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The Next Steps were….
Advertisements went out in the opera press and applications invited from singers of all voice types. At the closing date of 31 st January 2007, applications from singers had come from all over the world: Australia, Singapore, Japan, China, India; from Europe – Denmark, Germany, Finland, Poland, France , Romania, Portugal, Spain; and all parts of the UK. Following a preliminary selection process, a “long list” of 37 applicants went to Maestro Cura in March 07.
On April 24/25, Maestro Cura heard 36 singers and made a short-list selection of 19 to go forward to a third stage.
Invitations were also extended to all music departments in UK universities and colleges for young pianists to apply for the Repetiteur Seminar run by Anthony Legge and Alex Ingram. Seven of those repetiteurs were selected to come to Devon and take part in this Seminar.
NDO's aspiration is that this project might become a bi-annual national event for Devon. NDO has been the promoter of the project and, in the 20 months since the initial concept was formed, the Trustees and many volunteers have provided the considerable administrative and infrastructure support.
NDO is also hugely grateful for funding support from the Arts Council Awards for All and the D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.
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Some feedback comments from members of the audience for the
JOSÉ CURA OPERA PROJECT
“ Total surprise at how marvellous it was”
“Many, many congratulations! The whole project appears to have gone wonderfully well and the young singers have clearly benefitted tremendously”
“Superb! Our congratulations”
“Witnessing the expertise, hard work, warmth and total commitment of José Cura , one of the greatest singers in the world, giving so much of himself and working so tirelessly with these young singers. It was pure joy. A never-to-be forgotten experience. Thank you!”
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