CONTRIBUTION
FOR THE ASSOCIATION
€90
PRIZES UP FOR GRABS
1st Prize
€ 1500
2nd Prize
€800
3rd Prize
€500
Youth Award
€ 250
Critics Award
€ 250
Award
Rina DeTata
€ 250
Award
Francis During
€ 250
OPERA SINGERS
of all ages and nationalities
the 5th, 6th and 7th
December 2024
EXHIBIT
one's vocal talent and the technical preparation
IN THE PRESENCE OF
local authorities and renowned artists
GRAND FINAL CONCERT
open to the public
ELIMINATION PHASE
The competitor will have to perform an aria of his choice and another aria chosen by the Commission among the four indicated in the application, as well as an aria by Francesco Durante. Competitors deemed suitable by the Commission will be admitted to the second round, by majority vote and without voting. Candidates for the Durante prize may be admitted to the second round even in the event of exclusion from the main opera competition.
SEMIFINAL
The admitted competitor will have to perform, at the Commission's choice, one or two of the arias presented and not performed in the first round. Competitors deemed suitable by the Commission will be admitted to the Final-Concert, by majority vote and without expression of vote. Candidates for the Durante prize may be admitted to the Final-Concert even in the event of exclusion from the main opera competition.
FINAL CONCERT
The competitor will have to perform, chosen by the Commission, one of the operatic arias already presented in the previous tests. The arias by Francesco Durante admitted to the Finale - Concert will also be performed.
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The project was born from a beautiful idea of the students and the De Tata - Marchese family, shared and supported by the Municipality of Frattamaggiore in honor and memory of Rina De Tata, a tribute to one of the most appreciated and important sopranos of the post-war period, recently deceased, who founded her long and successful career on two fundamental pillars: total dedication to the art of singing and the technical pursuit of vocal excellence.
A strong-willed and tenacious woman who in the early 1940s had the courage to break down the chastened culture of women, embarking on the study of singing with sacrifice and passion.
She attended the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples where she perfected her voice, becoming a sought-after light soprano.
He had a career studded with successes, he sang a vast operatic repertoire, but his acclaimed masterpiece was “Lucia di Lammermoor” by G. Donizetti, which he even hinted at shortly before he passed away.
The project was born and developed in Frattamaggiore and then, over time, it could take on an international dimension, while maintaining its local belonging.
Frattamaggiore in its history is remembered not only for being a rich and industrious city, but also for being the birthplace of the great musician Francesco Durante, a leader, a teacher of great importance, so much so that in the eighteenth century he was considered one of the most important and representative figures of the European musical scene; it is very significant that Jean Jacques Rousseau came to define him: "le plus grand harmoniste d'Italie, c'est-à-dire du monde".
His figure allowed our City to become a point of reference for scholars and music lovers, creating the foundations for a "cultured" musical culture that has continued in all the following years up to the present day.