The main programme of training courses - role coaching, stagecraft, music and production rehearsals - leads to performance, which is an integral part of training. Our primary aim is to help young Europeans make the transition from education to employment. After the completion of courses we are available to provide individualised career advice and practical support when this is sought. Once selected at audition, singers and trainee repetiteurs are invited to spend some weeks in Liverpool for music calls and intensive training. Complete performances, which form an intrinsic part of the practical element of the courses, take place in a diverse range of venues. These could well include a major European opera house or concert hall, a recording studio or an open-air venue at a summer music festival. Operas are usually double-cast, and sometimes a third singer will also study a particular role. Some courses include the opportunity to take part in related concert programmes. Repertoire is usually, though not always, linked to the opera in preparation, and range from informal recitals or chamber concerts to larger programmes with full orchestra. As a trainee on a full course you will receive a monthly scholarship which is awarded consistently to all participants. In addition, a travel grant will be awarded to assist your travel costs at the start and end of the course. Travel and accommodation expenses relating directly to performances outside Liverpool are provided. The European Opera Centre was inaugurated by Kent Nagano with an intensive course leading to concert performances of the opera. Professional staff included Marta Lantieri, Kostas Paskalis, Renata Scotto and Joseph Ward, with language coaching by Patrizia Dina. Performances with the Hallé orchestra were launched at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Course participants:
*country codes show nationality/country of extended residence Lucio Silla Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This training programme led to a new production by Brigitte Fassbaender, designed by Bettina Munzer, which was premiered at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London under the auspices of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. A UK tour was designated one of the events to celebrate the UK Presidency of the European Union, and during this singers performed for both the Culture Ministers and the Foreign Ministers of the European Union. The tour subsequently included Ireland and Denmark, where it ended at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen. The Opera Europe orchestra was conducted by Fabrizio Ventura and Giovanni Pacor. Concert programmes put Mozart into historical context by focusing on the work of his contemporaries. Course Participants:
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La scala di seta Gioachino Rossini The course on Rossini's early farsa comica led to a residency at the 37th Tibor Varga Festival in the Valais region of Switzerland, where opera performances were introduced for the first time. Among other performances, were those for European Union guests in the European Union's own Pavilion at EXPO 2000 in Hannover. The course was led by Giovanni Pacor and Marta Lantieri (musical preparation) and by Elaine Kidd (staging) and included coaching on movement (Peter Wilberforce), vocal health (Heather Taylor) and the use of the internet by young performers (Philip Geiger). Costumes were produced by a young trainee designer, Zimeon Jones, who was a recent graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University. Associated concert work focused on Bach cantatas and twentieth century French repertoire. Course participants:
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Príhody Lišky Bystroušky
Leoš Janácek Music director/conductor:
Kent Nagano The Cunning Little Vixen: Led by Kent Nagano in collaboration with BBC Television, this project offers practical experience of studio recording techniques. Working with Kent Nagano and the Deutsches-Symphonie Orchester, the first part of this course generated the first soundtrack version (English) for this major new film for television, which received its premiere broadcast on BBC TV at Easter 2003. Versions in Spanish and Catalan have subsequently been prepared and recorded at the Gran Theatre del Liceu Barcelona. The Czech version was recorded in Brno in 2004. English language version (recorded April 2002):
Spanish and Catalan versions (recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona November and December 2003):
Czech version (recorded in Brno in 2004):
The Rape of Lucretia Benjamin Britten Initial course period: October - December 2001 The first part of this training course led to the Hungarian premiere of Britten's opera in a new production by Brian Brady, formerly Associate Director of the National Theatre of Ireland. Designed by Conor Murphy (set, costumes) and Lucy Carter (lighting), the performances were conducted by Peter Selwyn from the Nürnberg Oper. The Opera Europe Orchestra comprised young players drawn from France, Hungary, Ireland and the Netherlands. While in Budapest, members of Opera Europe gave recitals hosted by the British Ambassador and, at the Wenckheim Palace, by the Deputy Mayor of Budapest. An academic programme and associated concert programme were held in collaboration with the University of Szeged and led by the distinguished Britten and Mahler scholar Dr Donald Mitchell, CBE. Course participants:
Second course period: September - October 2002 The Opera Europe production of The Rape of Lucretia was reworked by Elaine Kidd (director) and Christophe Durrant (music director). Performances were given at the Latvian National Opera in Riga and at the Hermitage Theatre in St Petersburg. Opera Europe was the first international company to perform at the New Space of the Latvian National Opera and the performances took place during the week when Latvia's timetable to join the European Union in 2004 was confirmed. The European Opera Centre participated in a special conference on European cultural programmes hosted by the Latvian Ministry of Culture. In St Petersburg members of the Opera Europe orchestra also participated in a joint project with eNsemble, the contemporary music group of the Pro Arte Institute of St Petersburg. Both projects marked the 40th anniversary of Manchester's cultural accord with Leningrad/St Petersburg and formed part of the lead up to St Petersburg's 300th anniversary celebrations taking place throughout 2003. Course Participants:
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