The auditions, which will finally be online due to the current situation, the result is the cast of Il matrimonio segreto
Auditorium of Tenerife, cultural space which depends on the Area of Culture of the island Council of Tenerife, which directs the director Enrique Arriaga, addresses the auditions for the eighth edition of the project of Opera (e)Studio, Opera de Tenerife, which finally will be done online. A total of 195 singers between the ages of 20 and 32 years old from 36 different nationalities aspire to be part of the academy, who this season will star in Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa, who Auditorium of Tenerife leads in co-production with the Teatro Regio di Parma and the Teatro Massimo di Palermo.
“It opens a selective process that has had a great reception, proof of this is the high number of participants will be eligible to join the cast of this academy,” said the director of Culture of the Cabildo, Enrique Arriaga. “Due to the restrictions for Covid this year’s auditions will not be face-to-face, but it will not be an obstacle to develop the testing calendar, it will ensure that you will be done with all the necessary rigour,” said the counselor, who encouraged all applicants and wished you luck.
The singers elected begin in January and his journey in this academy of holistic formation for young artists led by Giulio Zappa. On this occasion, construed days 18, 19, 20 and 21 march 2021 Il matrimonio segreto at the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife. There are six roles in this opera, but choose to twelve singers because they make up two casts (two artists by role) to act in two roles each one of the total four.
The sopranos participants choose to interpret Carolina and Elisetta: 77 are presented for Carolina, of which 28 aspire also to the role of Elisetta, while 54 are looking to be Elisseta, 28 of which are also presented by Carolina. A total of 29 mezzosopranos looking to be Fidalma and 22 tenors want to get in the shoes of Pauline. Robinson and Geronimo are the characters of the string bass or baritone: 30 men want to be Robinson, of which 8 are also presented for the role of Geronimo, while 18 are those that seek to embody Geronimo, of which 8 are also presented by Robinson.
Nationality predominant among the participants of this edition is the Italian (89 singers), followed by spain (34). Continue to the French (7), japanese (7), chile (6) Polish (5), Portuguese (5), German (4), american (3) and Russian (3), among many others.
Il matrimonio segreto, will be the musical direction of Davide Levi to the front of the Tenerife Symphony, orchestra, which co-produces Ópera de Tenerife. For the stage direction, Auditorium of Tenerife has been proposed to Roberto Catalano, who works with the set designer Emanuele Sinisi, costume designer Ilaria Ariemme and lighting designer Fiammetta Baldiserri.
The tests were to be carried out between the 11th and the 19th of may 2020 but the health crisis forced its postponement to November and December in Spain (Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Madrid) and Italy (Parma and Palermo), but, finally, and due to the current situation, it has been decided, the online option by sending videos of the participants to the commission for assessment.
To announce this change extended the enrollment period, becoming an attraction for singers of Latin america and americans who, in normal circumstances, often do not go to auditions. In this way, despite not being able to live the experience of testing a live, has given rise to new opportunities. Participants must submit their videos before the 15th day of the present month of December. All the information about the process can be found in www.operaestudio.eu.
This program for young artists aims to provide a training of high specialization in the picture lyric international, serving showcase and springboard for many of them. Opera (e)Studio also drawn attention to the work of production technique of Tenerife Auditorium, obtained throughout 2019 and 2020, in recognition of the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission, reflecting the development, sustainability, job creation and training.