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International Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti – Concours

Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik GmbH

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  • Institution
    Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik GmbH
  • Expertise(s)
    Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Contreténor, Ténor, Baryton, Basse
  • Description complète
    International Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti – Concours
  • Type
    Concours
  • Date limite pour le dépôt des inscriptions
    Terminé
  • Remarques supplémentaires

    The international singing competition for baroque opera Pietro Antonio Cesti was founded in 2010 by Alessandro De Marchi. Named after the Italian composer Pietro Antonio Cesti, who made Innsbruck a center of Italian opera north of the Alps in the mid-17th century, the competition is aimed at young singers from all over the world with a special talent and training for the baroque opera genre. The Cesti Competition is now one of the most important singing competitions in this field.

    Prizes include engagements at renowned opera houses as well as cash prizes chosen by the jury and the audience.

    PRIOR TO YOUR APPLICATION - Please download the competition rules and the list of the obligatory arias below ("Documents") and read them carefully!

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Age limit: women and men born in 1990 or later.

    Please note that in case of no fullmillment of all requirements the registration fee cannot be refunded.

    In order to apply, complete your muvac profile with the following data and documents:

    Under personal data:

    • complete your profile

    Under résumé:

    • add informations to your education, professional experience, competitions, awards, ...

    Under documents:

    • upload a scan of ID or passport
    • upload 1 recent color portrait photo in high resolution

    Under media:

    • add 1 application video or audio (preferably baroque opera)

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    During the application process:

    • answer the questionnaire  
    • pay the registration fee (50,00€)


    Please visit www.altemusik.at/en/cesti for additional informations and contact cesti@altemusik.at for any further questions. 

  • 4 Événements
    • Registration – 22 août 2023 • 10:00
      Haus der Musik
      Universitätsstraße 1
      6020 Innsbruck (Autriche)
      Notes : East entrance
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    • 1st Round – 23 août 2023 - 24 août 2023
      Haus der Musik
      Universitätsstraße 1
      6020 Innsbruck (Autriche)
      Notes : East entrance
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    • 2nd Round – 25 août 2023 • 10:00
      Haus der Musik
      Universitätsstraße 1
      6020 Innsbruck (Autriche)
      Notes : East entrance
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    • Final – 27 août 2023 • 19:00
      Haus der Musik
      Universitätsstraße 1
      6020 Innsbruck (Autriche)
      Notes : East entrance
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  • Notes sur l’événement

    In order to be permitted to the competition, each candidate has to send a biography and the scores of the arias for the 1st and 2nd round until 20 days before the registration.

    Please submit the biography directly on muvac when confirming your participation and send the scores via email to cesti@altemusik.at. Please send us scores which are readable (no Faksimiles etc., in pdf-format) and each aria summarized in one document and not page by page.

  • Oeuvres imposées

    Three arias/scenes from operas by the following composers are to be prepared for the first two rounds:

    • a= 440 hz: Claudio Monteverdi, Pietro Antonio Cesti, Francesco Cavalli, Antonio Sartorio
    • a = 415 hz: Henry Purcell, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Adolph Hasse, Georg Friedrich Händel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Nicola Antonio Porpora, Antonio Caldara, Leonardo Vinci , Alessandro Scarlatti, Giovanni Buononcini

    Please note that the arias of the second round must be sung in the order indicated in the application.

    In the final, one aria from Georg Friedrich Händel’s “Arianna in Creta” and a further obligatory aria from the competition list are to be presented (download the repertoire list below - "Documents"). The pieces have to be sung in their original language, from memory, and in their original key.

    After completing the registration, the scores for the obligatory arias can be downloaded under "Documents". 

    Changes in the registered competition program and the order of the arias are possible until 31.07.2023.

  • Courte biographie

    Les candidats doivent rédiger une courte biographie lors de la confirmation de participation à utiliser dans les programmes ou les brochures, 1200 lettres maximum.

    Please write the highlights of your biography (in English only - max. 1200 characters including spaces). Please be aware that the jury, agends and journalists will receive this biography.

  • Question
    Réponse à la candidature

    1st round 1 aria

    Please specify the aria this way: composer, opera, name of the aria, role

  • Question
    Réponse à la candidature

    2nd round / aria no. 1

    Please specify the aria this way: composer, opera, name of the aria, role (Please note that the arias of the second round must be sung in the order indicated in the registration.)

  • Question
    Réponse à la candidature

    2nd round / aria no. 2

    Please specify the aria this way: composer, opera, name of the aria, role (Please note that the arias of the second round must be sung in the order indicated in the registration.)

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    Réponse à la candidature

    Final aria no. 1

    A Händel aria must be chosen. It is also possible to choose an aria from a voice that does not correspond to your voice type in the registration.

    • SOPRANO Händel Arianna in Creta: Sdegno, amore (Arianna)
    • SOPRANO Händel Arianna in Creta: Non ha difesa (Alceste)
    • SOPRANO Händel Arianna in Creta: Sò non è più mio (Arianna)
    • MEZZOSOPRANO Händel Arianna in Creta: Salda quercia (Teseo)
    • MEZZOSOPRANO Händel Arianna in Creta: Sdegnata sei con me (Teseo)
    • MEZZOSOPRANO Händel Arianna in Creta: Qui ti sfido (Teseo)
    • CONTRAALTO/COUNTERTENOR Händel Arianna in Creta: Dille (Carilda)
    • CONTRAALTO/COUNTERTENOR Händel Arianna in Creta: Narrargli allor saprai (Carilda)
    • CONTRAALTO/COUNTERTENOR Händel Arianna in Creta: Un tenero pensiero (Carilda)
    • TENOR Händel Arminio: Al lume di due rai (Varo)
    • TENOR Händel Ezio: Se povero il ruscello (Massimo)
    • TENOR Händel Lotario: Regno e grandezza (Berengario)
    • BASS/BARITONE Händel Arianna in Creta: Se ti condanno (Minos)
    • BASS/BARITONE Händel Il Muzio Scevola: Volate più dei venti (Porsenna)
    • BASS/BARITONE Händel Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Se a me non sei crudele (Achilla)
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    Final aria no. 2

    Please choose one of the arias below. It is also possible to choose an aria from a voice that does not correspond to your voice type in the registration.

    • SOPRANO Hasse Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra: Quel candido armellino (Cleopatra)
    • SOPRANO Porpora Il Verbo in carne: Distillatevi o cieli (Umanitá)
    • SOPRANO Scarlatti Il Pompeo: Col suo roco mormorio (Issicratea)
    • MEZZOSOPRANO Pergolesi Il Flaminio: Chi ha ’l cor fra le catene (Flaminio)
    • MEZZOSOPRANO Caldara Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: In lagrime stemprato il cor qui cade (Maddalena)
    • MEZZOSOPRANO Vinci Artaserse: Bramar di perdere (Semira)
    • CONTRAALTO/COUNTERTENOR Vivaldi L’incoronazione di Dario: Ferri, ceppi, sangue, morte (Argene)
    • CONTRAALTO/COUNTERTENOR Pergolesi Olimpiade: L’infelice in questo stato (Alcandro)
    • CONTRAALTO/COUNTERTENOR Scarlatti Venere e Amore: So ch’ ella è il sole (Venere)
    • TENOR Caldara La concordia de’ pianeti: Tal se gemma (Mercurio)
    • TENOR Jommelli La Betulia liberata: Non hai cor (Carmi)
    • TENOR Vivaldi Griselda: Se ria procella (Gualtiero)
    • BASS/BARITONE Vivaldi Teuzzone: Base al regno e guida al trono (Sivenio)
    • BASS/BARITONE Caldara Dafne: Buon pescatore non è (Peneo)
    • BASS/BARITONE Vivaldi Tito Manlio: Se il cor guerriero (Tito)
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    Réponse à la candidature

    Should the competitor not be accompanied by his or her own répétiteur, the organizer provides the competitor with a harpsichordist.

    • Répétiteur (harpsichord) needed
    • own Répétiteur (harpsichord) present
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    Which of those languages commonly used for opera are you proficient in?

    • German
    • Italian
    • French
    • English
    • Spanish
    • Russian
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    How did you find out about the Cesti competition?

    • Agency
    • Website of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music
    • Social Media
    • Friends / Colleagues
    • Previous participants of the competition
    • Teacher / Professor
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    Would you like to subscribe to the newsletter of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music?

    • Yes, please.
    • No, thank you.
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    Confirmation

    I agree to the Terms and Conditions of Participation and the Terms and Conditions of the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik GmbH and want to register bindingly for the 2023 Cesti Competition.

    • I agree.
    • I don't agree.
  • Document(s) requis
    • Copie numérisée du passeport ou de la CNI
    • Photo portrait: One recent color portrait photo in high resolution.
  • Vidéo

    Montrer les vidéos, s’il y en a. Ne remplace pas le concours sur place. (Option recommandée)

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION - a video and/or audio file must be uploaded for admission to the competition. This video and/or audio will be used for the pre-selection. The repertoire to choose is preferably baroque opera.

  • Audio

    Montrer tous les fichiers audios, s’il y en a. Ne remplace pas le concours sur place (recommandé).

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION - a video and/or audio file must be uploaded for admission to the competition. This video and/or audio will be used for the pre-selection. The repertoire to choose is preferably baroque opera.

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