The course is intended for bachelor a/o master conductors or young conductors (max. 4), singers, repetiteur pianists and all the students who are interested to work and deepen the musical study of the belcanto opera with the possibility of performing the pieces studied at the end of the course with a string quartet, clarinet, horn, harp and piano.

Goals for conductors: first rudiments of opera conducting, recitativo accompagnato technique, study of the gesture - sound relationship, listen and breathe with the singers, manage and rehearse with the pianist and singers and with an ensemble. The study of Belcanto: traditions and interpretations in the history. Follow and take an active part in the organizational side of a project that involves different musicians

Goals for singers: study of the libretto, study of the characters, learn and perform a new complete role or part of it, work with an experienced conductor, understand the gesture of different conductors. The study of Belcanto: Traditions and interpretations in the history.

Goals for every participant: deepen the musical study of the opera and make the leap in quality from rehearsals to performance.

Responsible for conductors: Federico Santi

www.federicosanti.com

Responsible for singers: Abigail Richards

https://www.conservatoriummaastricht.nl/school/meet-our-team/abigail-richards

Schedule of September 2022:

- Monday 12th online lecture with Axel Everaert, musicologist. Belcanto, what it is, historical period, performing musical traditions… (19.00-20.30). Link to the streaming: https://youtu.be/oQkf3_hxNj4

- Monday 19th first meeting all the conductors + singers + pianist (17.30-21.30)

- Tuesday 20th musical rehearsal singers + pianist (17.30-21.30).

- Wednesday 21st musical rehearsal singers + pianist (17.30-21.30).

- Thursday 22nd individual lessons (single conductor + pianist) (17.30-21.30).

- Friday 23rd musical singers + pianist (17.30-21.30).

- Saturday 24th ensemble rehearsal (11.30-15.30).

- Monday 26th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).

- Tuesday 27th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).

- Wednesday 28th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).

- Thursday 29th musical rehearsal tutti (17.30-21.30).

- Friday 30th rehearsal at 15.00 and Performance at 17.30

Daily program:

Monday 19th:

17.30 - 17.45 Introduction of the course

17.45 - 18.30 Free space rehearsal (each conductor 10 minutes, free choice of section of the opera)

18.30 - 19.10 Pag. 81 Recitativo dopo l’Introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Txemi Etxebarria

19.10 - 19.50 Pag. 124 Scena e Cavatina Romeo, Manuel Gottschlich

19.50 - 20.05 Break

20.05 - 20.45 Pag. 167 Scena e Cavatina Giulietta, pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo, Adomas Jankovič

20.45 - 21.25 Pag. 179 Recitativo Giulietta e Romeo, pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo, Luciano Meloni

Tuesday 20th:

17.30 - 18.15 Pag. 282 Finale Atto I, Adomas Jankovič

18.15 - 19.00 Pag. 359 Scena ed Aria di Giulietta, Luciano Meloni

19.00 - 19.45 Break

19.45 - 20.30 Pag. 398 Scena e Duetto Romeo e Tebaldo, Manuel Gottschlich

20.30 - 21.15 Pag. 486 Finale Secondo, Txemi Etxebarria

21.15 - 21.30 free space Auditors students

Wednesday 21th:

17.30 - 18.05 Pag. 81 Recitativo dopo l’Introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Adomas Jankovič

18.05 - 18.40 Pag. 167 Scena e Cavatina Giulietta, Pag. 124 Scena e Cavatina Romeo, Luciano Meloni

18.40 - 19.40 Pag. 428 Banda offstage

19.40 - 20.00 break

20.00 - 20.35 Pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo, Manuel Gottschlich

20.35 - 21.10 Pag. 282 Finale Atto I, Txemi Etxebarria

21.10 - 21.25 free space Oleksandr Yukhymovych

Thursday 22nd (Matty NIËL):

17.30 - 18.30 Txemi Etxebarria

18.30 - 19.30 Manuel Gottschlich

19.30 - 20.30 Adomas Jankovič

20.30 - 21.30 Luciano Meloni

Friday 23rd:

17.30 - 18.20 Pag. 167 Scena e Cavatina Giuletta, Pag. 81 Cavatina Tebaldo Luciano Meloni

18.20 - 19.10 Pag. 183 Duetto Giulietta e Romeo Txemi Etxebarria

19.10 - 19.30 break

19.30 - 20.20 Finale Atto II Adomas Jankovič

20.20 - 21.10 Finale Atto I Manuel Gottschlich

21.10 - 21.30 space free

Saturday 24th:

11.30 - 12.30 Luciano Meloni

12.30 - 13.30 Manuel Gottschlich

13.30 - 14.30 Adomas Jankovič

14.30 - 15.30 Txemi Etxebarria

Monday 26th:

17.30 - 19.00 Solo ensemble from N.8 till end opera. NO SINGERS

19.10 - 19.45 From the beginning opera with singers Adomas Jankovič

19.45 - 20.20 Continuing Luciano Meloni

20.20 - 20.55 Continuing Manuel Gottschlich

20.55 - 21.30 Continuing Txemi Etxebarria

Tueday 27th:

17.30 - 18.20 Cavatina Giulietta Manuel Gottschlich, Finale II from Pag. 487 Luciano Meloni, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo till Banda interna Manuel Gottschlich

18.20 - 19.10 Recitativo dopo l'introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo from Banda interna Txemi Etxebarria

19.10 - 19.30 Break

19.30 - 20.20 Cavatina Romeo, Finale II from Pag. 487 Luciano Meloni

20.20 - 21.10 Finale I, Scena ed aria Giulietta Adomas Jankovič

21.10 - 21.25 Joshua Franken

Wedneday 28th:

17.30 Scena ed aria Giulietta, Finale I Adomas Jankovič

Cavatina Romeo, Finale II from Pag. 487 Luciano Meloni

19.15 - 19.35 Break

Cavatina Giulietta, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo till Banda interna Manuel Gottschlich

Recitativo dopo l'introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo, Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo from Banda interna Txemi Etxebarria

21.10 - 21.25 Oleksandr Yukhymovych

Thursday 29th:

17.30 Atto I

19.15 - 19.30 break

19.30 Atto II

Performance Friday 30th:

Atto I

- Recitativo dopo l'introduzione, Cavatina Tebaldo Txemi Etxebarria

- Cavatina Romeo Luciano Meloni

- Cavatina Giulietta Manuel Gottschlich

- Finale I Adomas Jankovič

Atto II

- Scena ed aria Giulietta Adomas Jankovič

- Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo till Banda interna Manuel Gottschlich

- Duetto Romeo - Tebaldo from Banda interna Txemi Etxebarria

- Finale II Luciano Meloni

Active students: Txemi Etxebarria, Manuel Gottschlich, Luciano Meloni, Adomas Jankovič.

Auditors: Joshua Franken, Oleksandr Yukhymovych.

Clarinets: Gerard Romero Giralt, Nel Ferreiro Gomez

Trombone: Pablo Peña Benítez

Harp: Taja Rijavec

Violin I: Theo Carpentier

Violin II: Zowy Bahnen

Viola: Oleksandr Yukhymovych, María Alejandra Martinez Calderon

Cello: Maria Millan / Péter Massányi

Contrabass: Felix Linden

Nota bene:

- The request to singers and conductors is to arrive at the first rehearsal with the selected pieces of the opera studied and prepared. Since there will be no choir, the opera will not be studied in its entirety, but only the most relevant parts. What exactly, will be announced later.

- The pianist will play the missing woodwinds and brass parts together with the strings.

- The student conductors will be involved in the organization (search for musicians, printing parts, room reservations, posters to promote the event ...) to get used to organizing their projects.

- As a conclusion of the course, a performance of the pieces studied is expected as a presentation of the work done.

- A certificate of participation will be issued to the active students.