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ART. 1
The Competition is open to young opera singers born after 1st January, 1976.
All the winners of First Prize of the previous editions are allowed to participate only to the optional section "Prize Riccardo Zandonai" (see art. 6)
ART. 2
The registration fee is € 80,00 (Eighty Euros/00) excluding bank charges and is not refundable in the case of withdrawal from or impossibility to participate in the Competition or failure to arrive on the days specified by the organisational secretariat, nor in the case of Candidates excluded from the Competition for non correspondence or inaccuracy of the information provided and/or the documents presented by the Candidate to the organisational secretariat.
Registration becomes effective only on receipt of payment of the registration fee and is completed only on confirmation by the organisational secretariat of the Competition of the accuracy of the information provided and the documents presented by the participants.
Registration becomes effective only on receipt of payment of the registration fee and is completed only on confirmation by the organisational secretariat of the Competition of the accuracy of the information provided and the documents presented by the participants.
The registration procedure involves the completion of the online application form which candidates will find on the Internet website: www.musicarivafestival.com in the section Competition R. Zandonai – Application form.
Candidates must necessarily enclose the following documents:
- Photocopy of Identity Card or other equivalent document (passport for foreign nationals);
- Photocopy of Candidate’s Italian Codice Fiscale, if issued, or a photocopy of the tax number issued in your country of citizenship;
- Receipt of a bank transfer of € 80,00 as entry fee to be carried out on the account n° 030003254 opened on the name of
Associazione Musica Riva – Via Mazzini, 5 – 38066 Riva del Garda (TN) – Italy, at the bank named
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna – Filiale di Riva del Garda
IBAN IT42U0538735320000030003254 BIC/SWIFT code BPMOIT22XXX - A passport-size photograph and a full-figure photograph;
- Candidate's consent to the handling of personal data as regulated by Legal Decree No. 196/2003 (to be downloaded on the application form);
- Letter of undertaking to participate in the concert to be held during musicaRivafestival 2012 (to be downloaded on the application form).
The documents could be sent by e-mail to the web address info@musicarivafestival.com or by normal post to Associazione Musica Riva, Via Mazzini, 5 – 38066 Riva del Garda – TN – Italy.
Citizens of Non-EU countries must present to the organisational secretariat the necessary documentation of entitlement to enter the Territory of the Republic of Italy under the terms of the laws in force or risk exclusion from the Competition.
The deadline for submission of the applications is 25th May 2012.
ART. 3
The Competition will take place from 29th May to 2nd June 2012 at Conservatorio di musica "F.A.Bonporti" in Riva del Garda, Largo Marconi, 5 according to the programme specified in the following articles.
All competitors must present at the competition secretary on 29th May 2012 at 9.00 a.m. in order to confirm their participation. The competition will start after the confirmation.
During all three rounds the public will not be admitted. The Competition organisers will provide accompanying pianists for the performances of the competitors.
Competitors who prefer to make use of a different pianist are free to do so at their own expense and always by prior request to be made to the Association's secretarial service.
ART. 4
No travel or accommodation expenses will be reimbursed to competitors by the organisation.
Bed and breakfast accommodation at the Ostello della Gioventù (Youth Hostel) in Riva del Garda is provided, for a limited number of places, to those participants who require it, upon written request and receipt of the entry fee and till the successive day to that in which they had to be eliminated or to withdraw themselves. The places will be assigned following the entry order of the applications.
ART. 5
The Jury, appointed by the Artistic Director of the Competition, will have the faculty to assign one or more prizes ex aequo. In this case the prizes shall be divided into equal parts.
The Jury will announce the winners at the end of the Competition rounds.
The decision of the Jury is final and no appeal is admitted.
ART. 6
A special Prize of € 3.000,00 shall be awarded for the best performance of opera arias and/or chamber songs composed by Riccardo Zandonai.
Participation in this section of the Competition is optional.
ART. 7
Competitors shall submit 4 pieces from the operatic repertoire, in the original language.
The competitors who are interested in the optional section Prize "Riccardo Zandonai" must submit two opera arias and/or chamber songs by Riccardo Zandonai.
The Competition shall consist of three rounds:
- Round One - Elimination
Competitors shall perform :
- One or Two pieces (on the choice of the jury) of their own choice, from among those submitted.
- A piece by Riccardo Zandonai (for those who enter this part of the Competition), see art. 5.
Competitors who reach the required standard will be admitted to the second round, the Semifinal, along with the winners of First Prize at other International Opera Singing Competitions in 2011 and 2012 (upon presentation of documentation).
- Round Two - Semifinal
Competitors shall perform:
- One or Two (on the choice of the jury) remaining pieces not used in round one;
- the second piece by Riccardo Zandonai (for those who enter this part of the Competition).
Competitors admitted directly to the Semifinal shall perform :
- One or Two pieces (on the choice of the jury) from those submitted;
- a piece by Riccardo Zandonai (for those who enter this part of the Competition).
In rounds one and two, the Jury may decide to listen to the above programme fully or in part and may interrupt the performance at its discretion.
Competitors who reach the required standard will be admitted to the third and Final round.
- Round Three - Final
Competitors shall perform one or more pieces, chosen by the Jury from among those submitted, including those by Riccardo Zandonai (for those who enter this part of the Competition).
ART. 8
At the discretion of the Artistic Director, one or more "musicaRivafestival" special prizes may be awarded to the candidates who reach the final stage of the competition, consisting of participation in a concert within musicaRivafestival 2012 (Riva del Garda (TN), Italy, from 21st July to 4th August).
If the winners of "musicaRivafestival" special Prizes are also winners of another prize in the competition, participation in the concert is understood to be an integral and inseparable part of the prizes awarded and failure to participate in the concert by the winner will result in the loss of the other prizes awarded in the competition.
For the purposes of participation in the concert, accommodation and travel expenses will be met by the organisers.
Travel expenses are just the ones referring to a return ticket by a second class train within the Italian territory.
"musicaRivafestival" Special Prize winners will also receive a fee for participation in the above concert of 500,00 Euros (FIVE HUNDRED/00) gross before taxes.
If for any reason the winner does not come either to rehearsals or the performance of the concert as communicated by the secretariat of Associazione Musica Riva, the "musicaRivafestival" special prize and any other prizes awarded during the "R. Zandonai" Competition will be withdrawn.
ART. 9
The prizes will be awarded during the opera concert which will be held on the evening of 2nd June 2012; prize winners are required to be present at the concert in order to receive their prizes, on penalty of the withdrawal of the prize.
The prizes will be paid in full to the winners by bank transfer. The winners of the Special "musicaRivafestival" Prizes will receive 50% only of the prize value by bank transfer and the remaining 50% will be paid after the concert scheduled as part of musicaRivafestival 2012.
The 5 Special Prizes relating to participation in the opera singing masterclasses at musicaRivafestival 2012 are bound to the winners' participation in the above event, therefore the Special Prizes will be paid with a binding letter of commitment which the winners will receive at the Zandonai Competition and which they will be obliged to present to the organising secretariat of musicaRivafestival according to the regular terms of registration for the festival. Failure to present may result in the invalidation of the prize. The organising secretariat will make payment to the winners of the sum of the Prize less the registration and participation fees for the course.
ART. 10
Participants renounce all rights to radio and/or television recordings of their performances and broadcast or reproduction of the works performed and authorise the organisation to make video, audio and photographic recordings at any time during the competition.
ART. 11
The entry application by the competitors implies the acceptance of all the rules set forth in this official rule book.
In the case of dispute, the Italian version of the official rules shall prevail.
ART. 12
All candidates for the Riccardo Zandonai Competition will be covered by an accident insurance policy stipulated with a recognized insurance company.
ART. 13
Participants authorise the Musica Riva Association to process their personal data in order to handle their registration for the Zandonai Competition, and for all necessary administrative and promotional activities which the Association intends to undertake.
Under the terms of Italian legal decree No. 196, 2003, participants may at any time have access to their personal data and request modification and/or cancellation.