CAN YOU SING? CAN YOU SING? - OPERA CONDUCTING COURSE 2012

Following it's great success last year,'Can You Sing' is proud once again to welcome acclaimed International Swiss Conductor Emmanuel Siffert to Summer Opera Conducting Course in Wales,2012 .www.emmanuelsiffert.com

You will find the link below to a taste of last year's Conducting Course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhs2FeDeDgA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Our aim is to assist a New generation of conductors to reach their potential with the highest quality training.Emmanuel will give his expertise and guidance to budding young conductors,for a study week followed by the opportunity to conduct opera scenes in rehearsal, as part of the adjoined Opera course.and prepare them for a session with the ensemble Welsh Concert Orchestra .

The course will run from Aug 20th until the Sept 8th in Porthcawl. near Cardiff S.Wales.UK.

CONDUCTING-AND OPERA-COURSE PORTHCAWL 2012

Artistic Draft

· The conductors have to prepare all scenes, then they will conduct 1 particular scene

· There will be 6 opera scenes,

· Duration: 20 days for the conductors, 15 days for the singers

· Date:Monday 20^thAugust - Saturday 8^thSeptember 2012 for the Conductors
Saturday26^thAugust - Saturday 8^thSeptember 2012 for the Singers

· Singers' Timetable to be given later

Teaching- Programme:
Conducting - baton technique
Score reading
Analyzing a score
Analyzing a rehearsal
Approach to an Opera-score
Pronunciation in Opera
Working on Opera-Scenes with the Stage Director, Young Singers and Emmanuel Siffert
Working with Welsh Concert Orchestra/Rehearsal only.

Teaching Programme/Singers

Individual Coaching. Workshops on Opera singing and Acting (new this year), Preparation of scenes with Conductor. .Music, Language ,musicality. Approach to the score. Preparation of scenes with the Stage director. Singing with orchestra accompaniment. Master Classes. Public Staged performances

Repertoire:
Opera-scenes:
to be decided

Schedule:
Monday 20^thAugust
10.00am - 11.20am
INTRODUCTION BY PATRICIA O'NEILL
Baton - technique, every Conductor is conducting excerpts from N.N., then the course start with Baton - technique
11.40am - 01.00pm
Analyzing a score, Analyzing a rehearsal, Approach to a Opera-score, Pronunciation in Opera
Preparation of repertoire of the scenes
02.00pm - 06.00pm
Rehearsal with a pianist, Preparation of repertoire of the scenes

Tuesday 21th August
10.00am - 11.20am
Baton - technique
11.40am - 01.00pm
Analyze of a score, Analyze of a rehearsal, Approach to a Opera-score, Pronunciation in Opera
Preparation of repertoire of the scenes
02.00pm - 06.00pm
Rehearsal with a pianist, Preparation of repertoire of the scenes

Wednesday 22th August
10.00am - 11.20am
Baton - technique
11.40am - 01.00pm
Analyze of a score, Analyze of a rehearsal, Approach to a Opera-score, Pronunciation in Opera
Preparation of repertoire of the scenes
02.00pm - 06.00pm
Rehearsal with a pianist, Preparation of repertoire of the scenes

Thursday 23th August
10.00am - 11.20am
Baton - technique
11.40am - 01.00pm
Analyze of a score, Analyze of a rehearsal, Approach to a Opera-score, Pronunciation in Opera
Preparation of repertoire of the scenes
02.00pm - 06.00pm
Rehearsal with a pianist, Preparation of repertoire of the scenes

Friday 24^thAugust
10.00am - 11.20am
Baton - technique
11.40am - 01.00pm
Analyze of a score, Analyze of a rehearsal, Approach to a Opera-score, Pronunciation in Opera
Preparation of repertoire of the scenes
02.00pm - 06.00pm
Rehearsal with a pianist, Preparation of repertoire of the scenes

ARRIVAL OF THE SINGERS

Saturday 25^thAugust

10.00am - 11.00am
INTRODUCTION BY PATRICIA O'NEILL
11.00am - 01.00am
Singers Music Rehearsal.. Conductors t.b.a.
02.00 pm- 05.00pm
Scenes and coaching and/or Master classes, the conductors watch and observe the scenes/ individual coaching and/or the master classes, the conductors will also conduct in this session, always at the end of a session in a run or in a staging rehearsal. This will be taped by DVD, a analyze and suggestions will be made in the last hour of the day (05.15pm-06.15pm)
06.00 pm- 07.00 pmFOR CONDUCTORS ONLY
DVD-session,reflectionof the day withanalysisof the rehearsals

Sunday 26^thAugust - Thursday 6^thSeptember
09.00am - 09.45am FOR CONDUCTORS ONLY
exercises , theory, preparation for the scenes
10.00am - 01.00pm
Singers Music rehearsal…Conductors.t.b.a.
02.00 pm- 05.00pm
Scenes and coaching and/or Master classes, the conductors watch and observe the scenes, the individual coaching and/or the master classes, the conductors will also conduct in this session, always at the end of a session in a run or a staging rehearsal. This will be taped by DVD, a analyze and suggestions will be made in the last hour of the day (05.15pm-06.15pm)
05.15 pm- 06.15 pmFOR CONDUCTORS ONLY
DVD-session,reflection of theday with analysisof the rehearsals

Monday 27^thAugust
Tuesday 28^thAugust
Wednesday 29^thAugust
Thursday 30^thAugust
Friday 31^thAugust
Saturday 1th September
Sunday 2th September All conductors to attend & conduct rehearsals as before
Monday 3th September
Tuesday 4^thSeptember
Wednesday 5^thSeptember
Thursday 6^thSeptember

Friday 7^thSeptember
01.00 pm- 06.00pm DRESSREHEARSAL with orchestra & piano
SCENE 1 - CONDUCTOR 1
SCENE 2 - CONDUCTOR 2
SCENE 3 - CONDUCTOR 3
SCENE 4 - CONDUCTOR 4
SCENE 5 - CONDUCTOR 5
SCENE 6 -CONDUCTOR 6

07.30 pm SHOW with Piano, Students and Emmanuel Siffert

Saturday 8^thSeptember
02.00 pm- 05.00pm DRESS REHEARSAL withPiano

SCENE1- 6 - EMMANUEL SIFFERT

Student conductors to take notes in pit.

07.30 pm SHOW with Welsh Concert Orchestra, Students and Emmanuel Siffert

REPERTOIRE to Follow Shortly

Emmanuel Siffert www.emmanuelsiffert.com

International Swiss Conductor with credits at English National Ballet,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Mozart PLayers.Aosta Sinfonica .Bucharest,

Artistic Director of Opera at Quito,SouthAmerica 2006-2010.He is finding time in his busy schedule to return to Quito for two months teaching in 2012 ,and will conduct La Boheme in Peru next August.
Conducted European Chamber Opera, Peru,Argentina,Chile,Opera Valle and Opera Chismau. Welsh National orchestra.Concerts worldwide and Numerous Recordings.
One of his new recordings....F.Maffei et al., "Swiss Symphonic Composers, v.2", E.Siffert / O.d.Svizzera Italiana, Gall (formerly Gallo) 1234, has been named as one of the Top Ten Classical CDs of 2010 by Jens.F. Lawson,
PLANED INVITATIONS AND PROJECTS FOR 2012
Stagione Lirica Lecco (Italy)
Ballet Bratislava
National Symphony Orchestra Peru
Orquesta UNCUYO Mendoza - Argentinia
Welsh Concert Orchestra
Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra
Asti Filarmonica
Volgograd Opera Orchestra
Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela
Recording - Project (Details soon)
Royal Ballet Covent Garden - Swan Lake (Cover Conductor)
International Summer Course for Young Opera - Singers Porthcawl - Wales
International Opera Conducting Course Porthcawl - Wales
Conducting - Course in Guayaquil - Ecuador
Conducting - Course in Lima - Peru
Artistic Revision of the Opera "Roméo et Juliette" by René Gerber
Artistic Revision of the the Second Concerto for Chamber-Orchestra by Aloys Fornerod
Coaching- and Teaching Activity
PLANED INVITATIONS AND PROJECTS FOR 2013
Musikkollegium Winterthurer Switzerland - Ecuadorian Symphonic Music
Landesjugendsinfonieorchester Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany)
Aida at the 1th Operafestival "La Perla" Seepromenade Pfäffikon ZH - Switzerland
Bombay Chamber Orchestra
Orquesta Sinfonica La Conception (Chile)
How to apply

Conductors should send their CV and Contact details to Patricia O'Neill 'Can You Sing'

38, South Rd. PORTHCAWL. BRIDGEND.U.K. CF36 3DG.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRY April 1st 2012

Emmanuel Siffert will choose only 6 applicants ,to take part on an active basis,at a fee of £500 not including accomodation, and up to 10 only to observe at a fee of £300.

Email : Patriciawheatley@btinternet.com

Mob: 0793 0493 302

DONT MISS THIS EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY!

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW!