Open Vocal Preliminaries 2018
Date: Saturday 21 July
Time: 1.00PM (Session 1) and 6.00pm (Session 2)
Venue: Townsville Grammar School Music Centre, 29 Paxton Street, North Ward
Come on a captivating journey as we hear over 35 arias throughout one very music-filled day.
Three finalists will be chosen to progress to the Gala Vocal Finals concert.
What better way to stave off the winter blues than a day of singing?
Tickets: Gold coin donation at the door.
Program
Entrants must prepare a program of EITHER four contrasting arias (with or without recitative) from Opera/Oratorio OR a work/s for Voice and Orchestra e.g. Mozart’s Motet, a Bach Cantata or Four Last Songs by R Strauss. Three performers will be chosen from the preliminary stage to compete in the finals.
Time Limit: 20 – 30 minutes
Saturday 21 July (Session 1) 1.00PM
Chairperson: John Grantham, Vice President Townsville Choral Society
Naomi Flatman, Brisbane (24 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi Vincenzo Bellini
“Qui m’aurait dit la place” (Charlotte’s Aria) from Werther Jules Massenet
“Ah scostati … Smanie implacabili” from Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Abbrucio, avvampo e fremo” from Rinaldo George Frideric Händel
Ella Broome, Melbourne (20 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Rejoice greatly” from Messiah, HWV 56 George Frideric Händel
“Ach, ich fühl’s” from Die Zauberflöte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette Charles Gounod
“O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi Giacomo Puccini
Sze Pui Li, Hong Kong (21 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Voi lo sapete” from Cavalleria Rusticana Pietro Mascagni
“Una donna a quindici anni” from Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi Vincenzo Bellini
“O mio Fernando” from La Favorita Gaetano Donizetti
INTERVAL – 20 MINUTES
Alison Paris, Brisbane (21 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Giunse alfin il momento … Deh vieni” from Le Nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Depuis le jour” from Louise Gustave Charpentier
“Thy hand, Belinda” from Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell
“Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème Giacomo Puccini
Bianca Bacchiella, Ingham (22 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Exsultate, jubilate” from Exsultate, jubilate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“V’adoro pupille” from Giulio Cesare George Frideric Händel
“Se il padre perdei” from Idomeneo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette Charles Gounod
Rosa Zardus, Brisbane (20 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Dove sono” from Le Nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Eccomi in lieta vesta … Oh! quante volte” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi Vincenzo Bellini
“Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette Charles Gounod
“How beautiful are the feet” from Messiah George Frideric Händel
Saturday 21 July (Session 2) 6.00PM
Chairperson: John Grantham, Vice President Townsville Choral Society
Frances Tsang, Hong Kong (20 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“In quali eccessi, o Numi! … Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata” from Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Fair Robin I love” from Tartuffe Kirke Mechem
“Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante” from Carmen Georges Bizet
“Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” from La Wally Alfredo Catalani
Rebecca Cassidy, Brisbane (25 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Dich, teure Halle” from Tannhäuser Richard Wagner
“Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante” from Carmen Georges Bizet
“Come scoglio” from Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Senza mamma” from Suor Angelica Giacomo Puccini
Kevin Price, Gold Coast (20 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Avant de quitter ces lieux” from Faust Charles Gounod
“Deh, vieni alla finestra” from Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“O! du mein holder Abendstern” from Tannhäuser Richard Wagner
“Largo al factotum” from The Barber of Seville Gioachino Rossini
INTERVAL – 20 MINUTES
Kate Amos, Melbourne (22 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“E’ strano! e’ strano!… Sempre libera” from La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi
“Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème Giacomo Puccini
“Deh vieni, non tardar” from Le Nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette Charles Gounod
Emily Holland, Melbourne (20 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“V’adoro pupille” from Giulio Cesare George Frideric Händel
“O wär’ ich schon mit dir vereint” from Fidelio Ludwig van Beethoven
“Les oiseaux dans la charmille” from Les contes d’Hoffmann Jacques Offenbach
“Recit et Air de Lia” from L’enfant prodigue Claude Debussy
8.30PM ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS
All entrants should be present for these announcements.
Presentation of written adjudications to competitors.
Meeting of finalists and production team.
