Opera de Baugé – France 29th July – 1st August 2024

This summer Opéra de Baugé with conductor Konstantinos Diminakis will hold its 6th international conducting course at Centre Culturel Rene d’Anjou, in Baugé-en-Anjou, France.

The course is designed for advanced students of conducting and for young conductors who have concluded their professional training, wishing to extend their knowledge and experience in rehearsing and conducting operatic repertoire. The conducting course will conclude with a public concert, conducted by all students. Opéra de Baugé Orchestra will play for the classes, final rehearsal and concert. Students will have free access to rehearsals and performances of the opera festival. The course is limited to 12 active participants.

Final concert

The public concert will take place on 1^st August at the Centre Culturel René d’Anjou, Baugé during which all participants will conduct. A jury will award a first and second honor prize. There will in addition be audience and orchestra honor prizes. 

Dates

Participants will arrive in Baugé on 28^th July and the course will start the following morning. The concert will take place on the evening of 1^st August and participants will depart the following morning.

Board and lodging from 28^th July to 2^nd August is included in the course fee. Participants will be accommodated by local families and will take their meals with the festival musicians.  The course language is English and German. Participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements to and from Baugé-en-Anjou, but we may be able to help with local transport.

Opera tickets

Participants will be offered tickets for the operatic performances taking place during their stay, for Carmen, Don Carlo and L’Elisir d’amour.

Full information on Opéra de Baugé can be found on our website – http://www.operadebauge.fr

Repertoire:

Overtures

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart               Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni,

The Magic Flute, Cosi fan Tutte

Gioachino Rossini                            Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cenerentola

Giuseppe Verdi                                La Traviata (Act I Prelude), 

Un ballo in Maschera

George Bizet                                    Carmen 

Pietro Mascagni                               Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo)

Orchestra : Opera de Baugé Festival Orchestra

Language : English, German

Arrival : Sunday, 28^th July 2024

Public final concert : Thursday, 1^st August 2024

Cost : 1,500 euros per participant, which includes all instruction and practice sessions, the final concert, board and lodging. An advance payment of 250 euros must be made, following acceptance of application. 

Application : 

• CV, including details of music education and conducting experience
• Video link(s) of the applicant conducting 

To be sent to : info@diminakis.com