Teatro Flavio Vespasiano diRieti
Rieti – 16/17/18 september 2022

International Singing Competition MattiaBattistini
Mattia Battistini International Competition
Artistical Direction Michael Alfonsi – Piero Fasciolo

COMPETITION RULES
Art 1
The competition has an international character: competitors of any nationality can participate.

Art 2
Contestants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. There is no age limit.

Art 3
The competion will take place in Rieti, on the stage of the Flavio Vespasiano Theater – Via
Giuseppe Garibaldi, 263 – from 16 to 18 september 2022. Competitors will be sent the notice of callby e-mail.

Art 4
In order to enter the Competition all contestants must submit:

a) completed entry form;b) curriculum vitae (CV);c) copy of an identity document (for both EU and non-EU citizens, a copy of a valid passport);d) copy of fiscal code (if you have one);e) for non-EU citizens, copy of residence permit (if you have one);f) bank transfer receipt of the registration fee of € 80 (transaction fees excluded) to, made bybank transfer to:

Associazione Eventincanto
IBAN: IT 31 Z087 8739 2600 0000 0151 200Causale: Quota Iscrizione Concorso Mattia Battistini “nome e cognome”
partecipante
Art 5
The application form, accompanied by the documents referred to in the previous Art. 4, must be
received no later than 14 September 2022 and must be sent by email to:
info@concorsoliricomattiabattistini.com
For any information you can write to the same e-mail info@concorsoliricomattiabattistini.com
The Competition Management will not consider applications without the complete documentationreferred to in Art. 4, nor of those received after the aforementioned term.

Art 6
The contestants will have to choose and submit five (5) arias in the original language and tone,

complete in all their parts, of which at least one chosen from the obligatory pieces attached below.

Art 7
The competition will consist of the following tests:
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Participants will have to present two Arias of which the firstchosen by the candidate and the other chosen by the Commission from the remaining ones
listed in the registration form. The Commission reserves the right, at any time, to interrupt
the competitor or decide to listen to only one Aria among those presented.

SEMIFINALE – Competitors who in the Eliminatory Round have obtained a judgment ofsuitability, will be admitted to the Semifinal Round and must present two Arias chosen bythe Commission from the remaining ones and not performed in the eliminatory round. TheCommission, in its opinion, may request the performance of only one Aria. The judgmentsof suitability in the Eliminatory and Semifinal Rounds will be decided by a majority of theSelection Committee.
FINALE CON ORCHESTRA – In the Final Round, competitors will have to perform oneor two Arias chosen by the Jury from those listed in the registration form: the Arias to beperformed in this test will be the obligatory Arias listed in the list at the foot of the page.

SEMIFINALISTI DI DIRITTO
International Singing Competition Mattia Battistini recognizes to all the Finalists and Winners ofother international competitions the opportunity to go directly to the semifinal round. Competitors
wishing to make use of this right must specify it in the application form, attaching thedocumentation that proves the result as a Finalist or Winner in other past competitions. In
particular, the Mattia Battistini Competition is twinned with the Giuseppe Taddei of Genoa andFausto Ricci of Viterbo competitions through a memorandum of understanding: the finalists andwinners of the Mattia Battistini will have direct access to the semifinal tests of the aforementioned
competitions, as well as all the finalists and winners of the Giuseppe Taddei and Fausto Ricci
Competition will be entitled to access the semifinal rounds of Mattia Battistini, subject to notice bye-mail of the competitors themselves.

Art 8The winners of the competition and the finalists who have distinguished themselves in the tests will
have to attend the final concert to be held at the Flavio Vespasiano Theater, on stage, on theevening of 18 September 2022, under penalty of forfeiture of the prizes.

Art 9
The Commission adopts its decisions in secret session, by majority of the votes cast. In the event ofa tie, the vote of the President prevails.

Art 10The names of the competitors admitted to the various tests and the calendar of the same will beannounced from time to time, once the work of the Commission has been completed, on the website
www.concorsoliricomattiabattistini.com .

Art 11In all the tests, the competitors will be accompanied on the piano by a collaborator designated by
the Direction of the Competition Mattia Battistini, whoever wishes, however, can be accompanied,at their own expense, by a trusted pianist.

Art 12The preliminary and semifinal rounds will take place behind closed doors. The final test will be
open to the public and the competitors will perform with orchestra. The orchestra will rehearse withthe finalists on the day of the public concert, the times will be indicated later.

Art 13
The Competition Regulations have legal value in the Italian text.

Art 14In the event of a dispute, the Court of Rome is competent.

Art 15AWARDS
1° PRIZE 1000 €2° PRIZE 700 €3° PRIZE 400 €-Madama Butterfly - all roles (opera performed in concert form)-

Prize Europaincanto: a debut role within the Europaincanto 2023 season, in an
important Italian or European theater-

Prize del Young Program Astana Opera Theatre-

all the roles for a lyric title of the great repertoire (to be defined based on the voices that will
present themselves) to be performed in the next season at the Flavio Vespasiano Theater inRieti-Artistic contract with Leonardo International Artist Management-

Engagements Labro International Festival 2023-

Special Prize “Franca Valeri e Maurizio Rinaldi”, to the youngest artist (Diploma+300euro)-

Special Prize Over 40, to the best artist over 40-

Prize Nicola Fusati, to the best tenor (Diploma+200 euro)-

Prize Mattia Battistini, to the best al miglior Baritone (Diploma+200 euro)-

Prize Lina Cavalieri, to the best female voice (Diploma+200 euro)

Any further cash prizes, scholarships and artistic collaborations with other associations andinstitutions will be awarded, at the discretion of the Jury: these awards are aimed not only at theactual winners but also at those who will be able to distinguish themselves among the three tests of thecompetition (for all prizes up for grabs there is an artistic remuneration).
(Under penalty of forfeiture of the award, the winners are obliged to honor the artistic writings they havewon. All prizes, even the debut ones, can be assigned, not assigned or withdrawn, to the finalists or even to
the actual winners, at the sole discretion of the Technical Artistic Jury, if inconsistencies are found in thecompetitor's artistic tests).

Jury
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Ines Salazar – President of the Jury, Soprano-Stefania Bonfadelli – Vice President of the Soprano Jury and Director, Honorary President
Mattia Battistini-Enrico Stinchelli – Technical Coordinator of the Jury, Music Critic, Director, Conductor
and founder of the Rai program "La Barcaccia"-Franco Cerri – Baritono, Artistic Director Portofino International Festival, Premio Taddei-Cristina Piperno - Soprano-Anatoli Goussev – Tenore, Vocal Director Young Program Astana Opera Theater-Fabrizio Bastianini – Conductor, Artistic Director of the Premio Ricci-Lorenzo Tazzieri – Conductor, Director of Tokyo Metropolitan Opera Foundation, Artistic Directorof Genoa International Music Youth Festival, Artistic Director of Batumi Internaional Music Festival,Artistic Director of Chile Opera Festival

The Final evening will be presented by Paolo Di Lorenzo, journalist and TV presenter TG 5 Mediaset

Registration form for the New Opera Talent International Competition
To be sent in PDF format to the e-mail address:info@newoperatalent.com

Nome/Name
Cognome/Surname
Indirizzo/Adress
Città di residenza/Place of residence
CAP/Postcode
Telefono/Phone

cellulare/mobile phone

Luogo di nascita/Place of birth
Data di nascita/Date of birthE-mailTipo di voce/Voice register

Prima Aria
Opera

Compositore

Seconda Aria
Opera

Compositore

Terza Aria
Opera

Compositore

Quarta Aria
Opera

Compositore

Opera

Compositore

Quinta Aria

Io sottoscritto ......................................................dichiaro di accettare le norme del regolamento del corso.
Allego la ricevuta del versamento della tassa d’iscrizione, il curriculum vitae e copia del documentod’identità in corso di validità.

I….................................................. certify that I agree the standards contained in Regulation of the course. Ienclose the receipt of payment of fees, curriculum vitae and a copy of a valid identity document.
Data/Date………………………………

Firma/Signature………………………………………

Obligatory Arias for final with orchestra.
Each competitor must submit 5 pieces, of which at least 1 is taken from the list of obligatory Arias.
Soprano:-Sempre Libera (Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi)
Vissi d’arte (Tosca di Giacomo Puccini)O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi di Giacomo Puccini)
Quando men vo (Boheme di Giacomo Puccini)

Mezzosoprano/contralto:-Stride la vampa (Trovatore di Giuseppe Verdi)
Habanera (Carmen di Georges Bizet)
Voi lo sapete o mamma (Cavalleria Rusticana di Pietro Mascagni)
Una voce poco fa (Il Barbiere di Siviglia di Gioacchino Rossini)

Tenore:-Una furtiva lagrima (Elisir d’amore di Gaetano Donizetti)
E lucevan le stelle (Tosca di Giacomo Puccini)
La donna è mobile (Rigoletto di Giuseppe Verdi)
Lunge da lei…De miei bollenti spiriti (La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi)

Baritono:-Di provenza (Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi)
Il balen del suo sorriso (Trovatore di Giuseppe Verdi)
Vien Leonora (La Favorita di Gaetano Donizetti)
Per me giunto (Don Carlo di Giuseppe Verdi)

Basso:-

La calunnia (Il barbiere di Siviglia di Gioacchino Rossini)
Vecchia zimarra (La Boheme di Giacomo Puccini)
Come dal ciel precipita (Macbeth di Giuseppe Verdi)
Deh Vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni)

Baroque – Sopranista/Contraltista:-

Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo – Handel)-Frondi tenere…ombra mai fu (Serse – Handel)Useful information:
How to get to Rieti from Rome by public transport.
bus: bus Cotral da Roma Tiburtina
bus + train: regional train from Roma Tiburtina to Fara Sabina (Passo Corese)+ bus Cotral from Passo Corese to Rieti
train + train: fast regional train from Roma Tiburtina to Terni + regional train
from Terni to Rieti

Rieti is easily reachable by car along the Via Salaria from Rome, very close to Terni, Rome andPerugia.

Our agreements with direct booking are:
La Piazzetta da Felice restaurant (20 mt from the theater), open for lunch and dinner, fullmeals at 10 euros for students and accompanying persons. Tel 0746 495331

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Hotel Quattro Stagioni **** (50 mt from the theater), accommodation in single, double, triple
and quadruple rooms, prices starting from 25 euros in a quadruple room. Tel 0746 271071

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Hotel Miramonti **** (30 mt from the theater), accommodation in single, double, triple andquadruple rooms, prices starting from 25 euros in a quadruple room. Tel 0746 201333