27th International Opera Competition Vichy & Clermont-Ferrand From 11 to 17 July, 2021

Suivre la finale en direct - Samedi 17 juillet 2021 - 15h

Suivre les demi-finales en direct - Jeudi 15 juillet 2021 - 20h

Suivre les demi-finales en direct - Jeudi 15 juillet 2021 - 14h

Let's be romantic…

At the heart of a double season celebrating freedom, Clermont Auvergne Opera, through its international Opera Competition embraces an artistic movement- romanticism - which originated at the end of the 18th century, to then flourish and develop in opera, during the first decades of the 19th century, celebrating the triumph of the freedom of expression of feeling and passion.

The 27th edition of the International Opera Competition - shared for the first time between Vichy and Clermont-Ferrand - will feature two operas and melodies from that period. L'Isola disabitata, Haydn's azione teatrale, will be auditioned for the Festival Pian'Opéra (operas performed on piano) with pianist Philippe Cassard and La Sonnambula, opera in 2 acts by Bellini will be the subject of an important co-production between no less than 8 French opera houses! Finally, a Romantic Recital with Susan Manoff will give us the opportunity to (re) discover the most beautiful melodies of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti.

The defining feature of this Competition – in addition to spotting young talents every two years, it offers monetary prizes and awards in the form of professional contracts. On average, more than 500 singers of various nationalities try their luck for those highly demanding professional auditions. This edition will see a close collaboration between Clermont Auvergne Opera’s already existing partnerships and various other lyrical Institutions from all over France. As for the jury, it will be chaired by a leading figure of the opera world, soprano Katia Ricciarelli.

A few winners from past editions: Elsa Dreisig, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Christelle Di Marco, Florian Laconi, Armando Noguera, Cyril Auvity, Anna Kasyan, Julien Dran, Cyrille Dubois, Jiwon Song…

New : On July 12 and 13, 2021 the qualifying rounds will take place at the Vichy Opera house, the only Art-Nouveau Opera house in France. A sign of regional artistic cooperation between Clermont-Ferrand and Vichy !

Applications can only be made by filling in the application form on the competition’s website - Application Deadline - 16 November, 2020