants may be accompanied at their own expenses by a pianist of their own choice.
The competition consist of three parts: Preliminary, Semifinal and Final in concert form on Sunday, April 3rd at 4 p.m. There will be a specific aword by the audience. The winners will receive their awords only if they will be present at the final concert. The members of the Jury are not allowed to judge any contestants with family-ties or teaching relationship. In that case they have to declare such condition before the competition. The Artistic Director will participate the judge session and will have the right of vote in case of even score.
All the candidates are supposed to present four complete opera arias in their original language and tone.

 Prizes:

First prize -> € 2.000,00

Second prize -> € 1.000,00

Third prize -> € 500,00

 Special Prizes:

Prize “Giulio Neri” -> € 500,00 offered by Comune di Torrita di Siena to the best Bass in memory of G. Neri

Audience prize -> € 400,00

Young talents prize -> € 300,00 offered by Amedeo Monfardini to the young singers born since January 1st 1991.

Mozart prize -> € 300,00 offered by Amedeo Monfardini to the best performance of a Mozart aria if presented

Possible participation in Opera production of Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte di Montepulciano in the year 2016.

It is up to the jury to withdraw any of the awarding prizes.
It will not be possible to change the list of opera arias after March 10th, 2016.

 The preliminary part will take place as follows: performance of two pieces chosen by the contestant among those presented. The jury may interrupt the performance of a piece at any time. The semifinal and final part will take place as follow: performance of pieces chosen by the Jury among those submitted by the consistant. The Jury will communicate the pieces after each session of the competition.

The candidates are requested to be at the City Hall of Torrita di Siena, Piazza Matteotti, 10 – TORRITA DI SIENA, on Friday April 1st, 2016 at 11 a.m. The order in which they are performed will be established in the presence of the participants. The accompanist pianist will be available from Thursday March 31th, 2016, from 11 a.m.
Any recording and/or video and/or audio broadcast of the various phases of the Competition, including the Final Concert of 9th Concorso di Canto “Giulio Neri”, does not give the participants any right to compensation. The participants will be required to sign a release that waives any rights to recorded material that is published for promotional purposes

THE JURY:

ROLAND BÖER – Music Director of Fondazione Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte – President

PIERANGELO CONTE – Artistic Coordinator of Opera Firenze – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

STEFANO SCARDOVI – Artist manager from Stage Door

TIZIANA TRAMONTI – Soprano and Teacher in Conservatorio di Bologna

RICCARDO ZANELLATO – Basso

Artistic Director of the competition: Mrs. ELEONORA LEONINI – Teacher of Conservatorio “G.B. Martini” – Bologna

Accompanist Pianists: ELEONORA LEONINI, KAORI SUZUKI

 The registration to the Competition implies the acceptance of this document. In the event of dispute, the reference shall be the original Italian text.

Secretary’s office:

 FONDAZIONE CANTIERE INTERNAZIONALE D’ARTE DI MONTEPULCIANO
Via Fiorenzuola Vecchia, 5 – 53045 MONTEPULCIANO (Si)
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m – 1 p.m. and 3p.m. – 7 p.m. – Friday 9 a.m – 1 p.m.

Tel. 0578/757007 – 757089

e-mail: info@fondazionecantiere.it – www.fondazionecantiere.it