55th International Vocal Competition
Opera - Oratorio
23 June - 2 July 2022
's-Hertogenbosch | Eindhoven

Participants wishing to enter the Competition must take part in the Preliminary Selections (live auditions) OR online via YouTube.
There will be two separate video jury reviewing batches, with subsequent deadlines.

Preliminary Selections

• YouTube (batch I) - Application deadline: 1 December 2021
• YouTube (batch II) - Applications deadline: 10 April 2022 (extended deadline)
  
  If you complete your application before 1 December 2021 your videos will be judged in Batch no. 1.
  After that, the deadline is 10 April 2022 for Batch no. 2.
  You can already create an account, but the moment you finish your application determines when you receive the results.
  Results within three weeks after deadline. Candidates who apply for jury reviewing batch no. I receive their results more early.
  
  

Preliminary Selections - Live auditions

30 January 2022
Amsterdam University of the Arts, Netherlands

26 February 2022
Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Auditorium Rainier lll , Monaco

15 March 2022
Academy of Music in Łódź, Poland

2 April 2022
10 am - 4 pm
3 April 2022
10 am - 9.30 pm
Huis73
Hinthamerstraat 72-74, 5211 MR 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Application deadline: 1 March 2022

55th International Vocal Competition
Opera | Oratorio
's-Hertogenbosch | Eindhoven

Thursday, 23 June 2022
Rehearsals / Coaching repertoire First Round

Friday, 24 June 2022
Rehearsals / Coaching repertoire First Round
4.30 pm | Official Opening Competition

Saturday, 25 June 2022
11 am - 9.30 pm | First Round

Sunday, 26 June 2022
10 am - 9.30 pm | First Round

Monday, 27 June 2022
Rehearsals / Coaching Repertoire Semi-Finals

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
11 am - 8.15 pm | Semi-finals

Wednesday, 29 June 2022
10.30 am | Career development, talks with professionals: Rita Schütz (Artist Management Zürich), Alex Grigorev (TACT International), Ivan van Kalmthout (General manager IVC)
Piano rehearsals Finals

Thursday, 30 June 2022
11 am | Jury Consultations (for singers not selected for the Finale)
4 pm | Masterclass Charlotte Margiono
8 pm | Masterclass Vesselina Kasarova
Orchestra rehearsals Finals

Friday, 1 July 2022
3 pm | Masterclass John Fulljames
8 pm | Concert Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano), Leonardo Capalbo (tenor), Ed Spanjaard (piano), String Quartet South Netherlands Philharmonic: Adelina Hasani (violin), Machiel Swillens (violin), Evelien de Vries (viola), Paul Uyterlinde (cello)
Orchestra rehearsals Finals

Saturday, 2 July 2022
7 pm | Grand Finale with the South Netherlands Philharmonic, Hartmut Haenchen (conductor)
General rehearsal Finals

Sunday, 3 July 2022
Possible live Radio/TV performances Grand Prix winner

Venues:
Verkadefabriek
Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch
www.verkadefabriek.nl

Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
(Grand Finale 2 July 2022)
Heuvel 140, 5611 DK Eindhoven
www.muziekgebouweindhoven.nl

Competition schedule subject to change

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