{"id":5089,"date":"2026-01-13T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donizettiopera.org\/?p=5089"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:14:59","slug":"5089","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donizettiopera.org\/en\/5089\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottega Donizetti 2026: call for applications open for young opera singers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The call for applications for the <b>Bottega Donizetti 2026<\/b>, a masterclass for <b>young opera singers<\/b> dedicated to the study and practice of Donizetti&#8217;s repertoire, is now open. In its <b>sixth edition<\/b>, the workshop, curated by vocal coach and pianist <b>Giulio Zappa<\/b>, will take place in <b>Bergamo<\/b> with a training programme divided into two phases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>masterclasses from 4 to 17 May<\/b>;<\/li>\n<li><b>production of the 2026 <\/b><b>Donizetti Opera festival from 12 October to 29 November<\/b>, with participation in the operas <i>Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali<\/i> and <i>L\u2019esule di Roma<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participation in the <b>Bottega Donizetti is free<\/b> and open to artists <b>born on or after 1 January 1994<\/b>. <b>Applications for admission<\/b> must be submitted by <b>1 p.m. on Sunday 15 February 2026<\/b> using the forms available <a href=\"https:\/\/trasparenza.teatrodonizetti.it\/documentazione\/bandi-aperti\/#0-toc-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>at this link<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>In-person auditions<\/b> will be held on <b>Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 March 2026<\/b>. Six opera singers (one soprano, one mezzo-soprano\/contralto, one tenor and three baritones, basses or bass-baritones) will be selected and will receive a scholarship of \u20ac2,000 and \u20ac4,500 for participating in the Donizetti Opera 2026 productions. Participants may also be involved in additional artistic activities and as cover for the main roles.<\/p>\n<p>The teaching programme includes modules on vocal technique, score study, interpretation of Donizetti&#8217;s operatic repertoire, body expression techniques and character development, philology and Donizetti&#8217;s musical dramaturgy, with an internationally renowned teaching staff that includes, in addition to Zappa himself, Riccardo Frizza, Paolo Bordogna, Cristiano Sandri, Paolo Fabbri and Alberto Zanardi.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <b>Full announcement and application form<\/b> available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/trasparenza.teatrodonizetti.it\/documentazione\/bandi-aperti\/#0-toc-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Bandi aperti<\/i><\/a> section of the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The call for applications for the Bottega Donizetti 2026, a  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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