the stars of tomorrow
THE 4th STIGNANI COMPETITION IS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
competition will take place from
01. october until 05. october 2024
in Teatro Ebe Stignani Imola
you are welcome to apply NOW
application deadline: 31. august 2024
ABOUT US
The aim of Stignani Competition is to honor the name of the celebrated leading dramatic mezzosoprano of her time, Ebe Stignani. Hardwork and seeking the technical vocal excellence were the two main pillars in her long and successful career. To follow her legacy, the collaboration of the City of Imola and the Internationaler Musikverein Ebe Stignani München, e.V., organize in 2022 the 3rd Stignani Competition.
EBE STIGNANI
Born in Naples in 1903 (some sources cite her year of birth as 1904), Stignani studied music for five years at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples, including piano and composition as well as singing.
The date of her singing début is usually said to have been in 1925 at the San Carlo opera house in Naples, in the role of Amneris in Verdi’s Aida, but there is evidence that she may have sung a number of roles in the previous year.
In 1926, she was invited to La Scala Milan by Arturo Toscanini to sing the part of Princess Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlo, and Milan continued to be a principal stage for her during the rest of her career. She sang all of the major Italian mezzo-soprano roles, but also tackled Wagner’s Ortrud (Lohengrin) and Brangäne (Tristan und Isolde), and Saint-Saëns’s Dalila (Samson et Dalila) conducted by Victor de Sabata.
She retired from the stage in 1958 after appearances in London (as Azucena) and in Dublin (as Amneris). Thereafter, she lived quietly in retirement at her home in Imola. She had married in 1941 and given birth to a son in 1944.
STIGNANI COMPETITION IMOLA
REGULATIONS
Stignani competition is open to all trained singers of classical music or students of voice.
No age limits.
REQUIREMENTS
- Register 5 opera arias of your own choice.
If you apply for the prize “dramatic voice”, at least one of the registered arias needs to be of dramatic character.
WHEN?
September 30th 2024: registration day and rehearsals
October 1st and 2nd 2024: first rounds
October 3rd 2024: semi-final round
October 5th 2024: final round
APPLICATION DEADLINE | ||||
August 31st 2024 |
JURY OF STIGNANI COMPETITION 2024
Sonia Ganassi, opera singer – mezzosoprano
Luca Rebeggiani, director of Teatro Ebe Stignani Imola
Toni Gradsack, casting director Salzburger Festspiele, La Scala Milano, Oper Zürich, Maggio musicale Fiorentino; director of YSP Salzburger Festspiele, Opera singer consultant
Markus Laska, manager and opera agent – Melos Opera
Thomas Hermann, casting director, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Germany
Tobias Truniger, Opera Studio director, Bayerisches Nationaltheater – Bayerische Staatsoper, Germany
Luigi Baccianti, conductor; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Francesco Frudua, pianist; co-founder of Stignani Competition
Elvira Hasanagić, opera singer; founder of Stignani Competition
Ars Artists Management München; agent observing in the audience
PRIZES
1st PRIZE
3.000,00 EUR
SPECIAL PRIZES
concert engagements
opera roles engagements
2nd PRIZE
2.000,00 EUR
SPECIAL PRIZES
concert engagements
opera roles engagements
3rd PRIZE
1.000,00 EUR
SPECIAL PRIZES
concert engagements
opera roles engagements
PUBLIC PRIZE
The prize of City of Imola
PRIZE FOR DRAMATIC VOICE
Prize of Ebe Stignani