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THE BAYREUTH BURSARY COMPETITION 2009/2010
Winner Michael Davis (baritone)
Runner-up Emma Carrington (mezzosoprano)
Contestants, the Society chairman
Malcolm Rivers, and the adjudicating panel of
Dame Gwyneth Jones, DBE, Kammersängerin, Mr
Adrian Müller and Sir Donald McIntyre
The adjudicating panel of
Dame Gwyneth Jones, DBE, Kammersängerin, Mr
Adrian Müller and Sir Donald McIntyre
Mr Jeremy Rowe, programme director
The annual Bayreuth Bursary competition took place on Saturday
5th December at the London Welsh Centre.
Out of the 6 finalists, the winner was Michael Davis (baritone),
and the runner-up was Emma Carrington (mezzosoprano).
The adjudicating panel comprised:
Dame Gwyneth Jones, DBE, Kammersängerin
Adrian Müller
Sir Donald McIntyre
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For further details of next year's competition, please email:
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AUDITIONS
The Wagner Society and The Mastersingers Company will be holding auditions on
Sunday 21st March 2010 at the Royal Academy of Music for the following:
Opportunities for Advanced Training with the Goodall Academy
For established professional singers who wish to further their careers in the German late-romantic, dramatic repertoire and for whom advanced training and mentoring in that area would be helpful and appropriate. Auditions will be granted dependent on CV and experience. Public performances will take place on 24th October 2010 and 15th January 2011. Further details of dates, programme and venue will be available in April 2010.
The Bayreuth Bursary Competition for Wagnerian voices
The competition is open to singers who are no more than 35 years of age on 1st February 2010. (A copy of passport or certificate of birth must be provided). The final of the competition will take place on 15th January 2011. The winner will attend the Richard Wagner Bayreuth Festival in Germany in August 2011, and receive tickets for a minimum of three operas, plus paid travelling and accommodation expenses. Full details of the Bursary scheme, which has international status, is available on the website of the Richard Wagner International Verband: www.richard-wagner-verband.de and www.wagnersociety.org
Application forms for the above auditions are obtainable by contacting
www.wagnersociety.org / www.mastersingers.org.uk
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Many thanks to Mr Peter West of Donnington Art for these images.
He contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
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The
Mastersingers &
These
photographs (© Peter West), and many more, can be seen on the Mastersingers website: www.mastersingers.org.uk |
The
Mastersingers Company was formed in 1998 by singer Malcolm Rivers for the promotion of the
operas of Richard Wagner and for the development of young Wagner singers working alongside
distinguished and experienced exponents of Wagner’s work. The
Wagner Society has for many years been supporting young artists, through bursaries and
awards for lessons and coaching. It has also funded a number of staged and concert
performances to give young artists the opportunity of appearing before the public. The
Society has now formally acknowledged this part of its activities by setting up a Young
Artists Programme that will carry forward the work of training young artists and providing
them with guidance and assistance. Malcolm
Rivers, Artistic Director of The Mastersingers, is co-director of the Wagner Society Young
Artists Programme. Working
with The Mastersingers the programme has so far seen two very successful collaborations
with the Rehearsal Orchestra, a performance of scenes from Das Rheingold, Act III of Die Walküre and a fascinating event combining a
performance of Wagner’s songs with an exploration through words and music of his
stormy relationship with Hector Berlioz. Plans
include further collaborations with the Rehearsal Orchestra – on Siegfried Act III and Götterdämmerung Act III, together with staged
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The Mastersingers receives no grants or subsidy and therefore relies for its funding on private donations. We are always grateful to receive donations from anyone who wishes to help us to continue our work of supporting and developing the next generation of Wagner performers. If you wish to offer your support, please contact Malcolm at: The Mastersingers, 44 Merry Hill Mount, Bushey Herts WD23 1DJ tel/fax: 020 8950 4651 email: malcolm@mastersingers.org.uk
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