Annapolis Opera is bringing you the Bard! The 2011-2012 season is themed “Shakespeare Goes to the Opera.” In this season we will explore how Shakespeare influenced many of the world’s finest composers to create works based upon his plays. Travel with us across the pond and discover your favorites!
2011-2012 Season
The season will feature two concerts presenting excerpts from Verdi’s Falstaff, Nicolai’s Merry Wives of Windsor, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Sir John in Love, West Side Story by Bernstein, and Bellini’s I Capuletti e i Montecchi. We will also offer our Annual Vocal Competition, Children’s Opera, and end the season with Gounod’s Romeo & Juliet.
Vocal Competition NEWS! Deadline EXTENSION, CD requirements clarified, and NEW PRIZE!
DEADLINE EXTENSION: We are excited to announce that the deadline for Applications for the Annapolis Opera’s much anticipated 24th Annual Vocal Competition has been EXTENDED until midnight, January 27th! CDs MUST be received in the Annapolis Opera office by noon on Thursday, February 2nd to be considered - late arrivals will not be accepted.
CD REQUIREMENTS: The preliminary round CD must contain a minimum of 3, maximum of 5 arias. They need not be the same as the arias submitted for the semi- final round. More than one language is preferred, but English is not a requirement for the CD.
Annapolis Opera’s Vocal Competition gives opera students and young professionals in the Mid-Atlantic region the opportunity to hone their craft by performing for a blue-ribbon panel of judges comprised of respected music educators and opera performers. The competition is fierce, with the eight finalists selected from more than 100 outstanding applicants! Prizes total more than $10,000, with each finalist receiving from $500 to $2,500. In addition, the Grand Prize winner is invited to return for a recital evening opening the 2013 competition weekend!
NEW PRIZE: Annapolis Opera is pleased to announce that one of the 8 finalists of the 24th Annual Vocal Competition will be offered attendance at the International Vocal Arts Institute (IVAI), www.ivai.org, summer program at Virginia Tech, June 11-30, 2012. Joan Dorneman, co-founder of IVAI and one of the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition Finals judges, will make the selection.
*NOTE: The March 16, 2012 recital by the 2011 winner, tenor Zach Borichevsky has been cancelled.
About Annapolis Opera
We are so glad you could join us for our 39th season. Annapolis Opera continues to provide professionally staged opera and concerts to the mid-Atlantic region. Come hear internationally and nationally renowned singers perform on the stage of Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. We’re a special breeze off the Chesapeake Bay…
