THE LANGUAGE OF APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION IS ENGLISH.
Please read the following guidelines carefully before making your application, and before sending any questions to the Verbier Festival Team.
WHO MAY APPLY
HOW TO APPLY
DEADLINE & NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
FEES, AUDITION & PROGRAMME EXPENSES
AUDITION REPERTOIRE
AUDITION VIDEO
LIVE AUDITIONS
FAQ
CONTACT
who may apply
Applicants to the Atelier Lyrique must be singers aged 20 to 32 on 1 July 2024.
Singers may take part in the Verbier Festival Academy only twice.
Successful candidates are required to sign an agreement with the Fondation du Verbier Festival, thereby committing to the entire Verbier Festival Academy Atelier Lyrique summer programme from 14 July – 5 August 2024 and accepting all rules of the Academy.
how to apply
Applications to Verbier Festival Orchestra Programmes are submitted through the Acceptd on-line platform. Google Chrome is recommended as browser for use with the platform:
download chromeThe language of application documentation is English.
Candidates for the Atelier Lyrique are first screened by video audition. Most of those selected from this first screening will then be asked to perform a live audition. The 2024 Atelier Lyrique live auditions are tentatively planned to take place in: London, Paris, Berlin and New York in November/December 2023.
Deadline: 3 November 2023
Application Fee: USD 50
All candidates must provide:
- Contact information (name, address, etc.)
- Application Information
- Date of birth, nationality, etc.
- School history
- Voice
- Role for which they wish to be considered in the Atelier’s featured opera (optional)
- A sample one-hour recital programme (to show the candidates skill as a recital programmer)
- Audience engagement experience (i.e. previous outreach experience or projects undertaken to engage a new audience for classical music).
Uploads/Audition
- Passport/ID
- CV describing academic, professional and other relevant experience
- Photo/headshot (landscape orientation)
- A short biography (no longer than 150 words in English or French)
- YouTube links or video uploads of:
- Self-presentation video answering 1) Why should you be considered for the Verbier Festival Academy? AND/OR 2) Describe one of your most memorable musical experiences.
Please present yourself in English to the best of your ability. Videos should be no longer than approximately 3 minutes in duration. - Live unedited performance recordings (see repertoire requirements)
- Self-presentation video answering 1) Why should you be considered for the Verbier Festival Academy? AND/OR 2) Describe one of your most memorable musical experiences.
- At least one recommendation letter / email address of reference
- Payment of application fee (by credit card only)
deadline & notification of acceptance
Application Deadline: 3 November 2023
Notification of Acceptance: Candidates will be notified of pre-screening decisions by 10 November 2023. Final acceptance/casting decisions will be communicated no later than 11 January 2024. Those who have been accepted to the Atelier Lyrique will have up to five days from the date of the notification to communicate his/her decision to accept or decline the offer.
fees, audition & programme expenses
Application Fee
USD 50
Live Audition Expenses
Applicants are responsible for their own expenses related to live auditions (travel, accommodation, etc.).
Costs for Successful Candidates
All singers accepted to the Atelier Lyrique receive a tuition scholarship, complimentary housing in Verbier, daily lunch and Festival tickets (subject to availability). Singers are responsible for the cost of travel to and from Verbier and the cost of all other meals and spending money.
audition repertoire
Uploads/Audition
- Passport/ID
- CV describing academic, professional and other relevant experience
- Photo/headshot (landscape orientation)
- A short biography (no longer than 150 words in English or French)
- YouTube links or video uploads of:
- Self-presentation video answering 1) Why should you be considered for the Verbier Festival Academy? AND/OR 2) Describe one of your most memorable musical experiences.
Please present yourself in English to the best of your ability. Videos should be no longer than approximately 3 minutes in duration. - Live unedited performance recordings (see repertoire requirements)
- Self-presentation video answering 1) Why should you be considered for the Verbier Festival Academy? AND/OR 2) Describe one of your most memorable musical experiences.
- At least one recommendation letter / email address of reference
- Payment of application fee (by credit card only)
audition video
Please read ALL of the following instructions before starting your application or recording your videos:
- Recommendations on how to make a strong audition video can be found here.
- Please note that you must submit only the four arias/songs as listed under item 5 above: Audition Repertoire. The recording must be made in one shot, without cuts or edits (unless it is a professionally produced video with multiple camera angles from a live performance).
- Please take into account the size of the room and its acoustic as well as your distance from the camera: the more reverberant the room, the closer you will need to be to the camera (usually 3 metres or 10 feet).
- The use of artificial reverberation or any other audio modification via post-production (editing, splicing, etc.) is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.
- Watch and listen to your recordings to be sure they represent what you want the jury to consider.
- Attach your videos to your application by either choosing to provide a YouTube link or by uploading the video files (accepted formats: MP4, MPEG, MPG, MOV, AVI, WMV, M4V, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M2V).
- Once you have submitted your application and paid the application fee, you cannot return to your profile to upload a video.
live auditions
Candidates will be notified whether they will be invited for a live audition by 10 November 2023.
Please note: Audition cities, dates and venues are subject to change; do not book your travel nor accommodation before receiving confirmation of your audition.
There will be a jury of at least two people at each live audition. Singers may bring their own accompanists; otherwise, one will be provided for them.
Auditions are tentatively scheduled in the following cities on the following dates (subject to change dependant on the candidates chosen for auditions):
London: 16, 17 November
Berlin: 18 November
New York: 14, 15, 16 December
Should none of these cities or dates be possible, the Academy will do its best to find a date to hear singers live. If this is not possible, the video submission will remain the basis for evaluation.
faq
Q: I will be younger than 20 or older than 32 on 1 July 2024
Generally, the Academy does not accept applications from singers younger or older than the stated requirements.
Q: When will my live audition be scheduled if required?
Should we request a live audition, we will do our best to work around your schedule.
Q: Does the quality of sound for video applications matter that much?
Yes, the sound quality is of great importance for your video audition. Please refer to the above section ‘6. Audition Videos’.
Q: Can my CV be in a language other than English?
Yes, we accept CVs in English, French, German and Italian.
Q: When and how will I find out the results of my live audition?
Decisions will be communicated by 11 January 2024. You must confirm your intention to accept an offer from the Academy no later than 16 January 2024 (7 pm EST).
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