Opera 2012-2013: COSÌ FAN TUTTE

Deadline for applications postponed to October 21, 2011.

Così fan tutte by Mozart

- Sung in Italian
- Production with sets and costumes
- Musical Direction: Louise-Andrée Baril

Remuneration

Remuneration policy based on the importance of the role.

ROLES (6 singers)

Fiordiligi, soprano
Dorabella, mezzo-soprano
Guglielmo, baritone
Ferrando, tenor
Despina, light soprano 
Don Alfonso, bass or bass-baritone


Pianist

To apply, send us a piano solo recording.
If your application is chosen, you will be called in for an audition (see the audition procedures for pianist below).

Audition's dates *

Montreal: November 7 & 8, 2011
Toronto:  November 18, 2011
London: Novembre 19, 2011

* The JMC reserve the right to modify the audition schedule or to cancel auditions in the event that there are an insufficient number of candidates.

Please note that JMC and the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy (COSI) will be holding joint auditions this year. If you would like to audition for COSI in addition to JMC, please click on this link: www.co-si.com/admissions.php
 

Requirements for application

» Application Form [PDF, 81 ko]

  • Canadian citizen and permanent resident of Canada only;
  • Candidates must be at the beginning of their professional career;
  • Candidates must be opera artists or piano coach;
  • Application papers and all required documents must be sent before the deadline;
  • Be aged under 35 years old.

Important

  • All required documents must be postmarked no later than the deadline date;
  • Documents set by fax or e-mail will not be accepted;
  • No documents will be returned;
  • Only candidates chosen to audition will be contacted.

Audition procedure for singer

  • An aria of Così fan tutte
    For Despina: In uomini, In soldati OR Una donna a quindici anni
    For Dorabella: Ah, scostati ! / Smanie Implacabili
    For Fiordiligi: Temerari/come scoglio
    For Ferrando: Un aura amorosa
    For Guglielmo: Non siate ritrosi OR Donne mie, la fate a tanti
    For Don Alfonso: Vorrei dir, e cor non ho
  • An operatic aria of choice sung in Italian;
    (Please note that special attention will be given to candidates’ acting abilities).

Accompanists

  • Candidates must provide their own accompanist.

Audition procedure for pianist

  • A piano solo piece of your choice, approximately 5 minutes long;
  • The finale of Act 2 is to be played while singing the vocal parts at the same time (those vocal parts which the pianist considers important to highlight).

Important dates

The candidates chosen for the workshop and the tour have to be available at all the following dates:

Casts 1 and 2:
- From August 24 to September 9, 2012 included: opera workshop, production of Così fan tutte

Cast 1
- From October 20 to December 9, 2012: Fall tour 2012 in Eastern Quebec and in Maritimes

Cast 2
- From March 19 to May 6, 2013: Spring tour 2013 in Western Quebec and in Ontario.

Singers will be chosen for both casts when all candidates will have confirmed their participation.
*Please note that these dates are planned in advance and may be changed without notice.

Successful candidates will take part in the following:
• A three-week opera workshop under the musical and stage direction of professionals working in the field.
• A tour under the aegis of Jeunesses Musicales of Canada.

Note that a tour means 13 to 20 concerts.

A minimum of nine hours of pre-tour rehearsals and performances paid.On tour, transportation costs and a per diem will be borne by JMC.
 

Contact:

Delphine Tremblay Martel, Evening Concert Coordinator
T: 1514 845-4108 , ext. 231
Toll free: 11-877-377-7951, ext. 231
C: dtmartel@jmcanada.ca

Since 1949, Jeunesses Musicales of Canada (JMC) has a dual mission: to promote the performance of classical music, especially for young audiences, and to help young professional instrumentalists, singers and composers to develop their careers at the national and international levels.

JMC provides an active support for young musicians in developing their career. Therefore, since its foundation in 1949 by the late Gilles Lefebvre, JMC has brought tens of thousands concerts to schools and concert halls around the country. The tours have provided valuable stage and performing experience for a number of young artists who have since become widely known.

Among them : Joseph Rouleau, Aline Kutan, Lyne Fortin, James Ehenes, Marc Hervieux, André Laplante, Alexandre Da Costa and Marie-Nicole Lemieux...
Thanks to the establishment of a strong network of volunteers to host its touring productions, today, each JMC season includes some 800 concerts given by almost 80 artists in about 200 performance venues coast to coast, reaching an estimated audience of 125,000 people.