Opera Singer Competition
We are waiting for you in beautiful Procida Island
Dream With Us
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Awards over €20.000: cash scholarships, concerts, special prizes (bottom of the page) and the opportunity to debut in the Gala of the Mimas Music Festival in summer 2023
The evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
We will announce the Top selections and then the Winners by 10th June 2023
Your Program
Send us the performance where you feel comfortable
The program is free
You can send us separate links uploaded to one of these channels: Youtube, Tencent, Youku, Vimeo, Google drive
Don’t Forget
Registrations/Links made from 2022 are accepted
Entries are Limited
Deadline: 3th May 2023
please read all other rules at the bottom of the page
Young
Ages 17-22
Program Maximum 10 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 3000
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Concert in the winners gala of Mimas Music Festival
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concerto in Leon – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Auditions with As.Li.Co
- Official certificate of winners
- Recognition Prize Sponsored by our Educational Partner iClassical Academy
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
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Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Virtuoso
Ages 23-33
Program Maximum 15 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 5000
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Scholarship of € 1000
-
Concert in the winners gala of Mimas Music Festival
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concert in Tirana – (Albania) European Youth Capital 2022 offered by MuSa Art&Science
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Auditions with As.Li.Co
- Auditions with DM Artist Management
- Audition for a concert as a soloist with the ‘Orchestra Sinfonica Brutia’ – Italy
- Official certificate of winners
- Recognition Prize Sponsored by our Educational Partner iClassical Academy
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
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Exclusive interview for the magazine “Mundo Musicos”
Second Prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival
- Official certificate of winners
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival
- Official certificate of winners
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Meet the Jury
Romina
Casucci
ITALY
Opera Singer – Artistic Director of Mimas Festival
She in an international Opera Singer made her debut in main roles in Rigoletto, La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor,La Bohème etc. She toured in USA, Spain, Japan, France, China, Morocco, and Germany. She recorded for Brilliant Classic and Rubicon Records. Romina is the Artistic Director of many international singing competitions and teacher of ‘Operalab’ Higher Education Course.
Christian
Carlstedt
NETHERLANDS
International Casting Manager – Artistic Director
He is a Casting Manager for: Staatsoper Hannover, Komische Oper Berlin, Bühnen Bern, Stadtheater Klagenfurt, NTR ZaterdagMatinee Amsterdam”
Christian Carlsedt was Judge for many important international vocal competitions. He is considered one of the leading experts in the voices of opera singers.
Giovanna
Lomazzi
ITALY
Vice president and casting manager As.Li.Co
She is one of the most important figures in the world of opera and is an expert in operatic vocality. Thanks to his activities, the most important talents of recent years made their debut in the prestigious ‘Teatro Sociale di Como’ with the As.Li.Co.
Christian
Starinieri
ITALY
DM Artist Management
He has performed as a baritone in important productions. He carries out an intense activity with the DM Artist Management allowing young opera singers to debut in the main European theaters
Carles
LAma
SPAIN
Director of KNS Classical
Steinway Artist and international concert pianist, co-founder and director of the label KNS Classica.
Artistic director of several cycles and festivals of music, he has also won a reputation for mentoring a wide number of young talents.
Special Prizes
- KNS CLASSICAL PRIZE – Digital publishing and distribution
- Best Italian performer concert at Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa
- Best Spanish performer concert at Ateneo Madrid
- Best performance of a work of F.P.Tosti
- Best performance of a work of Baroque Composer
- Best performance of a work of Classical Composer
- Best performance of a work of Romantic Composer
- Best performance of a work of Contemporary Composer
- Best performance of a work of L.v. Beethoven
- Best performance of Virtuoso Etude
- Best performance of Virtuoso Composition
- Best European Pianist
- Best African Pianist
- Best Asian Pianist
- Best North American Pianist
- Best South American Pianist
- Best Australian Pianist
* The Mimas Special Prize for each category is awarded only if the jury unanimously votes the highest possible score for the first prize.
*The performances will be listened to by the links or downloaded in video format by the organization
*The winners will be entitled to the prizes by participating in the Mimas Festival concerts dedicated to them
Join the Competition
You will only submit your performance once, so as not to create travel costs, the evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
Registrations/Links made from 2022 are accepted
