Philippe Boesmans, Friedrich Cerha, Marius Constant, Edison Denissov, Hans Gabor, Michelangelo Zurletti. The competition is open to composers of any nationality, who are under 35 years of age on 31 December 2001. The librettos can be written in italian, german, english, french or spanish. In addition, competitors must provide a short synopsis of the libretto, typewritten in the same language as the libretto and, if possible, also in italian.
Any competitor can submit more than one opera.
The winning opera will be published by Casa Ricordi which will supply the material for its performance. Should composers be contractually linked with a publishing house other than Ricordi, they must provide a declaration signed by the composer and by the publishing house concerned consenting to and authorising the publication of the chosen opera by Casa Ricordi. For the winning opera and also those considered noteworthy by the Jury, these conditions and limitations continue to be valid until the date of the performances. The composers of the operas staged will be given hospitality in Spoleto on the occasion of the performances. The decisions of the Jury will be made public by 31 March 2002.