The course will be structured in two parts: the Level 1 – Ordinary Course and the Level 2 – Master Course with an Opera Workshop on “L’occasione fa il ladro” by G. Rossini.

ADMISSION

Ordinary Course
Due to the continued global health emergency Covid-19, again this year, candidates will be selected exclusively via the evaluation of qualifications (titles) and the video audition.

For this selection, the following documents must be sent to the Accademia by May 31st:

– academic and artistic titles (diplomas), and educational and artistic qualifications proving the degree of studies achieved and directorial activity already started;

– a video (YouTube, Vimeo and other digital platforms, as well as private videos) of good quality made in the last three years at least 20 minutes in length (with the date and place of recording listed), a photograph of the candidate.

All accompanying information must be included in this summary form to be filled out and attached to the online application.
The relative fee for the evaluation of qualifications of € 28 must be received by the Accademia before the deadline.
The Accademia Chigiana will communicate the results of the examination to all candidates after June 10th. 

The works that will be studied in the Level 1 – Ordinary Course are listed below (click here).

Master Course
On the first day of the Level 2 – Master Course (July 24) the selection will be made from the active students of the Level 1 – Ordinary Course. Two students will be chosen by the professors to conduct the two performances of the opera by Rossini, “L’occasione fa il ladro” (Teatro dei Rinnovati – 6 & 7 August 2021).

The reference edition is: G. Rossini, “L’occasione fa il ladro” – ed. critic by G. Carli Ballola, P.B. Brauner, Ph. Gossett, Milan, ed. Memories, 1994.

For this selection the candidates must present the following repertoire:

– One or more scenes from “L’occasione fa il ladro”
– Mozart  Sinfonia n. 41 in do magg. K. 551 “Jupiter”
– Beethoven  Sinfonia n. 3 in mi bem. magg. op. 55 “Eroica”
– Stravinskij  Concerto in mi bem. magg. “Dumbarton Oaks”

The works that will be studied in the Level 2 – Master Course are listed below (click here).

The best students of the course, selected by the teachers, will be communicated to the ORT – Orchestra of Tuscany, the Orchestra of Padua and Veneto, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra Foundation, the Toscanini Foundation of Parma, the Symphonic Orchestra of Bari, and the Teatro Massimo of Palermo for potential future collaborations.

Tassa di Frequenza
Tuition fees

* Students who attend the Level 1 – Ordinary Course as active students, but do not pass the selections for the Master Course will be able to continue attending as auditors, without any additional fee.

** Active students in the Level 1 – Ordinary Course who are admitted to attend the Master Course with Opera Workshop as active students shall pay an additional attendance fee of € 275.

All students who would like to be admitted to the lessons as “Active Auditors” shall pay a fee of € 34 per day to the students’ secretary.

Level 1 – Ordinary Course

The program of study for the Ordinary Course is:

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major Hob: I: 92 “Oxford”
Brahms Serenade No. 2 in a major op. 16
Prokof’ev Symphony n. 1 in D major op. 25 “Classical Symphony”

Level 2 – Master Course

For admission to the course candidates will have to present one or more scenes from “L’occasione fa il ladro” in addition to the repertoire from the program of study listed below.

The program of study for the Master Course is:

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major K. 551 “Jupiter”
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat. major op. 55 “Eroica”
Stravinsky Concerto in E flat. major “Dumbarton Oaks”