Rules and regulations
Categories:
1st category (a & b)
1st a) category
Female singers - born in 2009 or younger
Male singers - born in 2007 or younger
1st b) category
Female singers - born in 2007 or younger
Male singers - born in 2005 or younger
2nd category
Female singers - born in 2005 or younger
Male singers - born in 2003 or younger
3nd category
Female singers - born in 2003 or younger
Male singers - born in 2001 or younger
4th category
Female singers - born in 2001 or younger
Male singers - born in 1999 or younger
5th category
Female singers - up to 32 years of age
Male singers - up to 32 years of age
6th category (a & b) - Vocal Ensembles:
Female and male singers up to 32 years of age
7th category (a & b) - Musical:
Female and male singers up to 32 years of age
Competition programme
The programme for each category is as follows:
1st category
(a & b)
One Aria Antica
One solo song (free choice)
2nd category
One Aria Antica
Two solo songs (free choice)
3rd category
One Aria Antica
Two solo songs (free choice)
One opera or oratorio aria
4th category
One Aria Antica
One oratorio aria
Two solo songs (free choice)
One opera aria
5th category*
1st round - two chosen opera arias
2nd round - two chosen opera arias
* exclusively opera arias, NOT operetta arias!
6th category
Vocal Ensembles
a) Opera ensembles
- free choice Opera program lasting min. 8 and max. 20
minutes
b) Chamber music ensembles
- free choice Chamber music program lasting min. 8 and max. 20
minutes
* in this category you can apply music program
ORIGINALLY written in the form of a duet, terzet
or a larger vocal ensembles with piano and / or
other instrumental accompaniment
7th category
Musical
a) Musical solo
- 3 songs from the musicals of free choice (with piano accompaniment obligatory)
b) Musical ensembles
- duets or bigger ensembles from the musicals
- free choice program lasting min. 8 and max. 20 minutes (with piano accompaniment obligatory)
The programme should be performed from memory and in the original language. The performing order will be determined by drawing ordinal numbers soon after the entry deadline.
In the 5th category, the final result will be obtained by adding the points achieved in both rounds of the competition. The first round is not an elimination round.